Very cool! When we force ourselves to think of these things from the perspective of the average person, as opposed to the car-obsessed motorheads that many of us are, the jobs we do are not so simple; this includes the "basic" LS swap. The LS is nothing but (awesome!) contrast to all the crap I used to deal with in the days of carbonators and points--they will never be missed.
As for the T56, I spent a couple hours yesterday obsessing over the concept of the Nissan CD009 transmission as an alternative. You can get one brand new for almost half what a T56 costs, and they are supposed to be pretty stout. The Sloppy Mechanics guy (Matt Happel) has put one in his latest LS project . . .
Thanks for trying to get this site back on track with the excellent DIY hotrod!
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