Guys,

I spent a few hours today trying to get an estimate of what its gonna take to get a swap done-

Any feedback will help me out tremendously- What am I missing? What costs are too high or too low?

How much should I be adding to this estimate for nuts, bolts, etc.... unexpected costs....

Thanks!

-Jason


Budget

Exhaust
Item Cost Company
Headers 500 S and P
Tubing/h-pipe/muffler, tips 500 local

Install
Motor Mount conversion 100 S and P
Oil Pan Clearance 200 S and P
T400 crossmember 100 Junkyard/modification
Driveshaft 400 Dennys Driveshaft

Cooling
radiator / overflow 400 ebay
spal dual 11" fans 300 internet
160 thermo 50 internet
hoses 50 local auto store

Fuel
Fuel Lines 150 S and P
Fuel Rail Mod 180 S and P
Fuel Pump 200 Holley?

Engine
LS1/ all accessories 2000 ebay/internet
EGR plug/ plaque 50 S and P
Throttle cable 150 Lokar
Cam/Springs 700 internet
Intake 200 fab - K &n cone, tubing
Ls6 intake 300 used - ebay/forums
FRCs 80 S and P / forums

Computer
Wiring Harness 300 Painless Performance
97-98 vette pcm 150 ebay/etc
Tuning 500 Local
VATS mod 30 Frys electronics

Transmission
Used t-56 1000 ebay/local
3 pedal rack 100 junkyard
Spec 3 1000 internet
new McLeod Master 260 internet
new slave 200 internet
shifter 200 internet
master mounting bracket 20 metal

Total 10370

 

I do not know how mechanically inclined you are or if you would want to do thiese things, but I see a few places where you could save some $.

The S&P adapters could easily be made out of some steel plate, a drill and a hacksaw or sawzall.
The driveshaft could me made or modified by driveline service in Concard, CA as I see you are in the Bay Area.
You cold use the original radiator if there is one in there, or get a Camaro Rad off the for sale section on the board, or eBAy.
Again, you could use LS1 fans that you could get from the board or eBay.
For the fuel line mod you could use an AN hard line adapter from jegs or a Swagelok fitting.
We are using a fuel pump out of a camaro that was bought off of ebay for ~$20 and plan on sticking it on the stock pump, or modifying it to fit inline.

I am just going off of what I have seen on the conversion forum here.
Good Luck.

 

YEAH YOUR PRICES ARE UP THERE BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE ONCE EVERYTHING IS SAID N DONE IF YOU ARE FROM THE BAY AREA YOU CAN GET YOUR FUEL SYSTEM FOR CHEAPER AT VIC HUBARD IN HAYWARD CA ...DRIVE SHAFT MOD IS LIKE 80 DOLLARS OR 200 FOR ALUMINUM ONE....BY SAN LEANDRO CA ...HARNESS YOU CAN MODIFY IT YOURSELF ITS EASY IF YOU HAVE COMMON SENCE AND PATIENCE ...AND YOU CAN GET AN LS1 MOTOR SETUP COMPLETE FOR 2500 INCLUDING ECM NO NEED TO BUY EVERYTHING SEPARATE ...IF YOU GONNA SPEND HUNDREDS ON STOCK RADIATOR AND FAN WHY NOT JUST GET AN ALUMINUM RADIATOR AND SOME ELECTRICAL FANS

OK THIS DOESNT SOUND LIKE 10K BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL CLIMB UP

 

well, you can get a complete wrecked LS1 car for $4-6k, and have most everything yuou will need, and asell of the rest to offset your costs.