My monte is dead :(
#31
07-23-2012, 03:43 PM
The harbor freight one is the same one I have, but I bought mine from tractor supply for a little less Lol, honesly if you buy one buy a collapsible one takes up much less room,
You should be able to do the swap well under a grand, I think with what my sister has into hers,
Motor$400 117k 3.4
3ngine hoist$200 (my payment)
All fluids,new intake gasket set gaskets exhaust gaskets, plugs wires, other misc. $250
And I'm sure thier was 50-100 in misc cost
And I have rounded up all the numbers
You should be able to do the swap well under a grand, I think with what my sister has into hers,
Motor$400 117k 3.4
3ngine hoist$200 (my payment)
All fluids,new intake gasket set gaskets exhaust gaskets, plugs wires, other misc. $250
And I'm sure thier was 50-100 in misc cost
And I have rounded up all the numbers
#32
07-23-2012, 03:47 PM
big bummer man but yes labels, lil baggys, pictures, and covers for fenders and most of all have fun i love tearing things apart. i have 150k on my motor i need get time and money replace the oil pan i wanna look inside my motor and c how clean she is. hope you get a motor in soon and with out 2 much hassle cant have such nice monte hiding sum were
#36
07-23-2012, 04:02 PM
HOLY CRAP junk yards down there want a freaking mint for 3.8's with a bunch of miles! I just looked on far-parts.com wow is all I can say....
#37
07-23-2012, 04:09 PM
When my buddy joe was gunna do a 3800 swap in his Grand am I belive it was they wanted $1800 for one with 145k at Birdnow Salvage here talk about overpricing
#38
07-23-2012, 04:25 PM
well if the motor would be bad of course my monte wouldnt be running 
lol The harbor freight one is the same one I have, but I bought mine from tractor supply for a little less Lol, honesly if you buy one buy a collapsible one takes up much less room,
You should be able to do the swap well under a grand, I think with what my sister has into hers,
Motor$400 117k 3.4
3ngine hoist$200 (my payment)
All fluids,new intake gasket set gaskets exhaust gaskets, plugs wires, other misc. $250
And I'm sure thier was 50-100 in misc cost
And I have rounded up all the numbers
You should be able to do the swap well under a grand, I think with what my sister has into hers,
Motor$400 117k 3.4
3ngine hoist$200 (my payment)
All fluids,new intake gasket set gaskets exhaust gaskets, plugs wires, other misc. $250
And I'm sure thier was 50-100 in misc cost
And I have rounded up all the numbers
or maybe get a used one on craigslist and yea hopefully i can do it for around $900
big bummer man but yes labels, lil baggys, pictures, and covers for fenders and most of all have fun i love tearing things apart. i have 150k on my motor i need get time and money replace the oil pan i wanna look inside my motor and c how clean she is. hope you get a motor in soon and with out 2 much hassle cant have such nice monte hiding sum were
im actually kinda of happy right now lol fenders for what? lol i am going to remove the hood though
lol
Last edited by Space; 07-24-2012 at 04:56 AM.
#40
07-23-2012, 04:38 PM
Im considering getting that motor out of Jasons garage
so basically an L26 will work with my trans? im just going to change out the solenoids on my trans and it'll be good to go. i would love to keep that L26 alum UIM. wont i just need that adapter from zzp? or do i have to modify other stuff? even if i didnt use the l26 UIM i could just use my l36 UIM and it'll bolt right up to the L26 LIM?
i did some searching around and found some info on a 99 Bonnie L36 to L26 swap. would all that info apply to me and my monte?.... e.g. is the oil filter adapter on L26's the same as ours? what about that rear manifold?
here's the link to that swap >> View topic - L36 replacement or swap to L26 : PontiacBonnevilleClub.com <<
so basically an L26 will work with my trans? im just going to change out the solenoids on my trans and it'll be good to go. i would love to keep that L26 alum UIM. wont i just need that adapter from zzp? or do i have to modify other stuff? even if i didnt use the l26 UIM i could just use my l36 UIM and it'll bolt right up to the L26 LIM?
i did some searching around and found some info on a 99 Bonnie L36 to L26 swap. would all that info apply to me and my monte?.... e.g. is the oil filter adapter on L26's the same as ours? what about that rear manifold?
here's the link to that swap >> View topic - L36 replacement or swap to L26 : PontiacBonnevilleClub.com <<