Pitman arm hitting the alternator in LS swap

[glassman]

Hey, have any of you in doing an LS swap have the pitman arm hit the lower mount alternator? Gen 2 1970 Camaro, 04' GTO LS1

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Thinking of finding a dropped pitman, and i might be able to go up an inch with the engine, the tranny is a T56 without the tunnel cut...might have too, ewe...

Any thoughts, thanx, Mike

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Modify the alternator mount or get a different drive set up. Either way it can get expensive.

[glassman]

Thanks for the reply Vince. Gonna try a drop pitman arm first and maybe raise the engine an inch or so (Transadapt engine mounts).....but ya,, might have to do that.....

[MaxHarvard]

I recommend to people to get the Corvette style accessory kit. It moves the alternator up high.

[gray776]

Kwik performances brackets work very well for this purpose. Thats what I used on my C10 project. Might be a cheaper alternative since I believe you can still use your WP, Alternator, PS, etc.

[glassman]

I want to use the Kwik bracket system but my LS guru who is doing my swap "doesnt want anything up high" so i ordered a Firebird pitman arm that has a drop to it, that and raising the engine an inch might just do the trick...to be continued...