Ls1 swap
 

Has anyone done a ls1 swap into our 3rd gens if so how hard is it to do and will it bolt to the 700r4

My buddy just dropped an LS1 into an 83 but he used a TR6061 or something six speed. All he needed for that was motor mounts and a new tranny crossmember. Both were off the shelf items, the shifter lined up perfectly from his old setup.

The motor I'm looking at came out of a 99 camaro it's a complete motor has all of the accessorys and the Ecu and engine wiring harness for 1600$ it has 70k on the motor

only used avg of 5k miles per year. I'd love to hear the story around that

If it is in fact true, and you do not need to tear it down and re-gasket/rebuild and again, if it is bonafide true then why are you "looking at it" instead of "buying it" ?

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He said 70k on the motor, maybe it was rebuilt or swapped

I have to sell a few things first before I can buy it and the motor was swapped into the car it came from a corvette that was totaled out then the guys camaro got hit and totaled so he's parting it out but I'm also very leery about he seems to pushy like trying to force the deal

To me that one too many swaps. I can't believe any seller when they state unverifyable stats such as mileage on a motor...I say keep looking

I walked away he was to pushy the motor looked like he had cleaned it all up he wouldn't tell me when the last oil change

by your previous post you weren't really capable of walking away because you do not have the funds to strike right now.

Just so you know, sometimes sellers will force people just to gauge whether or not they are a serious buyer or tire kicker. I've done it myself and even denied test drives to "buyers"

It's done all of the time in business and it's called "qualifying a lead"

Many times people do not even realize that you are qualifying/disqualifying them when you speak with them. We only have so much time and when trying to sell something, you don't want to waste time with tire kickers or dreamers.

I would suggest selling what you need to sell and have funds. Then you are the best kind of buyer there is (and the kind you hope to find as well). You would be a ready-willing-able buyer looking for a ready-willing-able seller. When you are at that point, go back to this guy and see if he still has this questionable engine. If he cannot produce documentation to back his claims then make it clear that without docs you must value the engine as scrap and your offer will be for an engine needing rebuild and an ECU disposition unknown and used accessories. You offer him $500-$650 and tell him to spare you the faux outrage.

would you buy a vehicle which had no title?

would your folks buy a house sight unseen?

if he can't produce docs to support his claims then as they say; if it ain't in writing then it ain't