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The OFFICIAL X-Body Swap Thread
Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 54
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From: Jesup, GA
77 Buick Skylark 350 4 bolt and runs low 8s high 7s with steel heads and lunati cam on pump gas (1/8th)
(Grandpa sold two nova's and build my skylark cause we wanted ot be different at the track)
soon to have ls based engine this coming winter hopefully
(Grandpa sold two nova's and build my skylark cause we wanted ot be different at the track)
soon to have ls based engine this coming winter hopefully
So back in 2009, my wife and I bought this 72 Nova with a 307 SBC and TH350. It was more sound than anything, but still fun.
We drove the car for a full summer, until suddenly it was on four blocks gutted waiting for a new heartbeat . At the same time I had the floor pans replaced, i 'smoothed' the firewall and collected parts as i went.
It has a full Hotchkis TVS suspension now, C6 brakes with Kore3 adapters and ebrake.
Well I currently have a LS2 with a 4L60e on its way. I have been reading every single thread here. Lots of great info...will start a build thread once the engine arrives.
We drove the car for a full summer, until suddenly it was on four blocks gutted waiting for a new heartbeat . At the same time I had the floor pans replaced, i 'smoothed' the firewall and collected parts as i went.
It has a full Hotchkis TVS suspension now, C6 brakes with Kore3 adapters and ebrake.
Well I currently have a LS2 with a 4L60e on its way. I have been reading every single thread here. Lots of great info...will start a build thread once the engine arrives.
Last edited by Sebtarta; Dec 18, 2013 at 08:28 AM.
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Here is mine if you want to add it. I'll admit I suck at documenting and keeping my thread up to date but maybe someone could learn something from it.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-l33-swap.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-l33-swap.html
The T56 takes some serious modification to make work. Here's mine (keep in mind my T56 is .500" further aft than most), and here's frojoe's (he redid the entire hump area for improved driveshaft clearance).
It's completely worth it.
Kirk, yours has been added.
It's completely worth it.
Kirk, yours has been added.
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 48
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From: Wa
Long time and no updates, I've got the red '77 nova with a lm7 already on the list but I'd like to add my '77 Buick skylark sedan. 5.3l with truck intake manifold and accessories carshop 1" setback plates, ctsv oil pan, modified 4th gen Fbody headers, 4l80e, th350 crossmember, custom driveshaft. No subframe or trans tunnel modification. I don't have a build thread up on here yet, I'll transfer it over from StevesNovasite eventually lol
got you guys taken care of - make sure I got everything right. LSxBody, feel free to post your build from steve's and I'll link it. and you picked up the 77 from cgslow77?
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 48
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From: Wa
Originally Posted by hookemdevils22
got you guys taken care of - make sure I got everything right. LSxBody, feel free to post your build from steve's and I'll link it. and you picked up the 77 from cgslow77?
