Ls1 swap
#2
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.
#4
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" ?
#7
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
#10
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