Guess that sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tom Rs]

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ok ok.. hadda go out before. few more



Modified wire harness.

[Tom Rs]

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all assembled



Starting to pull the 3.8l

[Tom Rs]

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More...



Sky high...

[Tom Rs]

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new Starting to go in, Old moving into the garage untill "Liljon" picked it up






And back in garage

[Tom Rs]

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Radiator i broke, Had it on the lawn. got pissed and threw a cro-bar across the lawn and wound up breaking a fin



A couple things that must be done to fit a ls1 in a 93-97, Torque arm mounts are different


A4 cross-member needs to me modified -



And a v8 steering rack and linkage must be used.

I showed my wiring mods in the above pictures. White wires are what i had to run.

[Tom Rs]

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everyone must still be chewing lol. I expected a few comments/questions

[bigbrian442]

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What brand of LS1 header are those?

[Tom Rs]

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^^ebay, very nice. Driver side you need to grind the k-member a little.

[ssms5411]

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Bad@ss , that is all.
Thanks for the pics.

[JohnC]

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The swap looks great! I've been planning a swap for awhile now and have a few questions about removal. Did you use some sort of dolly underneath the k-member/drivetrain assembly to slide the drivetrain out? Did you slide it out towards the drivers side wheel well, like how its shown sitting next to the car? Any other tips on removal/install proceedures?

Thanks,
John

[Firebird Phoenix]

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I'd like to know the same too. So for sure a ramps (check) and cherry picker to lift the front end...

Maybe I missed it but how long did this take you from removal of engine to being able to drive it (regardless of further tuning like you said)?

Also how much have you spent so far roughly and how hard would you rate this swap depending on ones mechanically ability? Definitely going to have to keep in touch with you lol.

[flamingchicken]

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are yall looking to do this to r&r a v-6 or put a v8 in its place? what kind of tools do you have access to? lift?

[Firebird Phoenix]

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are yall looking to do this to r&r a v-6 or put a v8 in its place? what kind of tools do you have access to? lift?

For me I want to put a Ls1/t56 coming from a 3.4/t5 and I don't have a lift but may have access but if I couldn't cherry pickers aren't that expensive right? Thats why I asked the above question on if he used a dolly too/etc.

[flamingchicken]

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i had a lift, so this is what i did.


then went in with a hoist and took the engine and tranny leaving the k-member so that it would line up when i put the engine back on. but if you dont have alift, then leave the front wheels on and get the engine high enough and roll it out with the hoist and wheels.

[Firebird Phoenix]

Re: Guess that sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had a lift, so this is what i did.


then went in with a hoist and took the engine and tranny leaving the k-member so that it would line up when i put the engine back on. but if you dont have alift, then leave the front wheels on and get the engine high enough and roll it out with the hoist and wheels.

Nice...I envy you lol.

How hard was it and did you get the drivetrain from a parts car or buy just the drivetrain and tracked down the rest of the parts?

Is there anything I can slowly buy and swap over now like the fuel system (tank/etc), suspension, etc till I am ready for the ls1/t56 or will I have to wait till then?

What would you say a fair price is for everything I need as I don't really know the market value of this stuff...

http://www.tacreationsusa.com/3_4_3_8_v6_to_ls1.htm