Hey sam thats a nice project you have there.

Thanks for refering me to bonnivilleclub it'* a thousand times better than that buick forum.

I may be doing a similar swap with my electra in the spring if it serves me well this winter lol. So I'll be reading everything I can about it.

I'm still not familiar with the different engine / chasis codes but I was wondering where the ecu mounts for this swap. I'm thinking that the cars that mount them in the engine bay would make the swap much simpler as the motor trans and wiring harness/ecu could be pulled from the donor in more or less one piece and dropped in the project car in a similar fashion.

I figure that besides the fuel pump and ignition the whole thing could run independent of the rest of the chassis harness.

yeah, this forum is the best, you'll like it here.

your best bet would be a wrecked donor if you wanted to do a swap. other wise, it is just way too costly (imop).

and welcome to BC!

yesterday was a header day.

close inspection only revealed one crack




the cross over was in good shape



this is a good reminder of how horrible my welding skills are. but it seals.



this was roadtech'* suggestion, thanks




and this spawned from that suggestion, time will tell how it hold up to the temp tho




eng in place



BREAK THES CHAINS LOL



i chose to route the wires under the nose drive, rather than above, like stock.



tidy'd up a lil



these 4 wires are the only addition to the stock harness. they are for the egr and the bcs



the harness that goes to the sensor on the ps pump had to be lengthened, and that was it for the harness modification.

Sweet, lets get a vid of this beast running! Friggin cool project and I love the attention to detail.

maybe thursday. all i have to do is attach the down pipe, and i can start it.

but unfortunately my only vid media is my cell phone, so the quality will be sheet. but i think its do-able on thurs. school and work till then :(

update

yesterday my boss let me leave a lil early, so i could work on the car a bit. he'* cool.

so i started by puting on new tie rods and ball joints (life time warranty).



and how do you attach an 80 lb (or w/e) hood with no help? with this super sofisticated thinga-majigger.


i was outside until 2 am last night and i was rushing to get as much done as i could, so sorry, no pics. but radiator, air box, power steering, trans cooler lines, and a couple other odds and ends are finished.

now, just sway bar links, fluids, and wheels!

Looking great.. nice to see it in place.

BTW for others or future... the hood doesn't have to come off. Our hoods will lift up nearly straight or past if the prop struts are removed.

thanks Don

thanks bill,

and i wish i had known that before hand

yeah, i didnt realize how far is swings, until i was putting it back on. but hey, live and learn right.

Looks like the army of one is doing good, how much has this project cost you so far?