Doing all the filler work from the inside to keep the nice aluminum look

 

Hawks crossmember arrived today also got the O2 bung I needed from a guy at work. I might add he's got a 93 RX7 original Twin turbo car that he swapped An LS out of a newer GTO in. One of the stickiest cars I have ever rode in. Very talented guy Thanks Craig

 

Gonna look pissed off in there!!

 

Top shot getting close to dropping motor and trans in finally mounted the e brake cable works good. Painted and cleared where the red paint was on the firewall. Moving along :-)

 

Before the motor and trans goes in. Busy with 3 boys playing baseball and camping :-)

 

Hey I'm 16 and I have a 94 z28 camaro with a lt1 350 and a manual transmission and im looking at purchasing a 89 camaro Rs that had a automatic v8 engine I was wondering how hard would it be to put my lt1 engine and tranny into the 89 rs? I was hit by a drunk uninsured driver and I was quoted 5,500 to fix my 94 so I was hoping it would be cheaper to just buy this 89 for 800 and put my engine and tranny in but ie not very car technical I mean I can take of one but engine swaps and everything seem alien to me and I don't have dad or uncle or anyone to help so it will just be and my friend who's dad runs a scrap yard my main questions are: how much do your think it will cost? Is it possible? How hard will it be to cut a hole for the clutch and switch out the automatic shifter with a stick shifter? Will the stick shifter and clutch line up appropriately? And will my seats from the 94 fit in the 89? I will have the 94 to use as a donors car the only thing that got messed up in the wreck was the thing that holds the radiator fluid and antifreeze. And the front passenger side wheel took the full impact so engine tranny etc is still fine. I appreciate any help im sorry if its hard to understand but like I said im 16 I live on my own I work 2 jobs it was my only car and I have to have a working vehicle by the time school starts or I won't have a way there seeing as its 18 miles away

 

Find a solid body roller that was a manual.
No messing with pedals, making holes in the firewall and I think you can use the stock master cyl.
You'll have to cut the hole for the manual shifter a bit in the tunnel but not much.
Your seats swap straight in to the 3rd gen.
Having your 94 there as a donor is awesome. You can even switch the enitre dash and center console, use the tank that is in it, the rear end etc.
Lots of info here on the site.

 

Yeah make sure it's a manual trans car that you buy. Hard to say how much $$$$ to do it I'm not there yet. But expect to spend at least couple grand on the swap headers,harness, and other stuff needed aren't cheap. I plan to use the old 305 manifolds to try to save $$$. As you can see I got alot of time into this car so make sure you buy a clean one!

 

Alright thanks for the heads up ill probably buy this 79 camaro so it will be simpler

 

Been getting ready for the motor install. Made up some nice lifting brackets for the lt1 to bolt to the aluminum heads (notice how the chain slides thru the bracket for easy chain adjustment). Also port matching the exhaust manifolds. Selling some of the



donor parts to keep this project alive :-)

 

Easiest motor and trans I have ever put in from the top with most of the harness and even the drivers side exhaust manifold bolted up. Thanks Pocket Hoover and Pouty. Looks messy soon to look pretty!!!!!

 

Gettin close to being able to fire this thing up just gotta figure who I am gonna go with for a good base tune. Hopefully everything goes well and gets me motivated to finish the body work and paint. Here's a pic of the 3rd gen clutch pedal modified hopefully it works.

 

Where the PCM wiring goes through the fire wall.

 

Blower duct work with PCM wiring through firewall underneath

 

Radiator hose routing to third gen rad. Used mustang upper hose for passenger bottom hopefully this setup will work. I T'ed the steam line into the top of the T with the oil cooler line going into the bottom of the T.

 

Shifter in 2" back

 

Made the power steering bracket out of stainless. The Power distribution block, fuse holder mount to it and the grounds connect underneath. Real happy with the progress today got the radiator in and routed alot of stuff. More pics to come. Just need fluids and a tune Before I fire. Anyone suggest someone who could put a tune on this PCM?

 

Started the project hood I promised you guys in earlier posts. Making my own functional louvers that hinge in from the front of the hood.

 

Intake mock up.... that's the only piece the guy took from the donor cuz it was MINT. He gave me his duck taped cracked to **** one. I know it's cheap ebay but I couldn't pass up the SUPER MAN look!!! Could be a first start video soon...



stay TUNED #mybuildmyway

 

First fire and I'm ecstatic!!!!! No leaks haven't driving it yet couple bugs to work out fan never kicked on and not sure if the temp guage is accurate. I just wanted to say thank you to all who contributed in this build who knows I may have used an idea of yours. Clutch is fully disengaged half way down not sure how it's going to feel yet but it was working haha it pays to plug the hydro hose whenever doing a T56 swap. Thanks again guys. The video takes a couple minutes before and is a little dark but there will be better ones to come.

 

nice work , keep the vids coming

 

Nice work there. Sounds good also. One question though. Did that lower radiator hose work out? If so did you have to do anything to make it fit the right way? Do you also have a part number or year that i can look up to get one?

 

Yes it fit perfectly I believe I ordered a 89 mustang 5.0 upper hose

 

Thanks for the info. It does fit perfectly. Wish i would have known that before i would have gotten 3 other hoses.

 

Top shot https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320xq90/r/908/vrQapM.jpg

 

I know I promised louvers on this hood but have decided to leave this hood as is. Alot of time into this and just kinda came to the realization that opti's don't like water so I will have 2 hoods for it. This one when I feel flashy and just a plain Jane stocker it came with when I wanna go clean. For the one who commented that this hood was junk and to throw it away after I cut it thanks for motivating me to finish it :-) Still working slowly on this but it's gonna get painted hopefully this summer LINKDIRECT

 

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The project rolled into one video

 

No cat one pipe dumped before back axel. Lovin the sound of it!!!!

 

God d $%&.....

I admire your "stick-to-it-ness" in updating the post and working on the project as time permits...

i have literally bought and sold 4 f-bodies and did an lt1 swap in a 92 in that time.... (since 2012) now i drive a supercharged mini..... dont judge. Its 320hp and decked out suspension for all that racing i never do...

 

Thanks Mitch its you guys posting that keeps the project going. Also the money and time wrapped up in it theres no way I can give up now :-)