FordBoy Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Find an olds tornado w/ a v8. FWD and v8. Just got to find one. No 1 listens to me!! Quote
Z34Conv Posted October 20, 2006 Author Report Posted October 20, 2006 I know where I can get five toronados for $500 each but they are junk. and Too old of a car to use for a daily driver. Quote
stevegasm Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Oldsmobile-Aurora-4-0-v8-Engine-Transmission_W0QQitemZ330040924365QQihZ014QQcategoryZ33615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote
RobertISaar Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 never seen that on ebay before... looks like i was wrong on the SS though: doesn't have a 327, its a 325 with a completely different bore/stroke setup. think i read that on moretec.com. Quote
brianteel Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 if you want a V8 get the GXP motor trans harness and every thing and contact me i can install it for you Quote
Z34Conv Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 ...contact me i can install it for you Yeah, but I'll do it for free. Quote
GutlassSupreme Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 bringin this back. i too have thought about this possible swap. FWD of course... none of this sideways engine b/s. I wsas thinking a 307 out of a 84 Olds Toronado... something along those lines. All accessories like a/c and whatnot ould be removed because who needs that shit in a convertible. Ive read through this forum so dont bother repeating yourself with "it'll be to much custom fab....go by a rwd v8 car... yadayadayada. For people who are actually UNAFRAID to do crazy things...please answer... Radiator and what not would obviously need to be moved but thats not really an issue, tranny well would need to be banged out a bit..etc Now the hard part.... transmission itself. because the 3.4's are floor mounted shifters. what tranny would i likely need to use? since most 80's v8 were column shifters. Quote
wildbill Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 what tranny would i likely need to use? since most 80's v8 were column shifters. Doesn't matter, you can replace the linkage and make any column shifter to a floor shift. TH350 is what I recommend. Quote
GutlassSupreme Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Thanks for the response.id obviously like to keep the auto trans instead of a 5 speed to keep things a little more simpler. Quote
Hal H Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 Like previous posts said, your best bet is get the Northstar V8 (already provisions for FWD) or the 5.3 V8 from a wrecked car that appeared in the GP GXP and Monte SS V8 - that engine had accessory drives specifically designed for a transverse FWD install...plus it was engineered for the W-body (3rd Gen?). The old 1st SBC has bulkier drive acessories that were intended for RWD installations, and you'd really have to hack the car up to get it fitting in there. Quote
Cam'ron Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 bringin this back. i too have thought about this possible swap. FWD of course... none of this sideways engine b/s. I wsas thinking a 307 out of a 84 Olds Toronado... something along those lines. All accessories like a/c and whatnot ould be removed because who needs that shit in a convertible. Ive read through this forum so dont bother repeating yourself with "it'll be to much custom fab....go by a rwd v8 car... yadayadayada. For people who are actually UNAFRAID to do crazy things...please answer... Radiator and what not would obviously need to be moved but thats not really an issue, tranny well would need to be banged out a bit..etc Now the hard part.... transmission itself. because the 3.4's are floor mounted shifters. what tranny would i likely need to use? since most 80's v8 were column shifters. again to quote someone on here.... holy necro post batman bringing this one back from the dead Quote
Shifter23 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 Get a Allante'!!! Sadly parts are sometimes insane in price.... Quote
Venom Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 Or as I like to say: careful with this topic, its an antique. Quote
GutlassSupreme Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 like i said, its just a though, the car will be off the road for winter, so i thought it would be neat. id wrather do this than spend 1000's on aftermarket parts for a 3.4. i plan on keeping the car since its so unique in its own way. gonna look around for engine pricing. Quote
3.1cutlass Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 bringin this back. i too have thought about this possible swap. FWD of course... none of this sideways engine b/s. I wsas thinking a 307 out of a 84 Olds Toronado... something along those lines. All accessories like a/c and whatnot ould be removed because who needs that shit in a convertible. Ive read through this forum so dont bother repeating yourself with "it'll be to much custom fab....go by a rwd v8 car... yadayadayada. For people who are actually UNAFRAID to do crazy things...please answer... Radiator and what not would obviously need to be moved but thats not really an issue, tranny well would need to be banged out a bit..etc Now the hard part.... transmission itself. because the 3.4's are floor mounted shifters. what tranny would i likely need to use? since most 80's v8 were column shifters. again to quote someone on here.... holy necro post batman bringing this one back from the dead At least he actually uses the search function unlike some others. Quote
mra32 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Posted July 4, 2008 OOPS. I just got pwnd by a dead thread! All you guys on the first page are still around, I didn't even look at the date Quote
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