LQ4 into a 3rd Gen/1972 Nova by frojoe

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The s10 radiator I'm using is actually 0.5" thinner than the stock radiator, and the previous setup had room to spare with a 4" intake tube & the upper coolant hose...



...and since I'm going to make new engine mount adapter plates to try and move the engine back 1+ inches, there should be enough room, but might get a tad tight with the MAF stacked in front of the throttlebody, but we'll see about that when the motor is back in there mocked up...

6-7-2009

There are two threaded holes in the upward-angled metal area just above/in front of the gas tank. This is where supports for the stock fuel line and charcoal line were bolted to. I aligned my Walbro external pump and Corvette FPR and then bolted them to a piece of 3/4"x1/8" flat stock about 18'"long, and then bolted that piece to the two threaded holes mentioned above. I may not have described it very well, but if you climb under there you should see them pretty quickly. The pump ended up being slightly above the top of the tank, but for the little while I drove the car I didn't experience any trouble having the tank "suck" the gas as opposed to having it gravity fed.

Today I finished cutting the outline of the intercooler...




And finally, the radiator only moved back 1.25" overall, so clearance behind the fan should still be fine...


Will have to clearance grind a tiny bit of the stock hood latch, but I'm glad that it won't have to be a huge amount...

PLENTY of clearance for grill & grill-bumper trim piece...



I'm going to "box" in the lower double-thickness parts of the rad support which were chopped up. This'll add rigidity as well as act like ducting for the part of the rad which doesn't have any IC in front of it...