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12-23-2005, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mount Holly, NJ
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First post...
Hey everyone. It's nice to know there's a place where I can get some f-body info with local references to shops and places. I have a 2nd gen '81 camaro sport coupe with a lame-ass 229 and a TH250 tranny that I bought last year for a couple hundred bucks from a guy in Pemberton (south jersey). I just found what looks like a decent engine/tranny combo for an even "decenter" price. It's a custom built 400 with a TH350 and I can't wait to swap out the v-"sick" that's in it now. Anyone done a V6 to small block swap? If so, any pointers? Anyway, I live in West Windsor (Princeton) so if anyone has any advice to offer or knows of any shops in my area that might help me out, let me know! Thanks.
Brian
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12-23-2005, 01:15 PM
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Keyboard Tough Guy
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12-23-2005, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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welcome!!
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12-23-2005, 04:11 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
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Welcome, Im sure if you made your self known and went to meets their would be tons of people willing to help with an engine swap!
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12-23-2005, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: 08721-1716
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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life
Welcome, Im sure if you made your self known and went to meets their would be tons of people willing to help with an engine swap!
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and he is very close to many people with engine swap experience, being in princeton.
welcome to the site.
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12-24-2005, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: clifton nj
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welcome
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12-26-2005, 06:03 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 22,476
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Welcome to the club.
I'm sure that 400 small block will really wake up your second gen. There are several of us right down here in Ewing with plenty of swap experience, so feel free to give us a shout if you are down for doing the swap yourself (with some help).
- Justin
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12-26-2005, 07:19 PM
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NJFBOA Co-Founder
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: All up in your kool aid!
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welcome to the club.
man, people have some winter projects going on around here. can't wait to see all these cars once the weather gets warm again.
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12-27-2005, 07:16 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Belmar
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Welcome to teh club!
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12-27-2005, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mount Holly, NJ
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Hope you all had a nice holiday and I appreciate the info/advice. Tru2Chevy, are you in Ewing? I'm actually planning on doing the swap at a buddy's garage off of Broad St. in Chambersburg. Also there's a place called Buster's Auto by the White Horse Circle that specializes in f-bodies (they have a sweet red 81z parked out back). Do you have any experience with them? Would you recommend them for any future work I might need done? Thanks.
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12-27-2005, 09:54 AM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Originally Posted by hardline_42
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Hope you all had a nice holiday and I appreciate the info/advice. Tru2Chevy, are you in Ewing? I'm actually planning on doing the swap at a buddy's garage off of Broad St. in Chambersburg. Also there's a place called Buster's Auto by the White Horse Circle that specializes in f-bodies (they have a sweet red 81z parked out back). Do you have any experience with them? Would you recommend them for any future work I might need done? Thanks.
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I don't have any experience with specialty shops in the area, so maybe someone else will be able to vouch for them. I do most of my own work, and anything I can't do I take to my dad's shop in Lawrenceville to get his help with.
I am in Ewing, as are several other members here.
- Justin
ps - Happy Birthday!
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01-01-2006, 11:44 PM
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Banned Camp Director Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
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Welcome 
I'm up 206 in hillsborough so if you ever need any help with anything, let one of us local guys know. I used to have a 76 camaro, now tim (NJSPEEDER) has it. Both tim and myself have had the motor out of it so if ya need any help with the swap, let us know.
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01-04-2006, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
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hamilton here.....my girl live in plainsbouro, so maybe ill see your car drivin around
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01-04-2006, 02:27 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 10,971
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Welcome!
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01-04-2006, 02:31 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
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welcome... i'm in piscataway but i suck at working on cars. but i'm down to swing by and kick back a couple beers and fetch wrenches while you guys do the dirty work!
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01-04-2006, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mount Holly, NJ
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Originally Posted by Ian
Welcome
I'm up 206 in hillsborough so if you ever need any help with anything, let one of us local guys know. I used to have a 76 camaro, now tim (NJSPEEDER) has it. Both tim and myself have had the motor out of it so if ya need any help with the swap, let us know. |
Ah the 'boro. How I miss her.... Haven't been there since I graduated in '98.
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