or u can put a 200 shot on it just because ur choice of engine will laugh at it and take that all day... u kno in the mean time... lol

 

If you were to go back and do this swap again with all of the knowledge that you have now, how hard would you say that it would be for you on a scale of 1-10?

 

I had thought about a wet kit for the time being, but I could simply use the money towards pipe work for a turbo


Well thats hard to say. It really depends on who's doing the swap and how proficient they are with wiring schematics. If you have never done any kind of engine swap before and arent too familiar with wrenching in general, I would say an 8. If you have basic automotive knowledge, and have some basic know-how of wiring, 4. On the other hand, if you have been messing with cars of all sorts, several swaps, na-t builds, harness splicing from one make to another, easily a 2-3.

I would say a 1, but the swap did have its points where it got kind of hectic and even had me scratching my head, but keep in mind too Im keeping a/c so that was a big factor. Not to mention there is plenty of room in front of the engine, but its got less than a fingers worth of room between the firewall, and wasnt the easiest engine to get to sit on the mounts..took a fair amount of common sense to make it fit.

But all in all, I think anyone could do the swap with minimal assistance. Its no harder to wire in than an Aristo swap thanks to the basic layout of the LS harness. And if you by chance get a set of DGR mounts, well the mechanics portion is simple, but it will take 2 people and some minor cutting and hammering.


But heading out right now to find some stuff to modify the cross member. Have the plan laid out in my head, and measured, but need some material and my welder from my work van. Possible pics tonight or tomorrow.

 

Well guys, ran into a minor setback..and a stupid one at that on my part. I did not take into account the location of the stock oil filter compared to the crossmember. So the crossmember is going to wait to be welded into place until my oil filter relocation kit arrives from Jegs.

 

Can u tell me why u have decided to ignore me?

 

Hey guy lookin to be upthere around your parts thursday some time ill give you a ring...

 

sounds good

 

This is simply Im still alive and making small progress on my build update. Got a couple things done on it today, but main goal was to get my garage clean. Tomorrow being a holiday, Im going to try and get some more completed, but just to put some smiles and keep the interest:



Ignore the 97 bumper, it needs alot of work...and I mean alot. And ignore the mess in my driveway, stupid (ford 7.3) truck decided to bust out with an oil leak today



and again, ignore some of the mess, started taking some unnecessary items off for the new fuel rails coming in, got the new throttle cable in, and going to start on the clutch master cylinder tomorrow. Finally got the GTO intake mounted, going to start fabbing up an airbox soon with ducting, and some covers for the ABS pump, brake booster/clutch master, and need to make a battery box for the passenger side...still strange seeing the battery on that side.

 

that looks so clean... Nice work... Can't wait for some videos..

 

Awesome job guy

 

Thanks. Still working on vids. Battery is dead (and now possibly the starter), and waiting on some fittings to get the oil filter more accessible. But soon, very soon.


Thanks, cant wait to get it done. Its been too long since I have been in it, I couldnt get out of it after I washed it.

 

TD, it's going to be a beast...can't wait to see it completed.

 

Thank you Steve. And yes you arent alone in waiting for it to be done. Its been a handful with the combination of the swap, and converting to manual trans at the same time.

 

Looking good!!!

 

i looked thru this whole thread several times... looking to put something like this into my sc400. got any good reading material saved... u kno cuz i have a lot of questions and dnt wanna thread jack.

one question i will ask is, where do u get the mounts from? i googled but it only showed me a lot of ppl that use them but not a for sale site.. thanks