Your front seat is from an 86. The rear seat is 87/88 pattern. That's the difference. SMS still had some new dark blue 87 pattern material, not sure about the Claret. In case you wanted to go new.
At first i thought it was a 4L65E but now that its in my garage and i got a lot better look at it, seems to be a 4l80E so all the better. Just hoping i dont have fitment issues with it. 4L60E trans variants have the plug for the harness on the passengers side, 4L80E's have them on the driver side, so yep got the big boy.I am surprised GM put the 4L65E behind the 6.5L Turbo. In a RWD car with a stock tune not towing, it might actually survive.
Thanks very much, that what i hope to do is leave people wondering what is going on with this thing. 69hurstolds even made an ID tag for me that will go on the fan shroud that has 6.5 diesel listed as the original engine. The valve covers im actually trying to find someone to paint them for me, they are bare at the moment, the block i brushed on and it came out good however with the flat surfaces of the valve covers doing it that way will look like crap. I dont have a compressor or paint equipment so been scratching my head there, the "period correct" spray can paint that i used on the pan doesnt match the block unfortunately. It probably is completely correct but i really liked the color of the POR15 engine paint that i used on the block.I love the unique look of this engine, it will keep them guessing. What are your plans for the valve covers? They look bare metal right now.
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