Body Drop v8 Question

RockerDragger · 10-11-2009, 10:48 AM

Ive got a 2000 4.3 truck thats bodydropped with 22's .
My question is which motor mounts and headers is everyone running?
i need all the hood clearance i can get and i have sd control arms so i need room for them with the headers.
thanks for any help

Maverick2664 · 10-11-2009, 04:13 PM

my truck is bodied with a v8 and heres a few things ive noticed along the way:

- if you plan on running a stock hood, expect to do a LOT of creative cutting, and your choice of intakes is severely limited, you may even be forced to go with a LT1 engine... buy a big bottle of asprins, youll need it... im running a goodmark 2.5 inch cowl hood and i still have to cut/relocate the underbracing, and im running fuel injection with is lower a lower profile than a carb and air cleaner is

- headers depends on how your truck is bodydropped... if its traditional then headman makes a set of nice longtubes that do not hang below the frame... if its stock floor'd then shorty headers or weld up your own, ive yet to come across a set of longtubes that dont hang lower than the engine cradle

theres a few places that sells the mounts, mine came from trans dapt

Krazykrakr2186 · 10-11-2009, 11:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Maverick2664

my truck is bodied with a v8 and heres a few things ive noticed along the way:

- if you plan on running a stock hood, expect to do a LOT of creative cutting, and your choice of intakes is severely limited, you may even be forced to go with a LT1 engine... buy a big bottle of asprins, youll need it... im running a goodmark 2.5 inch cowl hood and i still have to cut/relocate the underbracing, and im running fuel injection with is lower a lower profile than a carb and air cleaner is

- headers depends on how your truck is bodydropped... if its traditional then headman makes a set of nice longtubes that do not hang below the frame... if its stock floor'd then shorty headers or weld up your own, ive yet to come across a set of longtubes that dont hang lower than the engine cradle

theres a few places that sells the mounts, mine came from trans dapt

Any more advice?? i'm about to tear my truck apart do a traditional bd and do a carb'd v8 swap. I'll take all the ideas i can get.

also what can i just use a fuel pressure reg and keep my stock pump and sending unit?

Maverick2664 · 10-12-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Krazykrakr2186

Any more advice?? i'm about to tear my truck apart do a traditional bd and do a carb'd v8 swap. I'll take all the ideas i can get.

also what can i just use a fuel pressure reg and keep my stock pump and sending unit?

thats about all i have so far, im still building it and learning as i go

you can do a few things with your fuel setup, you can either do a pressure regulator like you say, but make sure it can go down as far as 7-8 psi, thats what a carb operates at, but that may cause issues with flow... i dont know though, the pressure will be there, but cfm may drop, im not too certain how a regulator regulates pressure, if you go this route ask someone who knows for sure

or you can pull out (or disable) the factory in tank pump and just use the mechanical pump on thats on the side of the engine and you wont have any problems

RockerDragger · 10-12-2009, 07:42 PM

Mine is trad dropped. and will be carbed and will has a 2.5 cowl hood
with the headers i didnt want them to hit my control arms is why i was asking
i was told that to start with 2.8 mounts instead of the 4.3 they set lower.

Maverick2664 · 10-12-2009, 07:44 PM

ill take some pictures when i go to work tomorrow, maybe itll give you some ideas

cbennett · 10-12-2009, 10:48 PM

Mine ia sfbd with a carbed v8 I am running sanderson header, motor mounts are from S10V8.com, sd upper arms, and a piston type fuel pump.

headers drivers side

pass side

motor mounts

fuel pump

kinda see the height of the carb in this pic

sorry for the long post

firstgenon24s · 10-12-2009, 11:36 PM

Good ideas here guys,I havent even gotten this far yet on my blazer as far as drivetrain but now I know what to expect,mines a 3 inch trad. bd'd 97 blazer with 22's and ART control arms.

RockerDragger · 10-13-2009, 12:02 AM

cbennett thanks for the help
where did you get your headers? and did you have to change the sterring shaft?
are you useing a stock oil pan?
thanks

cbennett · 10-13-2009, 12:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by RockerDragger

cbennett thanks for the help
where did you get your headers? and did you have to change the sterring shaft?
are you useing a stock oil pan?
thanks

Its a stock style oil pan, The headers came from sanderson, they are the angle plug version headers. I had a set of strait plug headers also they were just cheap ones from summit. I did end up changing the steering shaft.

Maverick2664 · 10-13-2009, 12:42 AM

yes you can use the stock pan, you can even use high capacity pans because the extra room is added to the sides, not the bottom, so they dont sit any lower than a stock pan would

like i said earlier, my truck is stock floor'd, though things are still in mock-up, it looks like the pan will have at least 2 inches of ground clearance when laid out

RockerDragger · 10-13-2009, 07:03 PM

thanks or the help
whick mounts do you have 2.8 or 4.3?

