Droppin in a 383 Stroker!!!

[BrdWAtti2d]

You should be getting pretty good at pulling that motor in and out. That blows, I hate doing things twice. Good luck with the project.

[1slo_camaro]

lol yea guys it gonna get crazy but i got a few people and im pulling it from the top. so that should get a little crazy to. lol but whatever its what i want so ima get it done

[Joe 1320]

lol yea guys it gonna get crazy but i got a few people and im pulling it from the top. so that should get a little crazy to. lol but whatever its what i want so ima get it done

It's actually a little easier project if you lift the nose of the car off the front cradle assembly.

[1slo_camaro]

oo the guy doing the swap told me to pull it out the top tranny and motor all in one. and plus i kinda need to be able to still roll the car around out of the way of many other projecdts in the back yard. for those of you who remember i dont exactly have alot of room. lol

[strkt_&_blwn]

Yeah I agree with Joe and Fred. Seems like the builder has a bunch of parts laying around and is going to piece the engine together. I mean if he is going to just Bore the block and pout some junk Pistons and some old used stroker crack and use the stock cam,head, and intake set-up then yeah $1900 is about right.

The smell of fishies is everywhere. Yeah I dont know like fred said, We dont mean to burst your bubble and i know that great feeling u get when u hear a great deal like this, but step back and realize what your getting yourself into.

A decent 383 stroker:
New pistons
New Crank
New Rods
New Push-rods
New lifter
new cam
New springs and retainers
Cam and crank bearings
All the gaskets
Optional :
Ported Intake manifold
Port and polished Heads
Bigger valves

Im pretty confident that all these things alone will equal up to well over $1900 aside from the cost to assemble.

if done right the lower end alone will be more than 1900

No offense bro but i see a BIG " I told ya so " coming outta this.

[Joe 1320]

oo the guy doing the swap told me to pull it out the top tranny and motor all in one. and plus i kinda need to be able to still roll the car around out of the way of many other projecdts in the back yard. for those of you who remember i dont exactly have alot of room. lol

That kind of negates the whole idea of a front cradle/K member assembly. Pull a few bolts, disconnect a few basic items and it all drops out the bottom. Pulling motor and transmission from the top in these cars is like a delicate ballet. It also takes a "Happy Hooker" , an adjustable lift attachment that allows changes in the angle of the engine/trans in order to get the beast in and out.



I dunno....... to me, it all sounds waayyyy too good to be true.

We'll just have to sit back and see, I hope for your sake it's not the case.


Right about now is when the typical f-body owner wished they had a 92-96 Corvette instead. open the hood, the whole thing lifts right out with no fuss or clearance issues. What a breeze by comparison. Just don't try to unbolt the hood without a bunch of help, that sucker weighs a ton.

[Black97]

Well as they say, the lord works in mysterious ways.

[1slo_camaro]

ok guys here is the update on everything. my and three of my buddys had the motor and trans out the top in about three hours the biggest problem we had was the y-pipe was hitting the motor mount other then that it actually came out pretty easy.



now to the new motor i took my motor over as a core and he has a short-block assembled. the rotating assembly is brand new he has a spec card for that. he has two unused cams sitting in a box with a spec card as well one is a hotcam and one is a little bigger (sorry i dont remember the exacts) he is putting in. he said as long as they check out of he is going to use my rockers he has untouched lifters. on order is valves springs retainers and everything. and a brand new intake. that all i can remember so yea i understand what you guys are saying i hope it doesnt turn into an i told you so thing but there is no going back now lol.

[Joe 1320]

Personally, I would pay for new pushrods and rockers.

[1slo_camaro]

well i already told him that withing a few months ima drop in 1.6 and some real good pushrods. but right now im in a dilema. i barely have the money for the build so i just need to get what i can get done. i found the money to make sure the bottom end and stuff but more top-end and everything can wait a month or two

[ConElite]

I agree with everyone else, You should of pulled the K-member. Much easier I think. We did that with my brothers Camaro.

[Injuneer]

You can make a good case for doing it both ways. The shop pulled mine from the top, because I insisted that after the engine was out, the chassis was going into a nearby storage facility, and not going to sit in the shop's parking lot like most of the other cars they work on. It was a good plan, because it took almost 5 months just to get the Callies crank, and then another three months to complete all the work on the engine and drivetrain.

[strkt_&_blwn]

You can make a good case for doing it both ways. The shop pulled mine from the top, because I insisted that after the engine was out, the chassis was going into a nearby storage facility, and not going to sit in the shop's parking lot like most of the other cars they work on. It was a good plan, because it took almost 5 months just to get the Callies crank, and then another three months to complete all the work on the engine and drivetrain.

Like Fred said, I can see both ways.

I personally have done it both ways. and I definately prefer the out the top method.

Joe you do not need a "happy hooker" if you just drop the trans off first. only takes about 30-45 minutes to drop the trans.

[Joe 1320]

Like Fred said, I can see both ways.

I personally have done it both ways. and I definately prefer the out the top method.

Joe you do not need a "happy hooker" if you just drop the trans off first. only takes about 30-45 minutes to drop the trans.

He stated that the engine and trans were coming out the top, that's why the suggestion. Without the trans it comes out fairly easy.