L94 & 6L80 Into My '92 2dr K1500 Blazer

[Mickeymotormount]

Looks like you're off to a great start. Keep the pics coming and keep up the good work.

[Nak]

Thanks John! More pics soon... I figure no one wants to see the greasy old engine or the greasy engine bay... LOL! Once I get the engine bay clean I'll start posting pics of my progress.

[Nak]

I put the radiator and electric fans in place to see how the fans would fit. Looks pretty good; shouldn't be too hard to install. I'll have to trim the shroud where it hits the steering box. Also, it sit's out about 3/8" on either side. I could trim the top and bottom to get it flush, but on the bottom I'd be trimming away part of the support for the lower mounts. On the plus side it would probably get it off the steering box. I could also just use foam strips to seal the sides. I'll decide on that later. Also, the power steering lines need to be bent out of the way. P1030591 (Medium).jpgP1030595 (Medium).jpgP1030594 (Medium).JPGP1030592 (Medium).jpgP1030593 (Medium).jpg

[Nak]

Here's the new motor mounts. The base of the mounts is convex and flattens out when torqued down. New to me, but apparently as designed.0007 New Motor Mounts (Custom).JPG

[Nak]

Got the L94 in and test fitted today! It's back out now, but I learned a lot doing this. First, my oil pan is fine as is. It's one inch higher than the suspension nearby and the front crossmember. It's three inches higher than the front Diff skid plate. One of these days I'll add a skid plate that covers both the Diff and the oil pan. Also, tons of clearance everywhere, except for one spot I'll talk about in my next post. More than enough room to install the exhaust manifolds after engine installation. Also, no need to remove most of the accessories to drop the engine in. The power steering pump is the exception. Pretty hard to get the motor mount through bolt in place with the PS pump in place.P1030599 (Custom).JPGP1030598 (Custom).JPGP1030601 (Custom).JPGP1030597 (Custom).JPGP1030596 (Custom).JPG

[Nak]

Close Boss 2 (Custom).JPGClose Boss 3 (Custom).JPGClose Boss 1 (Custom).JPGThere is a boss that is damn close to the motor mount, maybe 1/8" at best. Also, a tab on the oil pan is awfuly close, the tab right by the offending boss. I'm thinking of grinding about 1/4" of the boss and tab off. Is there any reason I shouldn't? There's no way it could ever be used considering where it is...

[Nak]

Got my exhaust manifolds back from being ceramic coated...Exhaust manifolds - Ceramic Coated (Custom).JPG