[teeraven]

Originally Posted by Scarebird

$11,000? nonsense. EROD crate motor (LS3 6.2 liter motor,PCM, cats and other stuff) with Pace Performance pulley setup and LS conversion clutch/bellhousing ran me about $9k. Auto would have been $800 cheaper

Hardest thing was fabbing custom brackets as my 79 used the Pontiac/Olds clamshell lowers.

Putting it bluntly, if you have not done this conversion - STFU, as some of us HAVE and reap the rewards very time we drive and know exactly what it took to get there...

Agreed. I have 4 LS swaps. I have less into the whole vehicles than most guys do in just an engine. The 461 I'm planning to build for my 67 is going to be around $8000. That's just the engine and the EFI I have was a few grand more. For the same $10,000 or less you can make just as much power with a LS and have a lighter engine.


But anyway, I like how this guy's thread that had nothing to do with asking what people thought about LS swaps has turned into a bunch of purists bashing engine swaps. I love how the same community of people that wishes more young people would get interested in Pontiacs are the same people that run them all of for not wanting a chalk mark restoration.

[ken73]

Wow guys, sorry!! A lot of good points on either side. The car is a 1977 Can Am. It is not a numbers car so originality is gone. I am mostly a purist as my Trans Ams are restored that way. This car I was thinking of having a little fun with and building it the way I would have if ordered it last week. Including a color change to Black and put a "Can Am" bandit style theme to it. I've wanted to do this for years and who knows which route I will actually go as I am just int he planning stages. Thanks everyone for the comments.

[rexs73gto]

I'm not into a complete resto of any car I've ever had as I like to drive them & when they get to that level most won't even take them out of the garage. But I drive Pontiac because it's a Pontiac not because it's a frankinstine .

[Chief Wanabee]

This won't be the first Can Am with a LS in it. There's one that was done in Texas.

[Scarebird]

Ken, installing a LS, especially a 2 or 3 is worth the effort. 73-77 A's have more in common with 70-81 F's than the earlier A's - I would look over at transam country and nastyz28; a lot of us on those sites have done this with excellent results.