Originally Posted by jcurrieirocz

-rear ends (with 4th gen wheels)

Originally Posted by Stephen

I started looking through this thread, to see if this has been covered already. But 11 pages & in 4 years, Mods haven't cleaned it up into a FAQ....

With a 4th gen rear, the stock 3rd gen rear offset 16" wheels are virtually a PERFECT fit & do not stick out pass the lip.

Originally Posted by TapouT

I have stock 1992 rs/z28 wheels on right now and they do stick out further than the old rear, but they do not go past the fender lip. I can take a picture to show you if that would help you, other than that I guess this is beyond my expertise...what little there is....sorry I couldn't be more help...

Originally Posted by The_Beast

Yea its not too bad of a process. As far as I can tell, the seats are relatively the same as far as comfort is concerned. Even if the 4th gen seats were slightly more comfortable, that difference alone wouldnt be worth the time and effort (despite how little it may be) needed to do the swap, especially to go from 3rd gen cloth to 4th gen cloth. In my opinion, and probably everyone elses, the reason the swap is worth the effort is for newer, better condition, more comfortable material, A.K.A. 4th gen leather seats or to add power seats.

Originally Posted by jcurrieirocz

-4th gen dashes (with some modification and wire splicing) do a search

-rear ends (with 4th gen wheels)

-4th gen wheels (only if you use adaptors(do a search for vendors), but no need on the rear if your running a 4th gen rear end)

-seatbelts

-door panels (with some modification and cutting of panels) do a search

-rear coil springs (ive been told)

-drive shaft (most 4th gens had aluminum) Im not sure if the v6 ones will work??

-LS1 and LT1 (alot of extra work and parts but can be done) see engine swap forum.

-T5 to T56 trannys (extra stuff needed) do a search

Originally Posted by 3.1EyeCandy

Just to start -

4th gen seats are a direct bolt in. If you get power seats from the newer car, then just wire them up like you would any other power accessory...you may even have the stock power seat wiring under your carpet.

Consoles...do NOT get the 93-96 camaro console and expect it to fit right. It leaves a large gap between the radio pod and console and doesn't fit the look of the dash at all. The 93-96 Trans Am console has 1 cup holder and the 97 - 2002 console has 4. A word of warning - these consoles are NOT direct bolt ins as many will tell you. Expect to take a rotozip to it if you want to clearance things. You may also need to move your shifter over to align it with the console opening. I have never seen a completely flush fitting 4thgen console in a 3rdgen - and I've seen quite a few from these boards that look perfect in pictures but are not. Expect to do some work if you want it even remotely close.

Here are some comparison pictures of 3rd and 4th gen consoles.

Originally Posted by jconrad

Is the automatic console still the same deal with needing modification, and/or moving the shifter? I was thinking of swapping to either a 91-92 console, or the 4th gen.

Originally Posted by DirtDawg57

Hi, I have read through this thread because I'm interested in swaping 4th gen seats for my 3rd gen seats. It seems from this thread that there is no prob with the front seats but I'm still not sure about the back seats. Someone said there would be a gap on the sides and someone else said that you had to pound the U straight or something. Can someone that has done this swap maybe post a picture of how it looks after, and what types of mods they had to do. Will the seat still be about to latch and lay down?

Also, is the alternator of a 94 V6 3.4L able to be swaped with the alternator of an 86 V6 2.8L?
Thanks!

Originally Posted by DirtDawg57

Hi, I have read through this thread because I'm interested in swaping 4th gen seats for my 3rd gen seats. It seems from this thread that there is no prob with the front seats but I'm still not sure about the back seats. Someone said there would be a gap on the sides and someone else said that you had to pound the U straight or something. Can someone that has done this swap maybe post a picture of how it looks after, and what types of mods they had to do. Will the seat still be about to latch and lay down?

Originally Posted by Stephen

The 94 alternator would be a serpentine belt, 86 would be a v-belt, so no.

Originally Posted by cyberleader

I just switched my stock 3rd gen driveshaft out today for a nice low km 4th gen piece. What an easy job. Couldn't have been simpler, even for a newbie like myself. And only about a tsp of transmission fluid leaked out (I had the rear end jacked up higher than the front). Here's a pic comparing the two. Despite the lens distortion the two driveshafts the exact same length.

Originally Posted by olin305

How much did that cost you? I've been seriously thinking about swapping my current drive shaft for an aluminum one. What kind of differences have you noticed with it?

Originally Posted by confucius101

what would need to do to get a 98-02 CENTER CONSOLE with the 4 cup holders to work in my automatic????

i see a lot of you have stick so i just figured i'd ask

Originally Posted by Zepher

4th gen steering wheels also bolt up with no problems.
Don't know about the airbags though, since my cars don't have them.

Originally Posted by omnipotentgoku

Somone post the part number or a link to the part needed for the dash conversion from analog to digital signal. I know that dakota digital makes it, just don't know the part number.

Originally Posted by jj74sd455

just read the new hpp and they use the ABBOTT CABLE-X
www.abbott-tach.com

Originally Posted by BoomBoxx

.......know how easy/difficult it would be to convert the 2 point backseat belts to 3 point belts? Lots of 4ths gen belt sets have 3 point back belts. Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by BoomBoxx

Still not 100% sure that 4th Gen belts will install seamlessly into my 84 TA T-Top.

Originally Posted by cusz28

I'm not trying to ressurect a dead thread, but i'm interested in the corvette interior swap that someone had questioned about. is there another thread for this? search turned up nothing.

Originally Posted by aljohnsonii

ive spent about 2 hrs reading this and i know you can use 4 gen rear ends but can you just use the disk backing plate and brakes on 3rd rear end

Originally Posted by dg465

Can I swap a hard top for a T-top??? In other words can i cut a T-top off one car and put it on one that is a std hard top?? Not sure how to start a new stream else I would have.
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DG

Originally Posted by Stephen

Yeah, it can & has been done. Lot of work though.

I forget who here on TGO has done it, but IIRC.....Hardtop to T-top to Convertible to "wrecked" before being finished to scrapped. And it all has pics here on TGO.

Originally Posted by bobbyk3lly

does anyone have any pics of a FULLY transfered 4th gen int into a thirdgen? i want to do this swap myself,

dash, door panels, console, seats, belts, sils, t top pillars, everything that can be swapped i want to swap it, ive got an 84 camaro z28 with a 355, how can i do this?

i would want all guages to work speedo, tach etc, im running a th350, is there anyway to do this?

Originally Posted by FIRECHICKEN

What about a 4th gen T/A spoiler. I know companies sponsored here make ones that fit but I don't have $300 laying around. So will it fit with some mods?? I know new holes will have to be drilled. I'm talking size wise????