I need my input shaft shortened by like 3/4 of an inch. The tranny is an LS1 T-56 and its bolting up to a BBC so if anyone knows a shop that does it near 44312 like 70 mile radius or so. please let me know. I'm extremely busy but when I get a chance to call around I strike out everytime. Thanks!

 

An odd request, are you sure you know what you're doing? Using the LS1 bellhousing with a hybrid BBC clutch/FW/TOB?

If you must shorten the input, I know Jason at TDP does this all the time...
http://www.texasdrivetrainperformance.com/t56.html

 

Well I think I know what im doing.. hopefully. I was try to find a cheaper option rather than buying a new bell or getting spacers and messing around with that.

 

honestly why do people do this? buy a lt1 t56 and sell the ls1 t56 prob would be further and cheaper

 

So your saying that the ls1 T-56 is better? The reason I bought mine from an ls1 is becasue I heard the lt1 pull style clutch is a pain to work with. and btw nice picture in your signature.

 

Of you don't have your driveshaft made to length yet, there are spacer options - McLeod made one to allow the LS_ F-body trans. behind a Gen I-II SBC or Mk-IV BBC. A guy on ls1tech makes some. There are others too.

 

There are several ways to do it right, and many ways to do it wrong, which is why I asked if the OP knew what they were doing.. A few searches on BBC, LS1, T56, etc. will pull up previous discussions on the options.

 

Thanks. I'll probably end up going with a spacer then. I figured I'd end up kicking myself for going with a spacer when I'm pulling and installing engine and tranny all the times to fab stuff up. I'll check out ls1tech too. Thanks for the help again!

 

I was just curious because this spacer way requires more work and the ls1 throwout bearing is known to leak and get on the clutch after some time.. the lt1 style is more like a normal slave its just the clutch is a pull. (just there way of trying something knew) so you would buy a centerforce or similar flywheel for it a clutch to match your power and the rest bolts right up


the ls1 and lt1 flavors I think are both ok

 

So with the ls1 I can just buy the centerforce clutch and it'll bolt right up? That's what I thought.

 

I looked around on their website and can't seem to find him. If you have a fat minute do you think you could try to get me a name or handle or something. Thanks!

 

damn. I searched threads and searched for an hour or so and no luck

 

I searched "spacer" in the drivetrain forum.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/manual...es-inside.html