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Hooker Holley ls Swap
I agree with everything Anubis said.. I went with the full Holley swap components and they are very nice - well engineered and quality materials/welding/etc. I got the mounts, 302-2 oil pan, trans mount and the 2.5 exhaust system. I really wish they had options for the mufflers as they are too...- vandall
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- Forum: G-Body LS Swap
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Here is the start up video.. I sound like Australian or something when I say 'yea'.. but I'm not. Oy!- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
This is the last update to bring it up to actual real time! I haven't had much time lately with house remods going on, so it hasn't changed much. Getting all the wiring sorted out was a fun challenge for my dad, he likes to read through schematics and pull wire. I got a pretty decent Champion...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Thanks for the comments! Happy camper, what's your project? Are you doing an LS swap? I feel a bit like I'm cheating because this write up isn't in real time, it's over the past year of working on the car as we could get to it. I didn't want to start a thread and then stall out and forget it...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Ha! No problem.. I was thinking like how did I mess this up now? Haha.. good point on the clearance when it's under load, I will try to check that out later. I know it appears very close in some pics, but it seems to have enough clearance to me. I am certain there has been a lot of discussion on...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Here is some motivation - it has kind of kicked me in the *ss to get this project buttoned up. I spotted this a few days ago in a downtown Seattle parking lot on the way in to work. Most people would probably not even look twice at some "old 80s car" but I immediately see the big and little...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Thanks for the comments! Mike, your car is a huge inspiration.. the work involved is phenomenal. I've followed you over at LS1tech for a while now. For the mounts, I'm just trusting the Holley engineering and it seems to be spot on, if not a *little* close to the firewall. Or are you commenting...- vandall
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My 83 Wagon
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Not sure that I talked much about it, but for the aftermarket HVAC system I wanted to make that right.. since it's not typically hot here I wanted to revert it to the stock heater-only system. I luckily found someone parting out a 79 Malibu with the complete intact heater system from the control...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Onward and downward! :) If the front bag installs were tricky, it's cake compared to the rear. These cars may have slightly different geometry because in the instructions it sounds super easy.. but in reality it took some ingenuity to make everything work. The spring perch on the rear end sits...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Yeah I most definitely have overthought it.. I wish I had experience in setting up custom FI systems but going in to it with little knowledge caused a lot of headaches. I'm not sure if I could have got the correct TBI unit for my tank, but that is a great idea. I know that a lot of people just...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Having the perfect spot for a hidden system, I didn't know if it would fit until I could physically place the components in there.. bam! It fit perfect, even having too much room leftover but maybe I'll figure something else to jam in there in the future. The other trick to getting it to look OK...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Well, you might be able to find something, here are some 3" adjustables: http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Adjustable-LS-Engine-Motor-Mount-Adapter-Bracket-Kit,100238.html- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Hi Zeth, I imagine they are like 1" or more set back because the head is damn close to the heater box.. I looked at their site and it doesn't mention a specific amount: https://www.holley.com/products/ls_power/ls_swap_systems/1978-88_gm_g-body_ls_swap_components/parts/12643HKR HTH- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Sorry it's been forever since I've updated this thread.. onward! We had built homemade cribs to raise the vehicle up on the tires - this is nice to have unless you have the luxury of a lift. We were sliding and rolling around a lot under the car. Especially for that damn gas tank! For all the...- vandall
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BUILD THREAD Project "Con Artist" 1980 Malibu
Damn! This thing is awesome.. has an extra heater for the passenger haha. Hope to see it all come together eventually- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
The whole unit went in without much drama.. with hindsight we probably should have removed the front clip to make life easier overall - especially with so much suspension work (coming soon!). The one thing that did cause a little hang up was the passenger side mount not aligning perfectly with...- vandall
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
Thanks for all the replies! Sometimes I think my posts are rambling and lack focus.. hope some of this entertains, as I really like reading through other peoples build threads. On to the dirty work.. Thankfully, my dad is more of a body man and even does electrical so we make a pretty good...- vandall
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GBotM Feb '16: Congrats Longroof79
Sorry I had missed this earlier. Congrats, Jack, your wagon is really nice. An inspiration!- vandall
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- Forum: G-Body of the Month
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83 Buick Regal Estate Wagon 5.3 LS, bagged
About a year ago I finally started gathering parts after researching LS books, magazines and especially LS1tech.com. I can't stress how helpful that forum is for this type of swap. There are a bunch of other sites like LT1swap.com for electrical but the LS1tech forums are helpful and have the...- vandall
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