ebay lsx swap adapters

[ivorton74]

I was looking online for some plates that are adjustable but not as expensive as the dirty dingo one and came across this on ebay...would this one work on my 74?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301055754967

[Matt Cramer]

That arch shaped cutout is a little pointless, but I don't see why not.

[BR3W CITY]

The holes look to be in the right place. Just be wary of generic hardened hardware that comes with ebay stuff. I've heard everything from getting generic hardware store bolts, to black painted grade 5's (not in terms of the mounts, but various ebay parts over the years)

[doubeys_nova]

DD adapters have been used by a lot of people with a great success rate. not to promote DD but in my opinion engine mounts take a beating and would not be where I would personally take the chance. I have DD mounts and have been abused as much as my little 4.8L will abuse them without fail. i guess a bigger deal if you have solid mount engine mounts vs rubber/poly. The mounts I bought was the entire upper engine mount as one piece, not an adapter to your old upper mount.

[Blackpony]

I am using those exact adapter plates on my 85 and they fit great! Hardware seems to be of good quality, 1 year and no problems thus far.

[ivorton74]

im thinkin now maybe I should just go with the dingos...may be well worth it in the longrun

[Billett]

I bought those exact plates as well. Pretty solid construction and the bolts don't seem like run of the mill hardware store stuff. Mine came unpainted but I imagine they'd look great powdercoated.

[ivorton74]

Originally Posted by Billett

I bought those exact plates as well. Pretty solid construction and the bolts don't seem like run of the mill hardware store stuff. Mine came unpainted but I imagine they'd look great powdercoated.

How are they holding up? How long have u had em for?

[Billett]

Picked them up last summer, so it hasn't been all that long. My truck isn't even tuned yet to be honest, but I've still driven it a few thousand miles on poly mounts. Seem to be doing fine. They have a really nice weight to them that gives me some confidence. I actually heard about them from ls1tech so you might want to search there too to find some reviews. Seller is cutthroat4x4 but I believe his real name is Matt.

[ivorton74]

ok kool man thanks...that's the seller...I have the mounts on my ebay watch list

[ivorton74]

So I ended up getting these mounts on ebay. I thought it came with the green thing in the pic above but the guy said it was just to show the adjustability feature and is not included. So how does the mount work since I have clam shell style mounts?

[67c10rustbuket]

The green thing looks like a universal solid motor mount. You can use the clam shell bracket off of your block, different shape but same bolt pattern. Random pic from elsewhere on this site:

[gagliano7]

Go with the dirty dingo's simple and adjustable

[Billett]

...and almost triple the price...

[ivorton74]

Originally Posted by Billett

...and almost triple the price...

yep...saved over 60 bucks getting this one instead...money I could use for something else in the swap

[Lq9'ed 80 Sierra]

Do they clear low mount ac bracket ?

[ivorton74]

I'm not sure...I'm not running a/c on mine

[Lq9'ed 80 Sierra]

Not sure if I asked you yet but are you using low mount ac bracket ?

[solidaxel]

Originally Posted by ivorton74

im thinkin now maybe I should just go with the dingos...may be well worth it in the longrun

DD mounts allow you to use your column linkage, in the same location and the drive shaft does NOT have to be messed with fits in the same location and the valve covers do not hit the firewall, first time fit and worked great on my 78 SWB

[solidaxel]

Originally Posted by ivorton74

yep...saved over 60 bucks getting this one instead...money I could use for something else in the swap

Do you have to shorten your drive shaft with these mounts?

[ivorton74]

I dont know yet as i havent started the actual swap yet but it is a 3 position mount plate...stock location, 1 inch forward and 1 inch back. Billett and Blackpony are running these mounts too...maybe they'll input some info about the driveshaft

As for the shift linkage I have a b&m floor shifter in my truck so ill have no problems with that...hopefully lol

[ivorton74]

I painted them and mounted them to my engine yesterday...fits up perfect and the hardware works well

[truckdude239]

Originally Posted by solidaxel

DD mounts allow you to use your column linkage, in the same location and the drive shaft does NOT have to be messed with fits in the same location and the valve covers do not hit the firewall, first time fit and worked great on my 78 SWB

not really true i used the drity dingo sliders and only thing that lined up was the stock linkage, i had to shorten my drive shaft over 6 inches

[Billett]

I swapped to a 4l80 so I needed the driveshaft cut anyway. Same with the linkage, Mine was a 4 speed on the floor, with a 3ott column. Swapped to a tilt auto column and picked up the lokar shift linkage kit. No problems with clearance issues though.

[ivorton74]

I have a feeling ill have to cut mine too...im going to be runnin a 4l60e