ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
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From: Bahrain
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Originally Posted by Lt1 and Ls1
I am just saying the ones I have seen look like they have been wrecked.
BTW on dfwls1 there was a 02 ss that they put a Lt1 front on, and yeah it can be done but then he decided to sell the car and noone wanted to buy it!
BTW on dfwls1 there was a 02 ss that they put a Lt1 front on, and yeah it can be done but then he decided to sell the car and noone wanted to buy it!
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From: NC but stationed in WA
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
if i found an LS1 camaro with an LT1 front end for sale and i could afford it, i would be all over it, personally i think the lt1's looks more agressive, ls1's look like a damn sebring front end
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From: WaTaUgA, Tx
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Originally Posted by Lt1 and Ls1
I am just saying the ones I have seen look like they have been wrecked.
BTW on dfwls1 there was a 02 ss that they put a Lt1 front on, and yeah it can be done but then he decided to sell the car and noone wanted to buy it!
BTW on dfwls1 there was a 02 ss that they put a Lt1 front on, and yeah it can be done but then he decided to sell the car and noone wanted to buy it!
When I saw it, it was primer black. For the life of me I could not figure out why anyone would change from a ls1 ss front end to the lt1 front end?
Different strokes for different folks.Steve
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From: Wichita, KS
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Originally Posted by Brangeta
It might even be possible to put the air intake piece from a stock LT1 on the LS1 to make it fit, but I'm definitely not sure.
My roomate transplanted an LS1 into a 97 SS, and used the 1le elbow/ K&N CAI combo that was on the original LT1 that was in the car to clear the hood. To our surprise, the oval opening on the 1le elbow fits over a stock LS1 throttle body perfectly. I might see if I can snap a few pics of it when I get home this evening, but trust me it works fine
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From: Denton/College Station, TX USA
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Pro's:
-you don't have a Sebring/less agressive front end
-ultimate sleeper (pull up to another LS1 and surprise it!)
-Make a profit if selling old LS1 front end
Yeah...why wouldn't you do it?
-you don't have a Sebring/less agressive front end
-ultimate sleeper (pull up to another LS1 and surprise it!)
-Make a profit if selling old LS1 front end
Yeah...why wouldn't you do it?
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From: Denton/College Station, TX USA
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Pro's:
-you don't have a Sebring/less agressive front end
-ultimate sleeper (pull up to another LS1 and surprise it!)
-Make a profit if selling old LS1 front end
Yeah...why wouldn't you do it?
-you don't have a Sebring/less agressive front end
-ultimate sleeper (pull up to another LS1 and surprise it!)
-Make a profit if selling old LS1 front end
Yeah...why wouldn't you do it?
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From: Texas
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Originally Posted by snakeatinZ
yeah... I know what car you are talking about. I bought the complete Ebony interior out of it.
When I saw it, it was primer black. For the life of me I could not figure out why anyone would change from a ls1 ss front end to the lt1 front end? Different strokes for different folks.
Steve
When I saw it, it was primer black. For the life of me I could not figure out why anyone would change from a ls1 ss front end to the lt1 front end?
Different strokes for different folks.Steve
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From: Winchester, VA
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Hey man, if it's what you're after then go for it. I would try and find a car that has been hit in the *** at a junkyard and snag the entire front end off of it. That would be a whole lot easier than trying to chase down the little odds and ends brackets you may need.
The Ls1 will fit, it's just the intake. Actually there was an article in GM Hightech where a guy did an LS1 swap into a LT car and it looked like all he did was put a LT1 style CAI on it.
The Ls1 will fit, it's just the intake. Actually there was an article in GM Hightech where a guy did an LS1 swap into a LT car and it looked like all he did was put a LT1 style CAI on it.
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From: Dallas, Texas
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
I asked the guy on ebay how he got the Callaway Honker to fit the LS1 and this is what he said:
I dont have any pics because I removed the intake but I can tell you how...If you remove the bottom of the radiator or loosen it up a bit you can squeeze the intake just in front of the radiator. once the intake is in then you install the filter, after you screw back the radiator in place...the trick is trying to connect the air filter to the bottom, make sure you wigle the filter from side to side untill the filter squeezes in, the radiator will fall on top of the filter so it will be kind of tough to screw the radiator back together.
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From: Long Island
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
One of the reasons I bought my lt1 was I hated the ls1 camaro front end, plus I actually hate the newer camaro interior, I thought I would like it better, but when I sat in it, I couldn't believe they made an interior feel cheesier, but they did. I am still jealous of that center console though.
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From: Dallas, Texas
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
I like the '93-'96 interior better. The leather seats aren't perforated and the dash cluster is easier to read. The worst part about it is the A/C vent locations just because the center one for the driver is teeny tiny.
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From: Long Island
Re: ls1 to lt1 front end conversion
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
You think the pre 97 interior looks good? That's a first.
The only thing that sucks is the center console(the more cup holders is sweet), and whenever you go over 1/2 throttle crap flys out the cd holder