White93z34 Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Posted August 8, 2007 car is at the alignment shop right now, with all the stuff i replaced on the front end it tossed my alignment WAY out the window, should have it back after work tomorrow, so far it is driving excellent. the swap was a total PITA overall, but far worth it IMO. Quote
J Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 WOW Chris, no wonder why you haven't called lately, you've been busy! Congrats, it's been a long time coming. Quote
mra32 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 would you care to disclose the cost of this swap, or would you rather not think about it? Quote
White93z34 Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Posted August 8, 2007 lets see here.... finding the parts was the first challenge what i can remember.... about $600 between 2 284s and mostly complete swap setups, with a brand new clutch thrown in. $285 for a new slave cyl $20 for a bracket $15 for front engine mount bracket $25 in syncromesh $30 for new axle seals $25 for a shifter, boot, etc, and 2 perfect shift cables so whatever that is plus what i have forgotten, so yeah too much. Quote
stockgp Posted August 12, 2007 Report Posted August 12, 2007 so, where are you guys when i am working on the tgp 5 speed swap? you're not that far from me. Quote
chadz34 Posted August 12, 2007 Report Posted August 12, 2007 Can I drive it????? I want to have the one and only drive with that car hahaha Sick car man, I am jealous now....I want 3.4/284. Quote
AWeb80 Posted August 12, 2007 Report Posted August 12, 2007 Nice man. congrats how long did that take? Quote
5speedz34 Posted August 13, 2007 Report Posted August 13, 2007 dude that is fuckin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and btw....you scraped your front bumper already!?!?!?!?! He was hit IIRC. The car is far from getting completely done. LOL a ton closer that the WTF 218WHP car!!! You're an idiot Chris, I wasn't being an ass, but I was letting people know Chris will never has his car done. Quote
White93z34 Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Posted August 13, 2007 so, where are you guys when i am working on the tgp 5 speed swap? you're not that far from me. well you are in weirton right? i think thats only about 1.5 hours from me, and even closer to my work, if you need a hand let me know. Nice man. congrats how long did that take? thanks alot adam, it took just over a month, would have been about a month exactly if i hadn't spent a week messing with a busted slave cyl. Quote
stockgp Posted August 13, 2007 Report Posted August 13, 2007 i was only kidding. but i always welcome help. beer and pizza is always on me. couple questions, though. don't laugh. what's syncromesh? and what's this 6 buck grommet you're talking about? Quote
White93z34 Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Posted August 13, 2007 syncromesh is the fluid that the 282/284 uses, my manual states 2.1 quarts, i have heard that the 282 can benefit from being slightly overfull. on the clutch master cyl there is an eyelet that the clutch pedal connects to, there is a one time use plastic grommet that you have to replace. part number# 14091384, GM list on it is $6.89 Quote
stockgp Posted August 13, 2007 Report Posted August 13, 2007 i thought that's what you meant. thanks for the heads up. and i didn't know that's what the fluid was called. yeah i suck. don't look at me Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted August 13, 2007 Report Posted August 13, 2007 Good job Chris and Shuan !!! :high5: Quote
pwmin Posted August 13, 2007 Report Posted August 13, 2007 just to add, synchromesh is a 5w30 oil. i use amsoil since i can get it for cheaper than gm. Quote
Daggar Posted August 19, 2007 Report Posted August 19, 2007 Great job there. Also the pics provided me with the best way to remove my 3.4 gonna go through the bottom =) Quote
kanwisch Posted August 20, 2007 Report Posted August 20, 2007 That is amazing work. You two should be proud of your accomplishment and congrats on thinking to photo-document your major steps. Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Posted September 26, 2007 I drove the car it is a very fun and delightful experience Chris probably did a better job than GM would have on this setup. Smokey burnouts FTW !!! Quote
slick Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 Yep, I got to drive it also. The 3.4 behind a 5 speed is much different than behind an auto. BTW, damn the Lumina seats for not being able to go up all the way. My short ass legs could barely press the clutch pedal enough! Quote
5speedz34 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 Yep, I got to drive it also. The 3.4 behind a 5 speed is much different than behind an auto. BTW, damn the Lumina seats for not being able to go up all the way. My short ass legs could barely press the clutch pedal enough! AHAHHAHA! Quote
LumiDriver Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 What was the total cost of the repair? Quote
5speedz34 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Posted September 27, 2007 i wanna drive it!!!!!!! Like Chris said 5 speeds are a night and day over the auto's. Quote
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