I have a 1983 Berlinetta with a 2.8 in it ....now we all know, that the engine has no *****....BUT i have just bought a 350 from a guy and now im really serious about putting it in after i get it cleaned up and painted (the engine) I really need to know the steps involed in doing this and materials i will need,. my school has all the tools i will need to im good in that department, but I dont know much about making the swap. I am also changing my singe exhaust to dual, i guess this would be a good time to do that too So if anyone has made the swap ( preferably in the berlinetta) can you pleeeeeeaaaasssseeeee help me out here. I know all the third gens are the same chassis, but are the mounts the same or will i have to get new ones? drill more holes? change wiring harnesses? please help me out, im Almost ready to make the swap

thanks:lala:

sorry one more thing, will i need a new tranny? i just got the regular one for a auto 2.8L v6

thanks again

 

It sounds like you need to do a little research, actually a lot of research, before you attempt this swap...start searching is my advice

 

i have looked around the forum and i havent really found a list of what im gonna need to do it :S so thats really all i need, im sure my shop teacher will help me out, but im gona wanna get parts first

 

youll need a new trans, the v6 trans has a diff bell housing. the holes are their for the v8 mounts, look right infront of the v6 mounts.

 

If you live a state with strick emmison laws that might be somthing to think about. Anouther thing i was thinking... was all the wiring, rear end gears and Proper routing And mounting for the smog pump An are you going to stay with a computer? What about ignition? Im jus throwing ideas out there. Be cool an good luck.

 

You just need one part: a complete donor car that came from the factory with a V8.

Rear end gears are one thing you don't have to change. Everything between the radiator & driveshaft has to change, however. Having a V8 already is nothing - the details will kill you.

You couldn't have searched very hard. It comes up every few weeks. Unless this car has some sentimental value, sell it and buy a factory V8 car - put your 350 in it. If it's your first car, dearly departed granny's car that you inherited, or something of that nature, then go out and find a V8 donor car and have them side-by-side; take a bunch of pictures of both before you start taking anything off.

Oh, a couple of other things:
Keep the donor car close in year model to yours, also best to keep it a Camaro.
And, a frontal lobotomy isn't a bad idea to help you cope with the project once you get started on it.

(In case you're wondering, I found thirdgen.org about 6 months after I completed mine.)

 

Yo man, you seem to have alot of the answrs i need for my project berlinetta. Do you got msn? cause im usually on there and not here, if you do add me, your a good guy to know when doing this
msn - bionicle911@hotmail.com

 

I think it also depends on what kinda v8 you want to put in, like the old style,carbed , no computer, no emissions would be a hell of alot easier than a fuel injected settup would be to put in..

 

the 350 i bought was a 78 carbed, so yeah.....

 

What kinda trans do you have on your 83? (I forget stuff...) I'm looking to swap a 350 into my 83 too, but I have a manual with a non-hydaulic clutch and I've been told that I can't put headers on the new engine unless I switch to a hydraulic clutch set-up. I know this doesn't help your 6 cylinder to 8 cylinder dillema, but maybe it'll avoid some tool throwing and vulgarity in the future.

Z-Monkey