engine pull

[SpartanSith]

around how much trouble/time would it be to yank an engine/tranny out of an older cop car, thats supposto have the corvette engine and a 700R4, cant remember the year or model. any information would be apreciated, am thinking of doing a swap so i can rebuild my L81, yet still drive it back and forth to school.

thnx again,
SpartanSith

 

[vette-dude]

This is another one of those "How long will I live?" questions. There are a lot of variables involved with this procedure. Do you have the equipment needed? Are you experienced? Where is the car - garage, field, junkyard? Do you have air tools and compressor? Is the car stripped or is the front end intact and undamaged? Are you going to use a torch to cut away the mounts, etc.?

A normal pull with the engine and trans in one piece, with the proper tools and a good location like a garage or cement pad, is usually about a 6 hour job with someone that has experience. With a torch cut out type removal it is about two to three hours. Of course a lot depends also on what things you are trying to save from the donor car to re-use like fuel lines, AC parts, brackets, pulleys,wiring looms and sensors, etc. If you have never done this and do not have the right equipment then plan on about 2 days of work and a lot of swear words and busted knuckles. Have a first aid kit available and at least two cases of cold beer!! Also have a lot of Go-JO and rags. Good luck.

Randy

 

[SLOVETTE]

This is another one of those "How long will I live?" questions. There are a lot of variables involved with this procedure. Do you have the equipment needed? Are you experienced? Where is the car - garage, field, junkyard? Do you have air tools and compressor? Is the car stripped or is the front end intact and undamaged? Are you going to use a torch to cut away the mounts, etc.?

A normal pull with the engine and trans in one piece, with the proper tools and a good location like a garage or cement pad, is usually about a 6 hour job with someone that has experience. With a torch cut out type removal it is about two to three hours. Of course a lot depends also on what things you are trying to save from the donor car to re-use like fuel lines, AC parts, brackets, pulleys,wiring looms and sensors, etc. If you have never done this and do not have the right equipment then plan on about 2 days of work and a lot of swear words and busted knuckles. Have a first aid kit available and at least two cases of cold beer!! Also have a lot of Go-JO and rags. Good luck.

Randy

Darn good answer! Especially about the first aid kit and Gojo.
The newer the car, the more that is packed under the hood!

 

[SpartanSith]

well im pretty sure its a caprise w/ the c4 engine, and the situation is just like the 6hr one u explained, thanks alot. the car has been wrecked and totaled from the insurence, though havnt seen the doner yet, my dad has though, and he suggested it. when rebuilding my engine, would it be possible to take the fuel injection system off the c4 engine or would any parts be transferable at all?

thnx for the help, much appreciated

SpartanSith

 

[vette-dude]

well im pretty sure its a caprise w/ the c4 engine, and the situation is just like the 6hr one u explained, thanks alot. the car has been wrecked and totaled from the insurence, though havnt seen the doner yet, my dad has though, and he suggested it. when rebuilding my engine, would it be possible to take the fuel injection system off the c4 engine or would any parts be transferable at all?

thnx for the help, much appreciated

SpartanSith

There are a lot of things that would have to be changed to put the Caprice donor engine in your C3. The Caprice cop motor is the same as those in the 92 and up C4's and relies on a computer, opti spark ignition, sensors and a high pressure tank mounted fuel pump for the injectors. The engine waterpump is reverse rotation type. Can it be installed? Anything can be installed in any car if you have enough money and time. A degree in automotive engineering helps too!! My suggestion is to try and find a good used or rebuilt SB 350 that has a distributor and is carburated for a direct swap. (I have a rebuilt one in the garage that should be around a 375 HP rated motor and it needs a new home.) Or better yet, get a crate motor from GM and then you won't have to rebuild the motor you already have. Just pull it, swap all the peripheral components, and you are good to go. ( Plus you'd have a good warranty on the motor.) If it is HP your after you can get just about all your car can handle if you have the $$. The swap of the Caprice motor and all the $$ you will spend adapting it to your C3 would go along ways toward the crate motor buy. The trans however. would be a good choice to put behind the crate motor and it would be a relatively inexpensive swap and would give you a nice improved L81 when complete.I think someone here at the CAC has a website that details the C4 engine swap into a C3. Same with the 700R swap. Try using the search feature and see what you come up with or maybe they will chime in and direct you to it. Good luck with whatever way you choose to go.

Randy