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SAY CAR RAMROD!!
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- May 4, 2005
Since 5.3 and 4.8 go for stupid cheap around here, I've decided if I gotta put much money into the 305 el camino I bought for the wife I'd like to do the swap. I've read some people say they got 4k into the swap and others say they got less than the price of a rebuild sbc.
I'd like to just do a stock 5.3 with maybe a cam swap. Plan on using a monte ss trans. Just wanna make a reliable driver out of it and have a/c. I know the truck oil pan will work along with the accessories. SBC brackets can be modified to bolt onto the block. I did find out the a/c compressor doesn't fit. Can the frame be notched and boxed in or is this a no go no matter what? What about the exhaust manifolds and downpipes?
I've seen plenty of swap threads but nothing really on a budget and nothing from start to finish that is really detailed. Just a bunch of part numbers. I'd like to do as much as possible myself, doesn't make sense to have 5k+ into a car that is worth half that.
I'd like to just do a stock 5.3 with maybe a cam swap. Plan on using a monte ss trans. Just wanna make a reliable driver out of it and have a/c. I know the truck oil pan will work along with the accessories. SBC brackets can be modified to bolt onto the block. I did find out the a/c compressor doesn't fit. Can the frame be notched and boxed in or is this a no go no matter what? What about the exhaust manifolds and downpipes?
I've seen plenty of swap threads but nothing really on a budget and nothing from start to finish that is really detailed. Just a bunch of part numbers. I'd like to do as much as possible myself, doesn't make sense to have 5k+ into a car that is worth half that.