Guest Wurt Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I'm currently an automotive student, and i would like to get a z and do an old sbc with the carbs and stuff over the summer. then i plan on building an lt1 to replace it when im done school. will i be wasting money on anything by doing the original swap first? i see that most of it will swap onto the lt1, but i dont feel like wasting money on stuff that wont be used on the lt1 and t56. should i just get the car and play with suspension and brakes over the summer instead of that old carbeurated sbc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDGabe Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Most of the stuff is gonna be the same... but I'd recommend doing the other upgrades first. It keeps it driveable and thus keeps you motivated while you also don't double spend the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wurt Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 unfortuneatly, i will always spend too much money on any car i have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 If you do some shopping around you should be able to find an LT1 from a Caprice or Impala SS for not much more than an older SBC. I found a Caprice cop car for $1000.00. it has 102,000 on it but runs very good and compression in all cylinders was around 190. The tranny in the Caprice needs work but I'm not going to use it. Once I pull the engine I should be able to sell it for $500.00 just for the rearend. My suggestion is to look for an LT1, swap it now then pull it later to rebuild when you have more time and money. That way you will already have dealt with all the wiring issues of the EFI. You could upgrade to aluminum heads and a hotter cam during the rebuild. Ken W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wurt Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 well here's my plan for the lt1. im gonna buy a whole camaro/trans am/corvette complete with t56 with high mileage or wrecked. take what i need and sell the rest. when i have the money of course. thats the plan thus far. im trying to decide what to do next summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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