Maverick2664 · 10-13-2009, 09:09 PM

frame side mounts i dont know, they were on the truck when i bought it (no engine), i dont know if the kid changed them out or not, it originally had a 2.2... engine side mounts came from trans dapt

groundforce1 · 10-13-2009, 11:25 PM

Heres a good site. s10v8.com

im in the process of dropping in a 350 in my 94 sten. its td bodydropped. i got the bod off right now, but u were talking bout using the 2.2 mounts. what do u mean? cause i was going to buy mounts off tht site but im concerned about room. btw im planning on running a tpi intake. they look sik and low profile. :-)

Maverick2664 · 10-13-2009, 11:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by groundforce1

Heres a good site. s10v8.com

im in the process of dropping in a 350 in my 94 sten. its td bodydropped. i got the bod off right now, but u were talking bout using the 2.2 mounts. what do u mean? cause i was going to buy mounts off tht site but im concerned about room. btw im planning on running a tpi intake. they look sik and low profile. :-)

so far i dont believe anybody has talked about using the 2.2 mounts.... who are you talking to?

Krazykrakr2186 · 10-13-2009, 11:49 PM

I think they confused 2.2 with using the 2.8 mounts because allegedly the 2.8 mounts can be used and have a lower profile. but im not sure about that.

draggindime072010 · 10-14-2009, 12:06 AM

i dont know about you bodydrop guys but i use 2.8 frame mounts i was always told the 4.3 mounts were too weak

and cbennett what is that fitting on your crossmember are you running your fuel line through the frame

i am trying to figure out my fuel line right now pm me about how your doing yours it looks awesome

groundforce1 · 10-14-2009, 12:11 AM

right ya i ment 2.8. the mounts on s10v8 look perty good. i was thinking bout trying to get some measurments for them and compare to the 2.8 mounts.

cbennett · 10-14-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by groundforce1

right ya i ment 2.8. the mounts on s10v8 look perty good. i was thinking bout trying to get some measurments for them and compare to the 2.8 mounts.

The more of a solid mount that i have posted above is from s10v8.com I had 2.8 mounts in before and just swaped these out didnt change a thing.

5 Dime · 10-17-2009, 01:13 AM

thanks guys for some input on v8 with a bd . Ive searched all over for some info on a v8 swap on a bd truck and havent found much with bd . mine has been td bd 5 1/2 and i need my engine to set as low as i can get it

mr. steve · 10-31-2009, 10:35 PM

steering is my biggest concern.....
any more info on how that steering arm was modified

