Bump.

Grant deserves a bit more publicity. Here's the latest story...
http://www.torquecentral.com/showthr...threadid=12606

 

 

Jim- Just by accident, I read your thread on your woes with grant and the engine mount. I was considering putting a 383 stroker in my GTUs, and reading Grant's website, everything sounds like he has his act together. I was prepared to place an order with him this week. (spend that tax refund!). Guess I need to re-think whether this installation is as straight forward as he described it. I enjoy doing mods on cars, but do not want to get into a pissing contest with some fool who can't meet his obligations on ordered parts.
Ron A.

 

My advice is to read up on your particular swap on torquecentral.com and get an idea of what problems you may encounter. An SBC into a 1st or 2nd gen. is something that Grant has apparently mastered. Always getting all the parts to the customer on the first try is apparently not.

Good luck!

 

My newphew has a SBC in an '88 RX-7. Motor looks like it belongs in there. Runs 100 shot of NOS. It was converted at KDR with Grants parts. Nobody has beaten him on the street yet off the line. Torque is great for that first '60.

Ken

 

Ken- Nice to see another old fart like me on the forum. Glad your nephew's swap worked out. I just recently started thinking about putting the small block in my 90 GTUs. I am having the third motor put in my FD, this time by Rotorsports Racing, so I have been driving my vette and also the GTUs. The NA 2nd gen just does not have any torque. I have not tinkered with any of the cars for a while, so the engine swap would be a fun project- I hope. Plus, unlike the rotary, I know my way around the internal workings of the chevy motor. I may still do this, but after reading Jim's post about his problems with grant, I certainly will need to check out my potential parts source.
Ron A

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ronarndt Ken- Nice to see another old fart like me on the forum. /QUOTE]

I'm probably the oldest active member of this forum. Especially since GMONSEN has seemed to have bailed out. I miss his posts.

Ken

 

Yes, it's interesting to see the viewpoint of the different age groups on the forum. When I began driving in 1962, the types of vehicles we are currently driving and discussing were not even thought of yet. I am pleased that there seems to be a re-birth of interest in cars by the current high school age group. For a while, it seemed like kids had no interest, and certainly no expertise, in anything automotive. This explains a lot of thirty-something adults who are incapable of even the most routine maintenance on their vehicles, rotary or otherwise.

Note that this post did not contain the words whippersnapper, snot-nose, ankle-biter or other age-sensitive descriptors.
Ron A.

 

I'm in the midst of a 383 SBC conversion in a first gen, with granny's kit, only problem I've came across is in drive shaft length, seems to be about an inch short. Although I'm not sure yet, only mocked thing up rough. Everything else fits great, except for having to raise the engine up about 1 1/2 inches to clear the oil pan which had to be bowed out on the bottom to clear the longer stroke crank. Placed my order on a Monday, had parts a week and a half later.

 

Good for you. Grant can apparently get an SBC conversion kit right (or close enough) for a first or second gen., but can't provide a kit that works for the LS1 in any generation that I've heard of, and couldn't even (or didn't care to) get the SBC/LT1 setup right for the 3rd gen.

I'm glad your setup is working out and that you got your parts (I'm assuming all of them?) in a timely manner. Even other first and second gen. owners haven't been so lucky.

 

Not to flame, but it's always suspect when someone comes on board with just 1 post count (unlike a post ***** like myself) and swims against the flow...........

 

No offense taken BATMAN, But I would never lie about something like this.

 

Hubba hubba!

My 1st gen./302 swap was steering me to Granny's until I caught wind of the bad experiences that Jim and many others have had with Grant. Even though the kit I was interested in was pretty straighforward and relatively few had problems with them, I chose to stay clear of dealing directly with Granny's. I was lucky enough to find a fellow forum member who sold me a set of Granny's mounts for next to nothing. In return I drew up some semi-blueprint plans to make your own and posted them for free so that nobody would need to deal with Granny's if they didn't want to. Anybody who is adventurous enough to attempt an engine swap already has a multitude of obstacles to overcome. Shitty fab shops like Granny's just make everything a little sour, especialy when you've been held up as long as Jim has.

Toughguy

 

This has made me think twice about going through him. It would be in his best interest to fix this problem...

 

Faaaar too late. He's lost all the 3rd gen. business. I handle the LT1s now, and Brian Hinson handles the LS1s.

 

Does this mean jimlab has some LT1 cradle production in the works??

 

Have you not been reading my thread in the 3rd gen. forum?

LT1 engine cradle version 1.0


Version 1.0 in the car...


Welding jig...


New milled steering rack brackets...


LT1 cradle version 1.1


Version 1.1 in the car...

 

Now that's what a cradle's supposed to look like.. The quality there is amazing. Everytime I read your thread I try to start off on the page which I read last. Guess I missed the talk/pictures of the cradle in there somewhere. Hinson's supposed to have a cradle coming for the LT1, but from the impression I get I don't know if that will be anytime soon.

I knew you were making your own cradle however I sensed that you're not to crazy about producing things for the masses due to time involved/costs/etc. Damn now I have to go back and re-read..

 

That's the first I've heard of it, but he's more than welcome to the "business", if there is any. I'm still waiting for his LS1 headers to materialize. It's sort of funny how long that's taken, considering that popular opinion says that I'm the only one who ever takes months to get things finished.

I'm not, but if people want to pay...

 

I just saw something on his site about it under "LT1" but like you said the LS1 headers were supposed to be done in '03 if I'm not mistaken.. He even has a 20B cradle now for those so inclined..

I personally am just weighing LT1 vs. LS1, looking at the +/- of each but don't want to get this thread off track.

 

<~~~Fairly new to the RX7 game. I too looked into Granny's but I suppose I'll take that off the list. What is Hinson's website? Could someone provide some sort of link or info.

 

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com

 

yeah but hinson doesnt have a 350 conversion kit and thats wehat im doing
if sumone has another place for that then tell me

 

Head to www.torquecentral.com and ask them. I don't know who is providing kits for the FC, but the guy who owns www.wrongmotor.com might be (or know).

 

the wrong motor the ls1 conversion lol id love to do that