I recently crashed my silhouette minivan and want to create a new rat rod out of the parts. The 3800 engine in the squished silhouette is in good shape and I'm on a budget, so i'd like to drop it into a frame-up build. There's also some sentimentality involved, I'd like to see that car reborn.
My question is this- the engine is a 3800 v6, series 1, L27, TPI, 3.8L. It was sitting east- west in the silhouette. What transmission/ bell housing combo do I need to scrounge up to turn it 90° and make it a laterally mounted RWD engine? Or can I keep the OEM tranny?
Also, will changing the orientation mess with other things? Ex, the oil pan pump? I know i'll have to fab up new mounts, and clearance will be no issue what so ever since it's going into a 1940's truck.
Thanks for the help,
Ben Brandt
My question is this- the engine is a 3800 v6, series 1, L27, TPI, 3.8L. It was sitting east- west in the silhouette. What transmission/ bell housing combo do I need to scrounge up to turn it 90° and make it a laterally mounted RWD engine? Or can I keep the OEM tranny?
Also, will changing the orientation mess with other things? Ex, the oil pan pump? I know i'll have to fab up new mounts, and clearance will be no issue what so ever since it's going into a 1940's truck.
Thanks for the help,
Ben Brandt