i bought another e30

[johnprusinski]

P_Roloff said:

What happened to the m20?

The management died on the car and i didn't have the time, energy and money to buy a new management system. I had an opportunity to get some cash for it so i took it.  Fast forward a few years later i had enough cash to start an LS swap.

[johnprusinski]

update, so i bought an LS1 with a T56 on the internet. It is out of an 04 GTO. I then got rid of all the stuff i don't need and i decided to replace the clutch right away. 

[Jdesign]

I love how this thread jumps from 2015 to 2019 in one page.

[johnprusinski]

Next thing i did was mock up the motor and trans. I spent a lot of time hammering out the trans tunnel. I think it would've been easier to just cut it out and build a new one. 

[johnprusinski]

Got my radiator and oil cooler mounted. I also got the oil lines finished and installed. 

[johnprusinski]

The car is starting to look like a car now. Front went back on and after three years I'm surprised i had all the bolts to get it back together. 

[johnprusinski]

I had a buddy come over to start on the custom headers for the swap. I went with 1.75" headers. Drivers side pictured below. 

[johnprusinski]

Wiring harness showed up and is installed. The headers are about 95 percent. The cup on my buddies torch broke and he wasn't able to finish the headers. I also brought out my inner ricer and painted my valve covers. All that's left is hoses, intake and a coolant reservoir and a bunch of misc stuff to button up. Parts have been ordered. Its going to be a long push on friday to get all the loose ends finished. The car starts up on saturday maybe even driving. 

[YoungCR]

Get’r done!

[johnprusinski]

Hoping to get it done by next week. We will see how it goes!!