Thanks! Will do!

Hi Everyone, I've completed a life long dream and purchased an Astro at the end of July. Believe or not but I've been dreaming of buying an AWD Astro/Safari for the last 15 years, dropping in a V8, adding some boost, and creating a Super Sleeper to stomp unknowing muscle cars. I bought it off of the...

Well that blows. Thanks for the heads up.

Was it JTR that actually made the mounts? If so, now that they aren't making them, I wonder if they'd give us the CAD drawings. A guy that I work with has a PlasmaCAM.

BP

Cool. Thanks for the info.

Will do! I don't know if these were the one's that Matt was talking about but I read about them in another thread... 713088-P : Vortec Gen 3 mount to early GM 3 bolt mount adapter http://www.advanceadapters.com/products/713088-p--vortec-gen-3-mount-to-early-gm-3-bolt-mount-adapter/ But then you may ...

Thank you Matt. Very good info. Thanks for the tip on the H3 oilpan being a possibility. Yeah, I read about the AC relocation, HotRod magazine had an article on a cheap, easy way to do it. I've also looked in to a hydroboost brake booster to free up more room. I've researched all of this. I thought ...

Alright, I'd like to hear more from people that have done an AWD LS swap. How much modifying of the oilpan or notching the frame is required to make it work instead of doing a body lift? Mmusicman, thank you. Those are my thoughts exactly. The last thing that I want to do is raise the body and make ...

Hi Everyone, I'm finally looking to buy an Astro/Safari. I've had dreams of an AWD V8 for a long time now. I'm reading that a bunch of people are saying that they did a body lift to fit an LS in theirs. Why? What interferes? Is it the front diff? AC compressor or some other accessory? Or is it just ...