Engine and Gearbox ....Part 1

Last month, I bought an Engine and Gearbox from a wrecked 2011 HSV VE Commodore.

The car had done 21000 k's when hit in the front LH corner.

The engine is an LS3 317kw version, the gearbox is a TR6060 Tremec.

The engine was sent on pallet from Brisbane to Melbourne, and came with everything required, Looms, ECU, all the accessories still fitted, pedals, tail shaft etc etc.

To fit this engine to the CR chassis, the LS3 sump has to go and in its place, an LS1 front sump and pick up needs to be swapped.

The engine mounts are too far back on the LS3, and need to be swapped for earlier LS1 Commodore brackets and mounts.

The rear gearbox mount also gets changed for a Mackay Rubber A1115 mount, common on many earlier Holdens and available anywhere.

Unloading the pallet with the car hoist.

This will sell on ebay....

Whipped up a stand to move it round the shed while I'm working on it.

On the stand, 

Now its ready to strip of the excess and see what's underneath.

I'm going to simplify the look of the front, Remove the A/C , Move the P/S pump to the RH side,down low if possible, and change the water pump to a conventional rotation (clockwise) drive type, 

Thinking Edelbrock #8895 at the moment.

The manifold may have to stay for a while,but the intention is Kinsler X-Ram in the future, the rocker covers have to go though.

The strip down begins.