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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 04:36 PM
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Automatic Motor Swap Help!

The 2.8 V6 out of my 88' died recently so I'm looking for a new one. Chances are, it's gonna be a motor from a automatic car, while mine is a factory manual. To mate the motor what will I need to change? I'm fairly new to mechanics so try to bear with me please
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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 05:08 PM
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Re: Automatic Motor Swap Help!

Put your flywheel on the other motor in place of the flex plate.

That's it.
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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 05:35 PM
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Re: Automatic Motor Swap Help!

Gonna be needing a pilot bushing too.....
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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 05:47 PM
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Yup, should have mentioned, there is that.
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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 06:08 PM
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Re: Automatic Motor Swap Help!

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Yup, should have mentioned, there is that.
Is that really it? I was honestly expecting it to be far far worse!
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Old Jun 20, 2024 | 06:28 PM
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Re: Automatic Motor Swap Help!

Nope. Pretty simple actually. After all, it's a Chevy.
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