Cascade Crew

blue89 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

Honestly, the least of your concerns will be the transmission. You should focus on getting a running LT1 in your 3rd gen before you even think about the drivetrain. 4L60E's are great transmissions, as are the T56. Plus its not hard to do the auto-manual swap and many people have done it already. So if its not exactly what you want, change it later. But I wouldn't hold off just to get the manual.

The LT1 swap will challange your ability to read schematics. I would recommend trying to find a wrecked 4th gen donor car, cause a lot of the things will need to swap. Like radiator, alternator, wiring, pcm, throttle cable, and other nickel/dime things.

aximil · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject:

ya, thats what i have heard before, i am looking at that post made earlier about the 94 near portland, i have relatives down there so maybe i'll see if i can pick that up for like 800 or 750...anyone thing it is drivable without a windshield if i where some glasses??? hahaha

305 302eater · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

If you want to know about cars without glass, ask Dirty Steve.

A couple years back he picked up an 89 civic hatchback (not the crx that I posted pictures of last year) that we woodsbeat to crap. Well one of the nights I was working him and some other guys were hauling ass through the brush, got bored and took it out on the main road. Every single light busted out, no a shard of glass left on the thing, smoking like hell, caved in a-pillars and not a straight panel on the thing. Picture Steve-o with enormous antique fighter pilot goggles doing 80 down the back roads of port orchard. Laughing

To top it off, he got pulled over. And the cop let him off! Told him to get off the road and get his ass home!

305 302eater · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject:

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

Funny that it is so easy to picture Steve doing that. Awesome.

-Schulty

aximil · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

ya, i wouldn't be able to spare the time to go get that wrecked car even if it was drivable...definately can't affording towing that far!! need to keep eyes open for local stuff

FiveLiterRiceEater · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:17 am Post subject:

LS1 FTW

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:47 am Post subject:

FiveLiterRiceEater · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:23 am Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

http://cascadecrew.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=35088#35088

Jump on it! Spanaway isn't that far away.

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

BTW, I saw an ad on Craigslist, some dude selling an LT1/4L60E North of Bellingham for $1500. I can't find the add though, so it must have expired.