FINALLY!!!!
Coffin tank out.
Thankfully, the frame rail was clean with no scale at all behind it! A little flapper disc work and some rustoleum would do fine.
Since, I decided to run the 2 door s-10 Blazer tank, the spare tire had to go.
The same friend helped me pull the front clip
A moment of silence....
Such a beautiful creation, ruined by arrogance.
Keeping the 727 since it was rebuilt at the same time as the original motor. I'm using the Advance Adapters Gen3 LS to torqueflight model. P/N716131-V
Because this removes the provision for the shift linkage, I had to fab up a way to attach it to the bellhousing myself.
This is where better notes in the instructions provided on Advance Adapter's website would have been greatly appreciated.
I was blindsided by this revelation in the middle of the install and a call to them got indifference on their end even though they knew fully this was an issue. Really lousy customer support.
The adapter comes with a special flexplate, the adapter for the motor,
And an adapter for the converter.
Advance also doesn't pay attention to what bolts a person actually needs for this job as their kit is lacking in good descriptions of the bolts you get, as well as missing bolts you need. Be prepared to make a few trips to the local hardware store....
EDIT****
They also specify this is to be used behind the 6cyl motor and not the V-8. First, the AMC I-6s never were ahead of the 727.
Secondly, these transmissions never cared what motor they were behind as long as it was AMC. You could put the 904 behind the V-8 or the 727 behind the 258 and they'd work fine.
They also specified to use the I-6 converter with the LS swap. The part number they gave is obsolete and is actually a part number for a later lockup style unit found behind 4.0s. So again, lots of vague warnings and poor tips with no reason as to why you couldn't use it behind the AMC V-8.
I'm here editing this after about
500 now 4000 Over 2 years and almost 20,000!miles of driving to say it works flawlessly using the Hughes convertor I ordered for the original AMC360.
I made sure the converter had the allowable amount of fore/aft play (about 1/8" is perfect, but you want over 1/10" and less than 3/16"). Mine was between 1/8" and 9/32", so it was good to go.
At this point, I tried to install the motor with the transmission in the vehicle. Due to the sensitivity of alignment, this was NOT gonna happen. So, out the rest of the drivetrain came.
My friend dropped by again and helped me mate the assembly together, hoist it up and into its new home.
Unfortunately, I was very busy and trying to stay focused on all the things I needed to check off during this process, so no pictures
I do want to give credit to a great product.
This company:
https://flyinironfab.com/ makes great products for our rigs.
I used their fully adjustable motor mounts and their PCM mount and couldn't be happier.
The basic instructions included with their mounts puts the 3 page Advance Adapter instructions to shame.
It's in place!
Friend helped me put the clip back on before he left.