dont know if anyone has posted this yet.
http://www.chromjuwelen.com/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,198/?g2_itemId=21152&g2_page=1
http://www.chromjuwelen.com/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,198/?g2_itemId=21152&g2_page=1
1972 Pontiac LeMans 7M-GTE
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Why??????
Wouldn't that car even be heavier than ours? I kinda skipped around the photos, and never saw the motor in the car. Is it in, and are there any results to post?
Wouldn't that car even be heavier than ours? I kinda skipped around the photos, and never saw the motor in the car. Is it in, and are there any results to post?
well heres what my friend (has a LS1 in a datsun 260z) commented on this in another forum.
The best part about this is that Chevrolet designed that engine back in the thirties. It was then called the 250, used in chevrolet and GMC trucks all throughout the 30s 40s and 50s. Chevrolet then sold the engine design to Toyota in the late 50s. When Toyota introduced the original FJ Land Cruiser in the 60s Toyota decided to use that old GM engine that they bought. They used that engine in its same 1930s configuration all the way up until the mid 90s in the last iteration of the true solid axle land cruiser. In the early 80s though toyota took that engine and developed a DOHC head for the engine and thus the cressida and supra engine were born. Then revamped for the later second and third generation supras. The 1jz and 2jz are loosely based on this engine and still share a lot of components although the designs are quite different.
So in the end, what does all of this mean? It means you can go buy a powerglyde or th400 and it will bolt up to your 1996 toyota supra TT. Laughing
The best part about this is that Chevrolet designed that engine back in the thirties. It was then called the 250, used in chevrolet and GMC trucks all throughout the 30s 40s and 50s. Chevrolet then sold the engine design to Toyota in the late 50s. When Toyota introduced the original FJ Land Cruiser in the 60s Toyota decided to use that old GM engine that they bought. They used that engine in its same 1930s configuration all the way up until the mid 90s in the last iteration of the true solid axle land cruiser. In the early 80s though toyota took that engine and developed a DOHC head for the engine and thus the cressida and supra engine were born. Then revamped for the later second and third generation supras. The 1jz and 2jz are loosely based on this engine and still share a lot of components although the designs are quite different.
So in the end, what does all of this mean? It means you can go buy a powerglyde or th400 and it will bolt up to your 1996 toyota supra TT. Laughing
Well ... I understand, that not everyone likes the idea of this engine-swap. Espacially, when a "german" willfully kills an american "muscle" iron to drop a japanese-engine in it ... ::dunce::
But it just was a straight-six LeMans, so the decission wasn't that hard in the end ...
Right now, the engine-swap is finished and the car is registered and running. Here is a small film, you may have a look. Maybe you like it:
www.chromjuwelen.com
Best regards
Ralf
P.S.: Oups, i forgot to introduce myself. I am founder of the german car-portal Chromjuwelen.com. And it is my car.
But it just was a straight-six LeMans, so the decission wasn't that hard in the end ...
Right now, the engine-swap is finished and the car is registered and running. Here is a small film, you may have a look. Maybe you like it:
www.chromjuwelen.com
Best regards
Ralf
P.S.: Oups, i forgot to introduce myself. I am founder of the german car-portal Chromjuwelen.com. And it is my car.
