Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap

Jamesngin1 · 08-03-2006, 11:52 AM

Mainly looking for pictures of the LS1 swap period. Would like someone to show me a picture of the crossmember as towhere they had to notch it. Thanks

jinusow · 08-03-2006, 02:15 PM

here you go. I've got pictures but only with the engine in using a ls2 oil pan not a 5.3 oil pan. I'm not sure which pan you are using so I made a quick picture showing what each notch cut looks like.

SuperSS27 · 08-03-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jinusow

here you go. I've got pictures but only with the engine in using a ls2 oil pan not a 5.3 oil pan. I'm not sure which pan you are using so I made a quick picture showing what each notch cut looks like.

your picture is confussing.

AceHaag · 08-03-2006, 04:56 PM

that looks like a top veiw if i already have mine notched for the truck pan the ls2 pan should fit right in, right?

jinusow · 08-03-2006, 07:10 PM

If you have the top of the crossmember notched then yes it will fit. If you only have the back of the crossmember notched then I don't think so. The ls2 oil pan only needs the top of the crossmember notched about .5" The 5.3 oil pan needs the back of the crossmember notched usually 2".

JYD · 08-04-2006, 01:55 AM

was there not room to just install the motor .5" higher? if its that close, i would think you could get away without cutting at all. have you compared the fitment of the CTSV pan?

AceHaag · 08-04-2006, 05:23 AM

the engine can't be any higher because the transmisson would hit the cab. plus you want to keep the CG down.

Jake the SSnake · 08-04-2006, 11:39 AM

I haven't got mine all the way in but I had to cut WAY more than that with the ls2 pan(almost all the way accross the top.Hopefully I'll have pics next week. Heres a link from tech,this is about what mine looks like.You can see how its cut all the way accross the top.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/attach...chmentid=60284 and a link to the thread http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=366

THEKING · 08-04-2006, 02:40 PM

I've seen lots of people notch the frame different. On mine i notched to about the little hole in the middle of the crossmember. I'll have pictures this weekend once i get my digi back.

floridasfinests10 · 08-13-2006, 12:24 PM

anyone else have any pics with the other oil pans????

08-03-2006, 11:52 AM	#1
Jamesngin1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 20 Location: User is: OffLine	Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap Mainly looking for pictures of the LS1 swap period. Would like someone to show me a picture of the crossmember as towhere they had to notch it. Thanks
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08-03-2006, 02:15 PM	#2
jinusow Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 152 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap here you go. I've got pictures but only with the engine in using a ls2 oil pan not a 5.3 oil pan. I'm not sure which pan you are using so I made a quick picture showing what each notch cut looks like.
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08-03-2006, 03:59 PM	#3
SuperSS27 TrailBlazin' Age: 25 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,389 Location: Lindenhurst-Lake Villa, IL User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap Quote: Originally Posted by jinusow here you go. I've got pictures but only with the engine in using a ls2 oil pan not a 5.3 oil pan. I'm not sure which pan you are using so I made a quick picture showing what each notch cut looks like. your picture is confussing.
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08-03-2006, 04:56 PM	#4
AceHaag Call me Mario, Princess Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,789 Location: St. Francis, Minnesota User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap that looks like a top veiw if i already have mine notched for the truck pan the ls2 pan should fit right in, right?
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08-03-2006, 07:10 PM	#5
jinusow Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 152 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap If you have the top of the crossmember notched then yes it will fit. If you only have the back of the crossmember notched then I don't think so. The ls2 oil pan only needs the top of the crossmember notched about .5" The 5.3 oil pan needs the back of the crossmember notched usually 2".
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08-04-2006, 01:55 AM	#6
JYD Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 348 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap was there not room to just install the motor .5" higher? if its that close, i would think you could get away without cutting at all. have you compared the fitment of the CTSV pan?
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08-04-2006, 05:23 AM	#7
AceHaag Call me Mario, Princess Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,789 Location: St. Francis, Minnesota User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap the engine can't be any higher because the transmisson would hit the cab. plus you want to keep the CG down.
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08-04-2006, 11:39 AM	#8
Jake the SSnake Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 143 Location: Fort Dodge,IA User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap I haven't got mine all the way in but I had to cut WAY more than that with the ls2 pan(almost all the way accross the top.Hopefully I'll have pics next week. Heres a link from tech,this is about what mine looks like.You can see how its cut all the way accross the top. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/attach...chmentid=60284 and a link to the thread http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=366 Last edited by Jake the SSnake : 08-04-2006 at 11:43 AM.
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08-04-2006, 02:40 PM	#9
THEKING More Go then Show Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,176 Location: Scottsdale, AZ User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap I've seen lots of people notch the frame different. On mine i notched to about the little hole in the middle of the crossmember. I'll have pictures this weekend once i get my digi back.
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08-13-2006, 12:24 PM	#10
floridasfinests10 Rigo Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 140 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Need a crossmember picture from a LS1 swap anyone else have any pics with the other oil pans????
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