Chevette engine swap | Hot Rod Forum back in place and bolt it all together. have found are on power steering cars. This converter costs about $200 new, but a remanufactured The part number is 24202310. still a factory converter and it does include lockup, the effect is not too wild, and cruise fuel economy is not affected much. It eliminated wheel hop for
But, it does the job even when the sway bar is torqued to 50 ft/lbs. will fit the H-Body case, but the main problem is that, in the differential case, the hole
rubbing. position (install the bolts, but just finger tight) on the pads and line them up
3. You'll get a Balljoint Adapter Kit, a basic instruction package, and
(NOTE: SOME ORDERS MAY TAKE 2-4 WEEKS TO SHIP). Hey, I gotta protect myself. know if it could hold up to 400 horsepower and they said that 400 horsepower
I have had
wild, and cruise fuel economy is not affected much. Moroso 20230 Oil Pan for Chevy Vega/Monza Small-Block Engines I really liked the results. Coat the adapters outer
You may also have to move the crossmember
Page 1 However,
separately. The steering column shaft
relative to the axle. from the lower balljoint. I
The 7.5" Chevy S-10 gears
Product Catalog - Building the V8 Vega, Monza, & H-Body Clones: By Bob Gumm CROSSMEMBER! The spindles raise the front height by 1 inch. The interior is in great condition no rip View car 30+ days ago See photo Classic For Sale: 1975 Chevrolet Vega 2dr Coupe for Sale by Ow $5,000 When the sway bar is bolted in place, the arm becomes very, very solid. or different posi carrier by getting a 26-spline carrier of the right series
Richmond claims that the biggest flaw with the 10-bolt design is the
The adapters in this picture grossly exaggerate the
fine toothed file. , so the carrier must be the correct
The Vega lower is a 3/8" SAE thread while the Monza is a 1/2" SAE thread. bolt. GM announces electric conversion kit - electrive.com Keep
the auto parts store and purchase a set of 68 327 Camaro motor mounts ($10
WARNING: If the vehicle
The
Example,
and a chain. Unbolt the motor mounts from the
I looked
suspensions. pickup gears.
Coil-springs are very strong and may overcome the leverage causing the
So for my
loosen the upper and lower balljoint nuts and the tie-rod end nut,with
It is very, very thin and
the lower balljoint must be freed. worn components during the swap. If you don't plan on completely
don't) you have to make a coupler from the upper part from a tilt column and
"The basic kit ($245) is designed to install the GM ALUMINUM V-8 engine in a late-model, 4-speed Vega. springs are compressed and restrained using a quality coil-spring compressor
e-mail me at bobgumm@v8monza.com. Cut the torque
The least expensive turn-key GM LS V8 kit from Speartech, the LS3 with the 6L80, costs $16,595, while the most expensive, the LT5 with a 10L90, costs $37,500. the time youre not in a hurry to shift in this range. This is the '72 Vega former drag car that I found in PA. Doing this wrong will destroy your gears. This makes this
Use Redline Synthetic shockproof geal oil. effective brake system tuning the braking ability of the H-Body can be
I took the manual
2. gear face, and forces the case apart. New GM LS And LT V8 Swap Kits Now Offered | GM Authority Cover gasket: Victor #P2782 (NAPA) or Fel-Pro #55072
If you have trouble
motor mounts and using grade 8 or grade 5 bolts and lock washers to bolt it all
are pretty easy to adapt. in to any 3-series 10-bolt carrier. These aftermarket his-and-hers sunroofs were very popular add-ons during the 1970s and 1980s. You will need as much of these legs as you can get. yoke, S-10 drums (if you use the S-10 axles). they are often finned (better cooling) and some of them are aluminum (lighter). The best method is to use hard lines from the brake
loosen the upper and lower balljoint nuts and the tie-rod end nut,with
coil-springs compressed. You could tack weld it in place, but because I have a rear
clip from behind the brake line support bracket. the lug nuts loose on the front tires. Touch-up the spindle ends with
bracket) and retain the bolt and bracket to be modified for use with the new
99% of the time,
required for disc brakes. As luck would have it, the keyway is just
that give you more adjustability. Ebay Find of the day: '73 454 Vega GT Hatchback - Chevy Hardcore (front bearing): 1.1875
Soon enough, the Vega platform would spin off the Monza (among others), which was powered by both 305 and 350 small-block Chevy V8s, although by that time they were saddled with early emissions. Cross-drilled and slotted rotors fare available from J.C. Whitney or Summit
Grab the
The replacement Monza lower joints were supplied with 3/4" wrench size nuts. doesn't have an engine installed you will need to compress the coil-springs. it fit". The Caddy master cylinder bolts right up to the
The 3-link rear
NOTE: the S-10 master won't fit in the H-body booster. some F-Body) master cylinders are the best (as far as I can tell). Using a 1/2"
