look,
I'm not trying to start a flame war here as that's not what this thread was intended to be..

All I know is the wiring harness modifications take 3 hours. At your shop rate that's $180. My friend charges ~$300-$400 depending on the options. He spliced my '93 LT1 harness into my '72 Vega harness in 2 hours flat.

I've pulled 3 TPI motors, each time taking ~6 hours by myself. With a friend I could probably manage 4.5-5 if we both had power tools.

I'm only speaking from personal experience here, not trying to **** anyone off.. I also understand that where you live, it would be harder to find shops than where I live (Southern California).

BTW, I like the color of your car. Is that the factory color?

As well, if I pissed you off, I'm sorry. That wasn't my intention.
later,
colin

 

Not making me upset.....

It's a custom color, basically the factory teal color, just a little darker......

 

alright, cool.. last thing i want to do is make enemies..

what shot of spray are you running? 100?

that color reminds me sorta of the 4thgen Z teal..
later,
colin

 

125hp, although i haven't used it yet........

 

Why not???? It works right??? Let er rip!!!!

Yee Haaaw.

 

u havent used it? when roy put the door up to the shop for u to leave id be hitting it in the shop. how does it feel. what time do u expect? does it feel like u anticipated? *** that must be sweet. and i say keep the spoiler. i dont like it but it must be fun having ppl get so pissed at you for wanting to be different

 

dude, does this mean i can use your shop!?



seriously though, by the time you get the prep work done (ie have the parts ready at hand, know what you're connecting where wire wise, ect..) the physical parts swap isnt to hard...

and id love to use your (or anyone elses) shop...



edit:
i wasnt suppost to share the suprise.

 

$8000 for all the parts? can you run us up a price list

 

dam, 8 grand? I coulda hooked you up. Shoulda let me know. Did you at least get a kiss on the way out?

 

how can you possibly be speaking from personal experience, when you admitted earlier that you have never done an ls1 thirdgen swap. sounds like the only thing you are sure of is the time spent on the harness, which is probably one of the easiest things to do. besides, if you could have done it so much better for so much cheaper so much faster, why didnt you offer to do it for him.

edit: sorry flyinlow, this guy distracted me from my origninal point, car looks FANTATASTIC, i cant wait to hear what it runs. I also like your wing, i mean i wouldnt get one, but it is what makes YOUR car, if you took it off it would no longer be flyinlow's car, you know?

 

Why does everyone give this guy such a hard time? Now personally I wish you had kept the TBI and seen what you could have done with it. That'd be unique to have a fast 305 TBI. Hmmmm wish I had the money. :lala:

 

I've done LS1 swaps in older vehicles, including one in a '56 Chevy truck. Have 'you' done any? I'm also almost done my LT1 swap into my '72 Chevrolet Vega. Have 'you' done one? Yes, this is getting off-top but I've also done these kinds of swaps so I know the effort that goes in.

Regardless, his car is cool, and it's fast. I give him props for that. I'm not trying to make enemies, but I work part-time at a shop that 'does' these swaps so I 'can' speak from my experience. Just because I haven't done a thirdgen doesn't mean I would have trouble. The shop just finished a 4thgen LS1 conversion into a '97 M6 Z28.

Late,
Colin

 

Is the motor stock? Please tell me you at least slid a cam in there while it was out. If you need any parts or tech assistance, you can call me at the shop. I can send you some LS1 edit files if you need help tuning the thing.

 

what kind of STB is that FLYNLOW92rs?

nice setup. those 19s from the other thread are pretty slick.

 

ya.. those new wheels are much better

 

sweet! but need lots more pics and a price list would be helpful to those saving up for the swap

 

No cam in the engine yet.......

When the enigne gets some more miles on it, I will dig into it with a new pair of heads, cam and the whole 9 yards...

I appreciate the offer for help, I'll keep you in mind in case i have any questions....

Rembrandt: Kenny Brown STB

I'll get working on that price list.....Give me till the weekend to get it posted....

 

You have N2O?! You have any LS1 AND laughing gas!?

YOU ARE MY HERO!!! :hail: