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[SpeedRulz]

Hey everyone. I thought that I would say hi. I just bought a 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix. It's my first Grand Prix since the big '77 I used to own. Anyway, it has the V6 in it right now. How hard is it to swap it to a V8? I figured that there would be plenty of used parts available to help with a swap when I get ready. My '83 has only 80,000 miles on it, hardly any rust. It really used to belong to a grandma.

Anyway, I am a high school teacher working on my PhD in Education so I can become an administrator.

Thanks.

SpeedRulz
Near St. Louis, MO

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Welcome to the site!

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

haha, i wish i had a teacher that liked cars.... im a junior in h/s what do you teach? lol, do we need to use grammer and spelling on here?

 

[Brick442]

Nice . . . I love the 73-77 Grand Prix (Prixes?) as well as the G-Bodies.

My next car with hopefully be a 1974 Grand Prix SJ with a 455 built to 455 SD specs and hood scoops from the 73 GTO. I want it to look like the SD455 was ordered from the factory.

 

[78mali350]

welcome to the site, check around the site about the swap, lots of guys have done it so the info is on here somewhere

 

[SpeedRulz]

Thanks guys. I teach English and Spanish, but don't worry about grammar. When I type fast, I make mistakes too.

I am looking forward to talking with everyone on here. I was glad to find out about this site. I plan on driving my Grand Prix for now and hopefully soon do the swap to V8.

I also hope to one day have a 74-77 Grand Prix again with the 455. My brother had one too and we had a blast with them.

SpeedRulz

 

[dirtywhiteboy]

welcome to the board

 

[Blake442]

Welcome!

Check out the stickeyed threads about the swap here...

http://gbodyforum.com/viewforum.php?f=13

Those will cover a lot of what's necessary, and don't hesitate to ask any questions that aren't answered there.

 

[86_cutlass]

welcome the only teacher i have that likes cars is my automotive teacher

 

[2000.malibu.ls]

I'm not even sure the auto shop teacher I had liked cars lol

(not in THAT class any more)