LS1 imports

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:50 pm

I missed out on the chance of cheap shipping for an LS-1 front clip from down under, but there will be other containers on a regular basis. It also looks like I might have scored some container space back from USA in about 4 months time.

Anyway, it looks like a complete front clip down under will come in about £1300. Assuming I can wangle the shipping you then need to add 20% for vat and duty, so floating around £1600 for engine, tranny, loom and ecu out a car that has done around 40k miles. There are some lower mileage clips but they are a bit more.

So, after a couple of false starts I am def going to order some on the next shipment. Even if no one here wants one I am sure I can ship a complete clip for 2 grand on ebay and clear my costs.

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:33 pm

sold! I want one, I just need to shift my rover stuff but I can easily raise 2k quickly.

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:44 pm

I'm interested - keep us informed when you need a final answer.
Even more so if I could score a 4l80e auto box (fitted to trucks usually)

>Rovers suck, get an ls1! Not an old gen small block chev though, they smell. . . . . .

That because the engine in front isn't a rover....

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:17 pm

I'll ask about the 4l80.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:04 am

what would be the gearbox options?

For less than 2k its almost a no brainer really!

cheers

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:34 am

Not sure yet I suspect generally generic sludgebox as most LS1 sit behind an auto.

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:09 pm

Usually you will get a 4l60e - the manual boxes tend to go for more money.
My current 5.7 regulary makes mincemeat out of the weak 3-4 pack in these boxes.

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:05 pm

Apparantly 4l80e are plentiful so I can get one.

The swine is also tempting me with cheap 5.4 fords plus the I6 turbo, which looks fun, but I have no idea what I would put it in.

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:12 pm

I sense there's going to be alot of old sleeper sierras banging around soon.

Is a manual tranny (gearbox) doable?

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

WHOS BEEN PLAYING WITH MY SIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The bitter sting of reality is too much for some!!!!

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:47 pm

On the manual gearbox front if I remember correctly there's a guy on the NSRA forum (fastco) who not only sells reasonably(ish) cost-effective Chebbys (none of this monkey-metal LS poo

) but also knocks out Tremecs landed for about a grand at any Greater Essex ( you know, oop north from us and to the right of the Cotswolds

) seaport. A drive through the Fens and cough up the duty and VAT and you'll have a TKO 500/600 5-speed with 500/600 ft lbs of torque capability for not more than a surplus pair of Rover heads and a few other bits (maybe a kidney?).

DO NOT get the one with the 0.64 fifth gear as changing into top is like hitting a wall of treacle.

....and that price was when the dollar was 1.90 to the pound.

The Original Tom · Post by **The Original Tom** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:43 am

Forgive my ignorance, but what's a clip-down? Is it like a short engine or something?

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:04 am

hi Tom
"front clip" "rear clip" are american slang for the sub frames. These are common on 70s and 80s american cars attached to a seminonocock chassis with a perimiter chassis, most american cars of the time share body and sub frame assemblies across several models.
Net result if you want to go from a straight six at 252 ci with drums on the front and squishy springs to a 454 V8 with 11 inch discs and bouncy dampers you unbolt your existing subframe or "clip" and bolt in one you found at a scrappy with the right bits, you can do the same at the back too.
As the americans have moved to full monocock construction the term has come to mean an engine and box plus everything in the way of ancileries needed to fit it. Down under refers to australia

Mike

The Original Tom · Post by **The Original Tom** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:38 am

Cheers Kiwi

So, you're saying that a full engine + transmssion + ancillaries required to fit comes in at under £2k?

I got's to find me 2 grand!!!

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:17 pm

This couldn't of come at a better time!!!!!

There's going to be some frantic ebay action on my part soon to shift all my rover bits!

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:41 pm

Hi Gav
arn't you going with the T56 box that is normally bolted on the back?
the chebby ones don't even need the anoying skip shift disabling as they don't have it fitted.
Mike