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That's right boys and girls, I'm back at it again and once again swapping my motor out. I got a killer deal on a wrecked 2002 Trans Am LS1/T56 car with only 39k miles sooo The owner put the car on its roof and was lucky to walk away from the wreck with minor injuries. He was the original owner too. Just like my previous threads there will be lots to see and everything will be documented So sit back and enjoy as I do it all again!
We start out with my donor car which I picked up for a cool $2500. I've been working on parting it out to make back some cash and its almost paid for itself!
Sitting in the wreckers yard the day I got it:
All stock! Just got her home, you can see the carnage somewhat.
Taking it off the stock K member and sitting it on the new BMR K with poly motor mounts.
Brian Tooley Racing trunion upgrade while it's in my lap
And where we stand today with my car:
At this point I'm in the process of removing the LT1/4l60e out of my car and prepping it for the swap. Once the LT1 is dropped I can modify my tunnel for the shifter hole as well as put the master cylinder in the firewall. I will also be installing Texas Speed 1-7/8" longtube headers before it goes in! And I'm trying to beat a hard deadline of next friday so stay tuned because its gonna get intense!
looks like a good deal for sure ,.bit more hp then you lt1 too,so your going to make an auto a manual shift ,was there something wrong with the lt1 ,what year is the camaro ,
Look at Socom's Signature. Read "My old build thread" then read "My V8 swap". They are all the same car.
Socom, I was looking at the BTR trunion upgrade. You doing that to support future upgrades or do you get anything from just that upgrade? I am always looking for upgrades that done hurt MPG
$2500 is a great deal on a Ls1/T56 with those miles. Everything else is just freebies.
Looking to sell the rear? Does the monsoon have the input jack?
looks like a good deal for sure ,.bit more hp then you lt1 too,so your going to make an auto a manual shift ,was there something wrong with the lt1 ,what year is the camaro ,
The LT1 was running great, I just got a great deal on the parts car so I figured why not. My lt1 was setup to run in the LTX Shootout street stock class, running a best of mid 12 at 110 mph bolt on only. My car is a 93 v6 shell converted to a 97 z28
Originally Posted by Gorn
Look at Socom's Signature. Read "My old build thread" then read "My V8 swap". They are all the same car.
Socom, I was looking at the BTR trunion upgrade. You doing that to support future upgrades or do you get anything from just that upgrade? I am always looking for upgrades that done hurt MPG
$2500 is a great deal on a Ls1/T56 with those miles. Everything else is just freebies.
Looking to sell the rear? Does the monsoon have the input jack?
Stock rockers like to spit out the uncaged needle bearings so I did the trunion upgrade for peace of mind, but I do plan on camming the car next year after the swap bugs are worked out. The rear is for sale Its a 4 channel 3.42 rear. The monsoon doesn't have an input jack on it I believe but I could probably solder one on there
yes gorn i see now ,i dont like the no input jack ,they have those mp3 coversions that plug right into the power outlet then allow one to use as mp3 an most should have the 3.5 jack ,there like $10.00,they work through the radio station
Sorry to say most of the stuff I have is for the Lt1 you just pulled. I have my 96 3800 and my 93 lt1. I have 2 of everything on the Lt1 although one motor had a spun bearing. $250 is great price. Just can't do it right now.
Cam sure is a lot easier with the motor out. Not how I would do it but an interesting video.
09-29-2015, 09:04 PM
Socom's LT1 -> LS1 Swap Thread!
The owner put the car on its roof and was lucky to walk away from the wreck with minor injuries. He was the original owner too. Just like my previous threads there will be lots to see and everything will be documented 
So sit back and enjoy as I do it all again!
so stay tuned because its gonna get intense!
