Hi,
The name's Mark but my friends call me Sparky cuz I'm good with 'lectricity:rolleyes:

I have a blue 2001 daily driver with a V-6 I love to drive on the mountain roads around my home. It gets me 26 MPG and has the Monsoon stereo that helps make the commute bearable.

I also have a 1971 standard coupe in the midst of restoration (read: a bunch of money tied up in expensive parts in the workshop collecting dust). Some day I hope to call it done but you know how that is...:hilarious::hilarious:

Hello Sparky nice to see you here :cool:.

Thank you dovejames...:D

Hi Sparky and DoveJames.

Why do all of a sudden feel lost :computer:

Hey what's up guys? Sparky, we have a diary section here that might be a good place to document your progress on the '71. I'm getting close to buying a motor for my '86 so there will be and update with pics in the coming weeks, y'all should check it out.

I'm slill finding my way around. I'll see if I can find the diary you speak ov and upload a pic or three:)

What kinda motor you gonna put in your '86 H8U (hate you? :eek: lol)

lol my username doesn't mean anything...it was random. I'm trying not to rush into buying a motor for my car. It will definetly be a 350. I looked at one a couple weeks ago from a '92 truck for $300. Don't know much about '92's so I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger or look for a '70s motor to swap my TPI onto.

lol my username doesn't mean anything...it was random. I'm trying not to rush into buying a motor for my car. It will definetly be a 350. I looked at one a couple weeks ago from a '92 truck for $300. Don't know much about '92's so I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger or look for a '70s motor to swap my TPI onto.
What happened to the motor that came out of it?

Well the original 305 has only been cranked a handfull of times in the past 6 years and the last time it decided to start knocking. So I figured it was inevitable that the 305 would be yanked for a 350 and rather than trying to resurrect the original motor I decided to go ahead and upgrade. It's a TPI motor so I'm not sure if there is any extra bungs, taps or whatever that I need.

Yeah a new(er) 350 is the ticket. I dont know for sure but the TPI should bolt on the 350. It has a computer dosent it? Dont you need new injectors for that kinda swap if you plan on using the TPI? I found your diary thread. :)

Yeah I was planning that my last step in the swap would be finding a set of injectors and PROM from a L98. But hopefully the car will atleast run with the LB9 components in place.

I rebuilt a 454 into an LS-6 for my 71. Its a beast too. I got it to move under its own power but I have zero electrical in it other than a starter circuit hooked up to the battery I mounted in the trunk.

Awesome...I'm a fan of big blocks but considering that I can barely change my spark plugs with a small block in there I think I'll pass on the big motor. But I can't wait to see how it works out for you. I bet that thing will put out some monster torque when you get it smoothed out.

Here's a pic of the pig:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/DSCN1733.jpg