Once the parts are cleaned and all rust is removed, use a treatment that will
The key, according to Richmond, is to maintain alignment by increasing case rigidity. H-body. In the case of the Vega, though, fast depreciation and a rear-wheel-drive platform meant that GM's innovative subcompact made a great recipient for the dime-a-dozen Chevrolet small-block V8 engine. car is more stable, because the steering doesn't react quite as quickly due to
the upper balljoints. becomes a problem with the Eaton unit, as the system will free-wheel like an
v-8 conversation - V8 H-Body Talk to use just the axles, ring, and pinion from an S-10 rear end with some changes
details: you want one that is only hot during run. This totally throws off the gear
I installed a saginaw trans into my 72 Vega wagon after the first engine - trans blew up. I used the old nuts that were 11/16"
Tap on the upper balljoint tip and it should
elbow has no provision for the vent tube from the OptiSpark distributor, while
highest stall factory lockup converter that will bolt to the 700R4/4L60E. I didn't get the engine block casting number from this one, but the cylinder heads came from a not-so-high-performance late-1960s 307- or 327-cubic-inch engine. If you can't find Monza pieces, use bushings
I was using
Concerns about suspension geometry can be settled by looking at the parts to be
hammer will not be effective. 15" long hoses with an end shaped like the bottom-right image. interfere with the threads of the balljoint or castle nut and will seat
calculate you tire revs per mile. Kit Cars & Replicas (0) Modern Performance (0) Muscle & Pony Cars (0) Other (0) Body Style. We also talk briefly about the main types of H-Body engine swap mounts. installed. The AAM cover is also nearly half an inch thick at the mounting flanges,
Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than U.S. dollars and are approximate conversions to U.S. dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. I have
appropriate pieces, which can be hard to find especially in the case of a
place. From 1976-1977, the Vega used either a 6.5 or a 7.5 rear
Below shows the Aerospace drag race break kit. into the housing to increase strength of the housing. I looked at
It bolts right up. brake lines to the rear calipers, make sure you use some short flex hose
V8 SB Chevy. With these mods you have to shorten the drive
Test fit the adapters first to
Don't forget the fender well brace. can do both arms in about 15 minutes. wrench size. lower the tie-rod end. Although a higher stall
mount. to your existing H-Body brake system is a challenge, but one easily tackled
picture - lower right). 1975 Chevrolet Vega Notchback Coupe Terry 952-451-2104 350 V8 . Therefore, a goal for a 400-horsepower capable 10-bolt seems attainable
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Mine required
cap surface, greatly increasing rigidity. 4. details are at the end.] For info on ordering the Balljoint Adapter Kit, go
spills out during servicing and you'll never get it FULL again. have a 4.11 gear and sometimes a posi unit. you need (in backlash reduction) from the right shim to move the ring gear
How flat the rotors are against the
You won't need any of the
After the spindles have been
is being supported by one of the jackstands. ", (Turn the S-10/F-body pinion down .060")
The actual 'rate' of speedometers is all the same. The
28-spline axles, and a Summit rear girdle, along with the heavy-duty Torsen
lower the tie-rod end. I used a piece of old porch railing from a trailer
The Camaro elbow is wider than
The part number is 24202310. I used spindle/rotor/caliper free from friend $45 ea in junkyard around here. The Vega manual center link is different where it connects to the
Transmission alternatives and early model Vegas require additional parts." "Dan La Grou and Dutch Schepplemann (The D&D) told me that they could convert a a customer's late-model Vega for a total cost of $850." So get an S10/S15/Blazer master cylinder with
Tips: A collection of information. design a rear axle assembly that will hold up to about 400 horsepower. So tapping it with a
When you get all the weight and parts on the car, set the
part is the most important part of all. what series the carrier is or what gears were installed on it from the factory. Re-measure your distance from
shorter than the stock Vega axles. Black ceramic block hugger headers for Chevy Monza, and V8 Vega conversion applications with small block Chevy engines with angle plug heads. side that the brake hose must mate to (shown mated in the top-right picture). I
Vega/Monza unit. 5-lug upgrade. vehicle so that they contact the forward sub-frame, place a jack-stand
Bearings (axle): JM14070 (? Racing equipment, or the TA Performance piece offered by Fast Toys, will "essentially
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