Well it has begun. Doing what is best for the car IMO. Going with a 2001 WS6 LS1/6 speed combo

going in my 1988 Iroc convertible. Also swapping in an interior from a 2000 Trans AM just to clean it up a bit.

Heres the pics of the progress and let this thread be my introduction as well considering I have 1 post on here LOL

 

 

Look like one hot vert in progress.

 

Nice looking car, welcome aboard!

 

It looks like it is coming alone well, I remember the days of doing the same thing

 

Looks like its coming along!!

Damn nice car!

 

beautiful car, looks like it's about to be a whole lot better

 

Wow... That is one sweet looking vert!!!! Looks like another car to add to my "jealous of how much better the swap is going to turn out" list...hehe.

Good luck with it and for goodness sakes...keep those pictures coming! Im anxious to see how that interior looks when you get it together. I still think if I had a 4th gen TA for my donor car instead of the camaro I would have done the full dash/door panel upgrade while I was at it...

J.

 

Thanks for the welcome
I'll keep you guys up to date and post as many pics as I can

Im sure youve seen them all though

 

Thats a very cherry ride to start with! Super clean and rust free she will be a beauty when shes all done eh? :P

Welcome aboard

 

Yeah its rust free and the undercarriage was undercoated from the factory so its still really clean. I pealed some off and it was like brand new metal underneath

cant wait to drop the tank and see how it clean it is

 

Wow, thanks for sharing. Great pictures!

 

Awesome vert man...Im subscribin I love these kinds of threads, they keep me motivated to do my swap ..BTW welcome to the boards

 

progress has slowed a little because of the xmas season but heres a couple more shots

 

Sweet! I love convertible thirdgens... And I love Ls1's. I would love to pick up a nice convertible thirdgen in the future. They looks like soooo much fun in the summer. Progress looks great so far!

 

IMO you need a camaro steering wheel

Looks great so far!!

 

Is that a 4th gen steering column? What kinds of mods did it take to put in if so?

 

yes, no mods needed!
bolts right in

as a safety in this vehicles however the steering shaft slides about 8 to 10 inches into itself in case of a front impact. Right now I have it slid almost the whole way down. It'll work for now but I will be shortening the steering shaft to keep this safety feature.

 

Wow! That means that my plan for steering wheel controls might actually work then! Are you going to hook up the air bag sensors somehow so that works as well?

Can't wait to see this done.

 

Other then the safety feature and steering wheel controls, what is the advantage of the 4th gen column??

Personally, the safety feature doesnt mean much, but i do have a 4th gen console here. Being that its a pontiac one, its not much good to me in my camaro, but if theres a significant advantage, ive got a 4th gen camaro wheel in ym car now that i can transfer

 

Thirdgens had this "safety feature" also. But it was built into the intermediate shaft out in the engine bay.

The problem I had with the 4th gen column was there was slight difference in electrical connections, but that didnt deter me. Connecting the column to the steering box stopped me. There were wasy to make it work, but I didnt want to go through with it. There are threads on using the 4th gen column and the intermediate shaft as well....

Inside, the columns are pretty much identical though. I still have a 4th gen column sitting around...just in case. But I doubt Ill ever use it.

Car is looking good! Keep the pics comin!

J.

 

what's the update on this swap? did you ever end up finishing it?

 

what a swap,
did ever any firebirds come as convertibles?

 

Awesome looking Vert! Any new pics of the swap

 

Awesome looking swap. Looking at your pictures is making me very anxious! My hold-up right now is getting the block built the way I want it the first go-around.

 

heres a couple more pictures. Car is nearing completion. Just a couple more things under the hood and interior and it will be almost complete.

I also ran the car down the 1/4 mile and got a best of 12.42 @ 111 MPH

 

I did true dual exhaust that exited just before the rear wheels, makes for really nice burnouts

 

 

SCHWEEEEEEEEEEET!!

I dig it man. That TPI air intake is killing you though. I bet theres a tenth or two just by ditching that restriction. Looks cool though and 12.4 is booking along damn fine.

 

Yeah Ive got an idea what Im gonna do for the intake that should wake the car up a little more.

Also, I haven't had the chance to change the programming from (4) O2 sensors to (2) and I only have 1 hooked up because the other 1 decided to melt the wiring on the exhaust

Plus some headers and tune are in the near future which would definitely help with some power increase

 

YEah your in for a big jump in power with those mods. LS1's Looooooove longtubes so bank on 30 ponies or so there plus another 10-20 with the tune and? with the intake.

11.x will be a breeze

 

Longtubes, heads, cam and tune and I think I will have reached the end lol

 

Ohhhhh yeah...! I'd think that a well-flowing intake tract, a good tune for the (properly-functioning) O2s & headers would put you solidly in the 11s...

 

I think 11's should be easily reached so Im gonna shoot for 10's

 

Yeah add decent heads to that formula and 10's are very reachable. I'm liking the TFS heads these days. Pricey but not the priciest and a lot of fast fast LS guys seem to run them.

 

If you want a nice driving 10 second Heads/Cam car, expect to shell out some big $$$$

Either way, that is a sexy car!

 

Shell out some big $$$$ like the big $$$$ Ive already shelled out

Im ready

 

looks good.. how did your y pipe come out?

 

true dual 2 1/2" exhaust

no Y pipe

 

I see British Columbia on the plates in the back ground.

You in BC? If so, whats the race scene like out there? Onterrible's is garbage.

 

It's not bad out here. It's pretty much fox body and sn95 dominated, based on sheer numbers.