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Well I finally got my shit straight for my last street racing ticket I got a $1800 fine, My Nova taken, 3 years DMV probation, and my license taken for 6 months. SOOOO I have time to work on my LUV sense no one wants to buy it I am going to do a V8 swap. I have a 350 sitting at my house right now could you guys fill me in on what all I am in for? I know I will have to do some modifications to the front end and get a diffrent rearend and tranny for the V8. I just need some general info on what I need to look forward to. haha wish me luck.

wow, thats really stinks, how long before you get the nova out of impound or is it in there for good?

Hooker mounts, Hooker headers, Aluminum radiator with an electric fan, short water pump, relocate the oilfilter and single groove pulleys. Wire in a GM alternator.
These items will get you a solid, correct platorm to work with. Other stuff will be more of personal preference like the shifter, running the stock 4.56 axle utill it explodes or upgrading to an S-10 or Ford 9" for better gearing / durability. Either way, a new drive shaft will be needed. If you go with an S-10 axle, it's pretty much a direct swap and certian Camaro driveshafts will fit right in. A Ford unit will require a new one built to spec. Dual exhaust is the normal routine but you'll need to decide on the diameter and routing. The emergency brake will need to be moved or eliminated all together if you wont get fined for not having one. I recommend that it be moved to fit between a pair of bucket seats. If the motor is basicly a stock setup, the stock fuel pump will work just fine. If you build something mean, you'll need to go with bigger lines and a better pump.
Read the articles in the info section, It's got some good details of what's needed.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

Ya I need 3g's to get the Nova out. I figure I will just make me a hotrod out of the LUV. Thanks for all the info I will look into it. Where do I get those hooker mounts? Summit?

Yep... Summit has the mounts and i think P.A.W. has them too. The tranny mount bracket can be bought thru Summit too unless you'd rather fab one yourself. Any stock trans bracket has thin material compared to the Hooker bracket. Better to go with thicker than trying to mod an original.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

I have no clue what to look under in summit to find the mounts could I get a lil help?

http://store.summitracing.com/default.a ... search.asp

http://store.summitracing.com/default.a ... search.asp

http://store.summitracing.com/default.a ... search.asp

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

I loaded all 3 items but it turns out that one link covers them all.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

Thanks a lot man. You have been a huge help.