10-11-2009, 10:48 AM	#1
RockerDragger Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 131 Location: User is: OffLine	Body Drop v8 Question Ive got a 2000 4.3 truck thats bodydropped with 22's . My question is which motor mounts and headers is everyone running? i need all the hood clearance i can get and i have sd control arms so i need room for them with the headers. thanks for any help
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10-11-2009, 04:13 PM	#2
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question my truck is bodied with a v8 and heres a few things ive noticed along the way: - if you plan on running a stock hood, expect to do a LOT of creative cutting, and your choice of intakes is severely limited, you may even be forced to go with a LT1 engine... buy a big bottle of asprins, youll need it... im running a goodmark 2.5 inch cowl hood and i still have to cut/relocate the underbracing, and im running fuel injection with is lower a lower profile than a carb and air cleaner is - headers depends on how your truck is bodydropped... if its traditional then headman makes a set of nice longtubes that do not hang below the frame... if its stock floor'd then shorty headers or weld up your own, ive yet to come across a set of longtubes that dont hang lower than the engine cradle theres a few places that sells the mounts, mine came from trans dapt
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10-11-2009, 11:13 PM	#3
Krazykrakr2186 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 48 Location: San Antonio, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Quote: Originally Posted by Maverick2664 my truck is bodied with a v8 and heres a few things ive noticed along the way: - if you plan on running a stock hood, expect to do a LOT of creative cutting, and your choice of intakes is severely limited, you may even be forced to go with a LT1 engine... buy a big bottle of asprins, youll need it... im running a goodmark 2.5 inch cowl hood and i still have to cut/relocate the underbracing, and im running fuel injection with is lower a lower profile than a carb and air cleaner is - headers depends on how your truck is bodydropped... if its traditional then headman makes a set of nice longtubes that do not hang below the frame... if its stock floor'd then shorty headers or weld up your own, ive yet to come across a set of longtubes that dont hang lower than the engine cradle theres a few places that sells the mounts, mine came from trans dapt Any more advice?? i'm about to tear my truck apart do a traditional bd and do a carb'd v8 swap. I'll take all the ideas i can get. also what can i just use a fuel pressure reg and keep my stock pump and sending unit?
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10-12-2009, 07:33 PM	#4
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Quote: Originally Posted by Krazykrakr2186 Any more advice?? i'm about to tear my truck apart do a traditional bd and do a carb'd v8 swap. I'll take all the ideas i can get. also what can i just use a fuel pressure reg and keep my stock pump and sending unit? thats about all i have so far, im still building it and learning as i go you can do a few things with your fuel setup, you can either do a pressure regulator like you say, but make sure it can go down as far as 7-8 psi, thats what a carb operates at, but that may cause issues with flow... i dont know though, the pressure will be there, but cfm may drop, im not too certain how a regulator regulates pressure, if you go this route ask someone who knows for sure or you can pull out (or disable) the factory in tank pump and just use the mechanical pump on thats on the side of the engine and you wont have any problems
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10-12-2009, 07:42 PM	#5
RockerDragger Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 131 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Mine is trad dropped. and will be carbed and will has a 2.5 cowl hood with the headers i didnt want them to hit my control arms is why i was asking i was told that to start with 2.8 mounts instead of the 4.3 they set lower.
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10-12-2009, 07:44 PM	#6
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question ill take some pictures when i go to work tomorrow, maybe itll give you some ideas
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10-12-2009, 10:48 PM	#7
cbennett yep Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Avon IN> User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Mine ia sfbd with a carbed v8 I am running sanderson header, motor mounts are from S10V8.com, sd upper arms, and a piston type fuel pump. headers drivers side pass side motor mounts fuel pump kinda see the height of the carb in this pic sorry for the long post
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10-12-2009, 11:36 PM	#8
firstgenon24s Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,693 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Good ideas here guys,I havent even gotten this far yet on my blazer as far as drivetrain but now I know what to expect,mines a 3 inch trad. bd'd 97 blazer with 22's and ART control arms.
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10-13-2009, 12:02 AM	#9
RockerDragger Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 131 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question cbennett thanks for the help where did you get your headers? and did you have to change the sterring shaft? are you useing a stock oil pan? thanks
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10-13-2009, 12:12 AM	#10
cbennett yep Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Avon IN> User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Quote: Originally Posted by RockerDragger cbennett thanks for the help where did you get your headers? and did you have to change the sterring shaft? are you useing a stock oil pan? thanks Its a stock style oil pan, The headers came from sanderson, they are the angle plug version headers. I had a set of strait plug headers also they were just cheap ones from summit. I did end up changing the steering shaft.
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10-13-2009, 12:42 AM	#11
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question yes you can use the stock pan, you can even use high capacity pans because the extra room is added to the sides, not the bottom, so they dont sit any lower than a stock pan would like i said earlier, my truck is stock floor'd, though things are still in mock-up, it looks like the pan will have at least 2 inches of ground clearance when laid out
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10-13-2009, 07:03 PM	#12
RockerDragger Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 131 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question thanks or the help whick mounts do you have 2.8 or 4.3?
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10-13-2009, 09:09 PM	#13
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question frame side mounts i dont know, they were on the truck when i bought it (no engine), i dont know if the kid changed them out or not, it originally had a 2.2... engine side mounts came from trans dapt
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10-13-2009, 11:25 PM	#14
groundforce1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 158 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Heres a good site. s10v8.com im in the process of dropping in a 350 in my 94 sten. its td bodydropped. i got the bod off right now, but u were talking bout using the 2.2 mounts. what do u mean? cause i was going to buy mounts off tht site but im concerned about room. btw im planning on running a tpi intake. they look sik and low profile. :-)
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10-13-2009, 11:38 PM	#15
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Quote: Originally Posted by groundforce1 Heres a good site. s10v8.com im in the process of dropping in a 350 in my 94 sten. its td bodydropped. i got the bod off right now, but u were talking bout using the 2.2 mounts. what do u mean? cause i was going to buy mounts off tht site but im concerned about room. btw im planning on running a tpi intake. they look sik and low profile. :-) so far i dont believe anybody has talked about using the 2.2 mounts.... who are you talking to?
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10-13-2009, 11:49 PM	#16
Krazykrakr2186 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 48 Location: San Antonio, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question I think they confused 2.2 with using the 2.8 mounts because allegedly the 2.8 mounts can be used and have a lower profile. but im not sure about that.
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10-14-2009, 12:06 AM	#17
draggindime072010 ROLL TIDE!!!!!! Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 959 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question i dont know about you bodydrop guys but i use 2.8 frame mounts i was always told the 4.3 mounts were too weak and cbennett what is that fitting on your crossmember are you running your fuel line through the frame i am trying to figure out my fuel line right now pm me about how your doing yours it looks awesome
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10-14-2009, 12:11 AM	#18
groundforce1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 158 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question right ya i ment 2.8. the mounts on s10v8 look perty good. i was thinking bout trying to get some measurments for them and compare to the 2.8 mounts.
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10-14-2009, 12:02 PM	#19
cbennett yep Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Avon IN> User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question Quote: Originally Posted by groundforce1 right ya i ment 2.8. the mounts on s10v8 look perty good. i was thinking bout trying to get some measurments for them and compare to the 2.8 mounts. The more of a solid mount that i have posted above is from s10v8.com I had 2.8 mounts in before and just swaped these out didnt change a thing.
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10-17-2009, 01:13 AM	#20
5 Dime Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Dayton Tn User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question thanks guys for some input on v8 with a bd . Ive searched all over for some info on a v8 swap on a bd truck and havent found much with bd . mine has been td bd 5 1/2 and i need my engine to set as low as i can get it
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10-31-2009, 10:35 PM	#21
mr. steve Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 429 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Body Drop v8 Question steering is my biggest concern..... any more info on how that steering arm was modified
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