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79transam · 03-25-2012, 10:46 AM

I ran into this forum recently and i figured I can share what I am working on to get some fuel economy out of a 1979 Trans Am.

The car originally had an Oldsmobile 403 carburated, with a 3 speed automatic.

So far I have fixed the rust, and swapped out the engine and trans for a V6 Chevy Vortec with an electronic overdrive transmission. Both came out of an 1998 Chevy S10 pickup.

I created an album to document my work, I will add the link as soon as this Forum allows me to.

03-25-2012, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
79transam EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: minnesota Posts: 20 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	1979 Trans AM - Vortec V6 retrofit I ran into this forum recently and i figured I can share what I am working on to get some fuel economy out of a 1979 Trans Am. The car originally had an Oldsmobile 403 carburated, with a 3 speed automatic. So far I have fixed the rust, and swapped out the engine and trans for a V6 Chevy Vortec with an electronic overdrive transmission. Both came out of an 1998 Chevy S10 pickup. I created an album to document my work, I will add the link as soon as this Forum allows me to. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by 79transam; 03-25-2012 at 09:40 PM.. Reason: update