{"id":13467,"date":"2016-12-09T18:20:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T23:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13467"},"modified":"2016-12-10T01:03:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T06:03:00","slug":"chevy-hhr-with-a-ls1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13467","title":{"rendered":"Chevy HHR with a LS1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the Chevy HHR debuted in 2006 you could only get them FWD and with a inline-four. However Cliff Lasater has spent the past three years correcting GM’s mistake. Cliff is converting his 2008 HHR Panel to RWD and installing a lot of components from a 2001 Camaro Z28. This includes the 5.7 L LS1 V8, 4L60E four-speed automatic, drive shaft, steering rack, writing harness and computers. Cliff was originally going to use the Camaro’s rear end but the strength and low gear ratio caused a change of plans. Instead he went with a custom Currie rear end with 3.50 gears and 31 spline axles. The factory subframe was replaced with a custom unit made from 2″x3″x3\/16″ rectangle tubing. To help with the wiring Cliff turned to Craig Gibson which you might know for his LSx powered Kia Sorento<\/a> we have covered previously. Cliff has done a great job documenting the extensive work<\/a> that has gone into the project.<\/p>\n

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Source: ChevyHHR<\/a> (build thread) via Craig Gibson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Chevy HHR debuted in 2006 you could only get them FWD and with a inline-four. However Cliff Lasater has spent the past three years correcting GM’s mistake. Cliff is converting his 2008 HHR Panel to RWD and installing a lot of components from a 2001 Camaro Z28. This includes the 5.7 L LS1… Read More »Chevy HHR with a LS1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hhr"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110028,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110028","url_meta":{"origin":13467,"position":0},"title":"RWD Suzuki Swift with a LS1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jack Mill spent 10 months building his Suzuki Swift with his brother and father. 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