indy82z Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Over the past year and a half I have been collecting all the parts that I need to complete an LS swap in my 87 IROC-Z. I had a buddy who was going to take care of it for me as I have been planning this for years, but never seem to have the time to get it done. I just about have all the parts but due to personal issues, he is no longer going to be able to do the swap. Wondering if anyone knows any good places that I could take the car and parts to get the work done? While I am sure there are some little pieces that I may have missed, I have all the major components included a rebuilt motor, trans, Holley Terminator, all mounts, etc. While I would love to do this swap myself, I simply do not have the space or time to get it done in any realistic timeframe. Normally I would just let it sit on the shelf and wait for my buddy to get his situation sorted out but he is not sure how long that will take plus I have a warranty running out on the motor and trans that I bought. If I can find someone who will reasonably do the work, I also have all the brake and suspension parts to upgrade the car so it would be safe with the new powerplant. Car has a lot of sentimental value to me and really want to make sure whoever does it is trustworthy and does a really good job as I have plans to drive the wheels off of this car and reliability is the #1 priority. Appreciate any leads on a good place to get the work done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Moorespeed Performance for anything LS-related. Any project you can dream up, I promise they've done it a million times before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Big3 Racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeROC Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Can't wait to see this build finished. One of my dream builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to check out Moorespeed since they are local and check out their shop. As you mentioned, sounds like from talking with them that they have done this swap before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 I love going there and checking out the pile of crazy builds going on. Also I'm digging the list of cars in your sig, got any pics for fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Can't wait to see this build finished. One of my dream builds! This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 I love going there and checking out the pile of crazy builds going on. Also I'm digging the list of cars in your sig, got any pics for fun? Here is my 88 IROC-Z 5 speed Car: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Here is the car I am going to get the LS Swap in: https://imgur.com/w8bKCQQ Here is my 92 B4C https://imgur.com/BBmZGPs Here is the 2018 Hot Wheels Editions Camaro SS https://imgur.com/Rk7jpzw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Sorry the one pic is so big. For some reason the others wont embed in the posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 That's just gosh darn beautiful. Why not swap the hard top one instead? It'll already have the pedals and like.. hardtop bro. Racecar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 That's just gosh darn beautiful. Why not swap the hard top one instead? It'll already have the pedals and like.. hardtop bro. Racecar. I really prefer the T-Tops for cruising. The two hardtop cars are pretty rare so am keeping those mostly stock. The T-Top was an LG4 car so it REALLY needed a motor swap. Truth be told that at some point I will part with one or two of them as it really is hard to really enjoy them as much as I would like to. They are garage queens and it is all I can do to get a tank of gas run out of them each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nice line up. I've wanted a 3rd gen most of my life. Someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 AWESOME car lineup! I'm green with envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Brian you should buy one of those garage queens when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Another vote for Moorespeed. I’ve seen at least one of those Iroc-z with ls swap in their shop before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy82z Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Another vote for Moorespeed. I’ve seen at least one of those Iroc-z with ls swap in their shop before Got an appointment set for mid October. Thanks for everyone's help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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