Speed engineering longtubes with LS mounts

[clay68c10]

I didn't see where anyone has done these headers with the factory (donor) truck motor mounts.

I like how LS1Nova does his mounting without any adapter plates but wanted to run full length headers.

This is just sitting on the engine stand so I haven't welded up the rest of my high-tech home crafted mount receptacle to bolt to the crossmember. I don't have the donor frame to cut the formed portion of frame and use it instead so it's fabrication time.

That shouldn't matter on the mount/header side.

Here's the easy side first. All that is needed is some bending of the heat shield. Plenty of clearance.

[clay68c10]

The drivers side requires more work (cutting), but not rocket science. Just some standard hot rodding.

There's room to keep some of the heat shield. I figure some is better than none.

[clay68c10]

It looks very tight in the pics, but there's 1/4" of clearance without the heat shield. The cut shield sits close, but it is workable.

Here’s a better shot