I have rebuilt my 86 Camaro, swapped the lazy 305 tpi with a GM perfomance zz383 with stealth ram intake and commander 950 engine management system! And throwed away my 700r4 trans, and beginning to install a Tremec TKO 600!, and the question(s) is.

It seems that with the poly transmisson mount from energy suspension, and on a spohn x member for the TKO.. it sits far to low ? How much angle should i have on the engine/tranny setup ? as is the edge on my lakewood bellhousing is the lowest point under the car.. but the tunnel is so low that i cant jack it up much more! Anyone seen this ? or have an idea of how i should solve this ? As i see it i have to cut out and make more clearance on the top of the tranny tunnel in the car.

Also on the passenger side i have clearance problems with the headers, drivers side is fine tons of room, but on the passanger side the headers hits the K member, in front and back of the tube cluster ? anyone seen this ? or have any comment on how to resolve the issue ?
And how much clearance is needed for the brake lines ?

And i also have big problems finding the connector for the VSS ?
Anyone know any shop or have a part number or something ? or where i can get it, I heard tremec uses ford connectors ?

And driveshaft ? It seems to be the right length , (stock) and fits beautifully, but is it to short for the suspension to depress fully ?

Other than this my project is well under way and soon to be finished. IF i can resolve these problems...

I would higly apreciate any feedback and tips. These problems have given me much headace, and is kind of the things that got me stuck..
So as i said, any help would be great, If anyone could help me with this or show me pictures of how its done I would be really happy, and would like to show my apreciation in some way! ( I am from Norway)

 

the tko is a very tall trans, because of all the extra shifter mounts. It does not fit perfectly in the tunnel and does sit low in the rear. That causes little PITA issues like oil pan to k-member clearance, especially if you use a stock style exhaust routing, the crossover pipe fitment it really tight. This is probably whats causing your headsers to hit the k-member too, however LT header fitment is almost always hit or miss, more or less depending on brand. You may have to grind, notch the k-member in some places to fit the headers properly.

The lower lip of my lakewood blowproof bell is the lowest part of my car, and i have bottomed it out on the road a few times, and its currently bent a little. Keep this in mind if the car is lowered a lot.

the electric speedo output is a ford sender, you can get the part from Fortes parts connection, he also sells the tko trans and all the conversion parts. thats where mine came from. The trans is a variant of the ford t3550 used in alter model mustangs, maybe a ford dealer? Dotn ahve the part number. Other issue is the ford sender uses a much higher PPM signal than the stock 3rd gen 4000ppm signal, so you need a converter box, like the one from Dakota Digital.

my stock driveshaft was the right length, with the 10 bolt and the moser 9" i have now.

 

Found the VSS connector, actually on the rear axle of an 1990 Ford F-350