Quick couple of questions... with the swap, will the stock transmission crossmember work with the C6? What are you doing for the driveshaft? I have a freshened 460 and a C6 I want to put in my 98 GT.

 

were going to modify the xmember to make it work... driveshaft has to be shortened, theres a local company that will do it for $75 once the drivetrain is in and i know how much it needs shortened

 

updated mod list...i havent purchased all of it yet, but this is the goal for this year...still need to buy the bumpsteer, tires, spray, and rear end...the rest of it i have already i think

Mod List

Engine
stock 460 block and internals
new bearings/rings
cam/springs/hydraulic lifters
7qt oil pan
stock d3 heads with full super cobra jet port job
weiand scj stealth intake
holley 750 doublepumper w/ trickit
high torque mini starter
200 shot plate kit

Exhaust
hooker super comp ceramic coated LTs
jegs OR x pipe (3")
dynomax bullet mufflers
dumps before rear axle


Ignition
mallory hyfire 6 box
msd dizzy
msd coil


Fuel
Custom sumped tank
holley black pump
aluminum lines

Cooling
undecided...gotta see what we can fit

Brakes
abs delete
upr manual brake setup

Gauges
undecided...the whole pod will need replaced with new trans and no ecu

Front suspension
94/95 stock gt k member
1" k member spacer
GMS 300lb coil overs
flaming river quick ratio manual steering rack
Steeda bump steer kit
4 bolt MM CC plates

Rear suspension
stock for now...might throw some LCAs in

Rear end
Strange 33 spline axles
Strange Spool
LPW Ultimate Girdle
LPW Brace Kit
Rollbar tubing enforced on the front
3.73 gears

Wheels
15x3 jegs stars with sumi skinnies
15x8 (for now) jegs stars with 275/60r15 MT street radials

Exterior
v6 rear bumper
3" cowl
headlight covers
lots of tint
mach 1 lip
debadged

Drivetrain
c6 auto
3200 stall
tci manual valvebody
b&m trans cooler
external filter
b&m bandit shifter
custom length driveshaft

 

Ok, cool. I wasn't sure if the output of the tranny was the same spline as the stock transmission. The driveshaft will definately need to be shortened substantially... I knew the 460 + C6 was long, but I had no idea it was this long.

Definately keep this thread updated... I've been looking into putting a 460 in my 98 for some time now, and this thread helped make my decision to pursue it.

Also, why have you decided to convert to manual steering and brakes? I know it will cut some weight, so I figured that was your driving force for going this route. The 460 I picked up has hydrolock and I figured I'd use that to power my steering and brakes.

 

i converted because power steering on the 460 seemed like it would be a pain in the *** to rig up....also, my car is a hydroboost car, so without power steering i dont have power brakes....i coulda rigged that also, like zw99gt did with his 408w, but it seemed easier to me to just get a manual brake kit and a manual rack and call it a day...plus, any weight savings is a good thing after dropping the boat anchor in the car lol

 

just to help motivate you!!

 

bump...got started today... rhett, rob, and myself started in on it...didnt get a whole lot done, but i didnt have long to hang out there today anyways...got the hood, fenders, clutch cable, coolant overflow tank, hydroboost unit, and other misc things all removed


pics will come later, my buddy is the camera man, not me

heres one i took though on my phone

found some awesome cracks along the rails in the front of the car...but im not worried...my friend rob is going to be welding it all up and making it good as new...along with filling in all the holes where wires and stuff are supposed to go and smoothing out my engine bay...all my wires will be ran under the fenders...its going to look good

 

 

Can't wait!

 

its kinda messy looking because were trying to leave as much connected as we can....were going to be lifting the body and rolling the whole drivetrain right out....its going directly into a v6 stang, not even going to drop the k member off the motor