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Old 04-30-2014, 10:33 PM   #89
ivorton74
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Re: Finally starting my 5.3 swap!!

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Originally Posted by AGearHead4Life View Post
You know what? I think your plates may be on backwards. I made this mistake the first time I used them and it put my engine way to far forward. Fan was almost touching the radiator. Got a pic of your plates on the block?
I did a test fit before I put the motor in...the plates only one way...the holes for the screws that mount em to the block are dished in. I turned them around to see how they sit on the block and the long end of the plate hit parts of the block and wouldn't sit flush. I tried each plate on both sides to make sure I put them on the correct sides. heres a pic of the plates...don't have a pic of em on the motor.
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