Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
#152
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Car: 91 Trans Am
Engine: LSA
Transmission: T56 AWD
Axle/Gears: 8.8 4.10
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
Thats why I think there should be a licensing process for obtaining wire cutters
#154
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From: Clinton Township, Michigan
Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.73
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
i thought i saw one somewhere. maybe thirdgen ranch. id look it up but i dont have time at the moment
#155
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From: Humid Houston on the Texas coast
Car: '86 Z28
Engine: SDPC TPI 350
Transmission: WC T5
Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
Way back in post# 1 on page#1 of this thread:
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IROC hood - $265 free shipping (ebay adabuypal)
bumper cover - $285 (info given soon)
Dr/Pas Fender - $80 ($40 ea) (ebay carpartswholesale)
Black Projector Headlights $6 (3$ per set) (cosmodynamic ebay)
crystal clear marker and bumper lights ($50) (neondials ebay)
front end bolt kit $50 (camarocentral)
FRONT END
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IROC hood - $265 free shipping (ebay adabuypal)
bumper cover - $285 (info given soon)
Dr/Pas Fender - $80 ($40 ea) (ebay carpartswholesale)
Black Projector Headlights $6 (3$ per set) (cosmodynamic ebay)
crystal clear marker and bumper lights ($50) (neondials ebay)
front end bolt kit $50 (camarocentral)
#159
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From: PA
Car: 86 Trans AM
Engine: LS1 (not stock...)
Transmission: Built T56
Axle/Gears: Strange 12-bolt w/ 3.73
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
Huh... If camaro and firebird trays were the same..which I thought they were...Ide def buy a left hand side for when/if I rebuild my air intake. So I wont have a big 4" hole going down through the middle of mine haha. $30 is cheap enough to buy, and stash it for a rainy day.
Glad you're still at it Blake! Was wondering where the updates were for a while there!
J.
Glad you're still at it Blake! Was wondering where the updates were for a while there!
J.
#162
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Car: 86 Trans AM
Engine: LS1 (not stock...)
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Axle/Gears: Strange 12-bolt w/ 3.73
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#166
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From: PA
Car: 86 Trans AM
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Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
Now now..lets not flood Blake's thread with a river of jokes! Dont worry...everyone has showered me with plenty or ribbing and Im not getting watery eyes over it. Im saturated with positive thoughts on my upcoming project!
#168
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
And nice grab on the interior parts, Blake...not easy to come by these days. You must have waded into a pretty good pool of salvage thirdgens!
must...stop...
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Car: 1985 Firebird
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Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
Nice dash! Now keep it in the house, and out of the sunlight until the last possible moment. Even then, you will want to limit the exposure to sunlight. I got a perfect dash pad a few years ago for our 92. I installed it when I was still driving the car, and it pretty much exploded with cracks within a month of the install.
So keep it out of the sun!!
So keep it out of the sun!!
#182
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Car: 91 Camaro RS
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Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
I really want to see how this harness install goes. I am looking at buying one as well. These things go from 100 bucks for a buddy helpin you all the way to 1500 from holley and other big timers. It is truly just nuts expensive if you want it to be.
#184
Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
I don't know if anyone else has ever done prep for sound deadener.... Grinding all the GM sealer off was no joke. It took 4 hrs to get it all off around the drain holes and convertible walls... This stuff was caked on there almost 1/2in thick!
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Re: Blakes LSx swap - pic/vid heavy
$700 usd & free shipping from OE Wheels in Florida...
They could have been cheaper (17" front 18" rear) but I wanted a larger rim for the 14" rotors and large caliper that I plan to use.
All parts, prices and vendors will always be updated in the 1st post of this thread
They could have been cheaper (17" front 18" rear) but I wanted a larger rim for the 14" rotors and large caliper that I plan to use.
All parts, prices and vendors will always be updated in the 1st post of this thread