The beginnings of a double motor swap (56k watch out)
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From: Yulee , FL ___ SEBF Survivor
The beginnings of a double motor swap (56k watch out)
This was one days work on my car, one very long day. We consumed a few too many beers, not to mention had a few too many spectators asking too many questions. We got the motor all the way out, and now are in the break down stage. I have a few pictures, starting with the motor disconnected, then the motor out, then some drunk pictures in a car with no motor. It was not as hard as I thought. It would seem that the person that owned the car before me started to try to take the motor out. The a/c system was already purged, the engine bay had been cleaned. The power steering was emptied, and the lug nuts were not torqued down. I now have the motor out, and am going to start by replacing some gaskets, intake and exhaust manifolds and valve covers. I have already replaced the thermostat with a 180 along with the gasket. My buddy is going to clean the carbon out of the intake, and TB. I am also sending the tranny to get rebuilt so I have a short window while it is gone to replace all of these parts. I also have a new fuel pressure regulator, and am thinking of some aftermarket performance parts, but need to do more research. Feel free to post any recommendations. Also if someone has a center core support (the one the hood latches to) for a 96-98 bonneville, mine was damaged moving the car.
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From: Yulee , FL ___ SEBF Survivor
SE SC one of 364 manufactured in 1996, which makes it a rare find. It will soon be a NA SE SC, I have a feeling that is going to be more rare.
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Originally Posted by BillBost37
How can a car be NA and SC, two different intakes. It sounds like you are putting the NA into the SE SC car. lol
IMO, it'* pretty dumb to put a L36 into a SE that had an L67. Rarity factor is thrown out the window!
Plus, having the L67 in a non-SSEi or SSE is the true sleeper!
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Originally Posted by chasesmith
I am putting the L36 into the SC car, but I am putting the L67 in my other 1996 SE.