Lt1 into 79 impala

[impala101]

Alright thanks for the info. Hopefully I'll be in contact with him sooner then later!

[impala101]

x2 on the ex cop car. I pulled all of my stuff from a 9C1 Caprice that was a cop car then a cab. There are a ton of then out there and most have a billion miles on them so they are pretty much worthless as far as resale goes. A word of caution double check the vin number you want to make sure the eighth digit is a "P" otherwise you may end up with a 4.3 instead of the 5.7 the vin is a lot easier to get to than the stamping on the back of the block.

Hey if you don't mind could I get a picture of your motor bay? I'd just like to see how you set your wiring up. Thanks you. Oh also how did you wire the stock gauges to work? Like speedo for the 4l60e and the oil temp to lt1 motor, ect?

[impala101]

1995_Z28_engine_h&#97.jpgSee, I found the there are sensors that would go the ECU. How would I hook up the new gauges? Just let the sensors hang to connect the new gauges? That's what I still don't understand.

[DMBlack]

Your Impala gauges will still use the Impala gauge sending units. Just screw the sending units into the LT1 engine and keep the Impala gauge wiring. The gauge wiring is "separate" from the engine control harness.

[impala101]

Yes but there are connectors in the picture the would go to the motors ECU. would I let those connectors hang/cut off to put the stock gauge senders in?

[94sixspeedz28]

BEAUTIFUL CAR MAN!!!!!!
my brother gave me his '79 Impala 4-door just like that it's a 2-tone blue and i recently swapped the 305 for a small block 400 but i just gave the car back to him since i got the camaro but i think this would be a really nice swap man go for it and keep me updated i cant wait to see it finished