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Looking good, Glenn! First thing to make sure of on the initial start is that the ECU is staying on when cranking. Most circuits will shut down while cranking which causes the ECU to shut down unless you picked a hot source that is not effected during cranking. Easiest thing to check for is to make sure the ECU light does not go out when you try to crank her over. Joe

RON, Did you ever get an answer to this question? I'd also like to know. Joe

How ironic that your name has "spoon" in it. The first thing you will learn at HybridZ is no one will spoon feed you information. If you are not prepared to search for your answers, you will have a very short stay here. Everything has been discussed here, especially when it comes to a SBC or LSx swap into a S30. Not trying to be a d*ck but before you get bashed, I figured I'd let you know.

Mike, What is the overall tire diameter on the fronts? I'm using 225 up front and seem to have plenty of room to go wider but I'm afraid of hitting the fender/airdam in the front when turning. I'm assuming this question fits the OP's request since there was no mention of front or back in the header. Joe

I think you need my S2000 seats

Nelsonian, It looks like they used the correct housing but ground down the impeller to look like a gas impeller. The diesel impeller blades overhang the back part of the wheel slightly whereas the impeller shown in your fist picture does not.

Alainburon, I'm not sure if you mentioned it or not, but who is your chrome plater? Time for me to have my bumpers redone. Joe

Keith, How is the caliper hitting the floor pan on bumps?! Wouldn't the diameter of the wheel/tire need to be smaller than that of the rotor for that to happen?

I hear ya about the dash cover. I started with a dash that looked like this and replaced it with this one in the second picture.

78 from Texas for an LS swap huh? I have a sweet spot for that car already as that is how mine started! What does the dash look like? Mine didn't have any cracks, it had CAVERNS! lol Good luck with the swap. Hope to see your documented progress on the board Joe

Same here.

Not resistant at all. It's just easier to use a "kit" instead of making mounting brackets and piping for a centrifugal. Joe

I think you will find the 1900 blower will need to work pretty hard to fill the LS3 with anything more than 5 lbs of boost and will heat soak. We used a 2300 on a bone stock LS2 and run 6 lbs and can heat her up pretty good. If you are just going to drag race the car, you shouldn't have a problem. One more thing, since you are opening the motor anyway, I'd change the cam to something more boost friendly than a stock grind. That will really allow you to make some power! Traction shouldn't be as big an issue as you would think with a properly set up suspension and sticky tires. We're using 255 Toyo 888's and although you can spin them if you want, most of the power can be used for go! Also, fits under the hood just fine once you remove the hood latch. Joe

My question is if they were bolt in, WTH did the PO weld them in?? Now that I have that out of the way, I'd grab a set of weld in plates, use them as a template and see if the mess you have can be cut out and replaced. And I agree with John, clean up the weld on the rollcage attachment point. Joe

Looks like it was going to be part of some kind of swap. Corvettes don't have LTH either. I got my car with the LS1 and T56 already in it for 4k about 4 years ago. It had lots of upgrades. People do strange things. Worth a call.

AC clutch and up shift malfunction errors will return unless the circuits are deleted completely from the ECM. I'm not even sure If you can remove both fan circuits from the ECM so 0480 and 0481 will certainly come back. Joe

What did you remove to get the steam tube in place? Intake manifold? PCV hoses? Are you sure you purged all of the air out of the cooling system? Your description of what is going on really doesn't give us much to go on.

David, As discussed, I can do it. It all comes down to how much of the swap do you want to pay someone else to do and how meticulous you want the finished product to be. You really need to stop by to discuss what you want done. Also, will you be sourcing the parts such as engine, trans, radiator, mounts, driveshaft, shifter, clutch master and slave, headers and exhaust to name a few? In the end, if you are paying someone, it isn't cheap! Joe

I understand your frustration but wouldn't you be crushing the wrong part of the car? I mean looking back on all the failures it is apparent that the motor and wiring are what has been giving you trouble all of these years. A GM crate LS motor controlled by a GM ECU would have taken those issues out of the equation and let you concentrate on fine tuning the driving experience of the car. In your last post you made it clear that the German engineers at the factory Porsche plant are much better engine builders than the shop that has been building your 383 that you are still having blow by problems with. I'm sure the engineers at GM can match that reliability. I apologize for being so blunt but the people who have built reliable cars on this forum have been saying the same thing over and over, cut your losses on the 383 and install an LS based motor and ECU.

Hi David, This car isn't mine but one I helped a buddy to build at my place. It's the fifth LS motor'd car to come out of my garage. Shoot me a PM of exactly what you want to do and we'll discuss prices to get it done. Joe

Well after a few years I've decided to pull the S2000 seats and install power 350Z seats. Got the drivers side in and all hooked up. I like it! If anyone is interested in the S2000 seats I'll let them go for $300 plus shipping.

This car has had to see the most failed new parts on record. I'm sorry to say but I think I'd throw in the towel as well and buy something that I'd only have to change tires and seatbelts to track. Good luck Mike. Joe

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Jerry, If anyone knows the R200 is pretty strong it's you. Are you looking at other diffs because of the supporting hardware (halfshafts and stub axles) or because of the strength of the diff itself? I wasn't aware that you were actually breaking diffs! Joe

My only problem with this is there is waaaay to much time for you to change your mind again! Drop it off tomorrow