My vx IS HOME..

[VX KAT]

And the alternator is up top where it belongs...out of muds way!

Cuz I'm not even a shade tree mechanic....can you tell me which is the alternator in the pic?
The thing in front in the cage, with a black belt in front of it??

[VXorado]

Right on top, safe from mud & dirt.

[Scott Larson]

...and the fuse box is moved, the battery is moved, the intake is moved, and........

[vt_maverick]

Another build thread with minimal "after-only" pics and no write-up... but I guess that's the MO for most big upgrades.

Hope I'm wrong dude... if you do have more pics and a write-up it would be a great contribution to the site. There are a lot of people who've talked about doing powertrain swaps and as our VX's get older they may become mandatory just for parts availability.

[VX KAT]

Thanks Jon!
IIRC this may be the first V8 transplant actually completed?

Hey WiSDoM...ya better do a build thread real quick since ya got about 25 grown men drooling all over their computers right now and it ain't pretty.....!
Heck, when I saw the horsepower rating,.... even I drooled a little ......
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.....oh hunny, I've thought of one last mod I want to do.......

[tom4bren]

Do it. You already have the rad for it.

[Triathlete]

. I've thought of one last mod I want to do.......

Everyone knows there is no such thing as "one last mod"!

[Hiredgoon]

A build thread would be super but what I'd love to see is a short video so we can hear that thing growl!

[Gussie2000]

From 3.5L to 5.3L is a long shot wisdom.
Please share with us your " secret" man

[WiSDoM]

I didn't do the work on it. I had Mike from The Shop in Lisbon, Maine do all the work. I chose the motor and tranny 5.3l LH8/ m30 tranny I believe, dana 300 T/C. Drive shafts had to be redone on one end to marry the dana 300. New radiator, air intake, painless wiring harness, dual electric fans. No motor drivin fan wasn't enough room. Mike had to move everything around to make the new motor work in the space available.
Mike did a fine job on this project. He managed to get everything in and working without changing the look of the center console. Everything looks stock. I did lose my A/C no room. Not sure about 0-60 but I can tell you it is fast especially with the 4.78s.
The power steering pump is from the vx but all other motor parts are for or from the hummer motor. The original speedo and tach had to be recalibrated using http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd126.htm 1 for the tach and 1 for the speedo. We added the correct PCM/TCM for the drivetrain it was out of a chevy 1500 pickup. Would have to reference the painless install manual for correct one but make sure they are from the same vehicle and for the V8. Painless doesn't tell you that in the manual.
Mike would be able to tell you more about the job. I will ask him if he can post some comments. He mentioned about maybe putting together a kit. He is very busy there working on some interesting projects.
I believe one is putting a 3.8l out of a grand national into a jeep. That will be pretty sick too.

[samneil2000]

He mentioned about maybe putting together a kit.

That sounds like a great idea!

[VXorado]

I did lose my A/C no room.

I would love the V8 power but I don't know if I could give up A/C

[nfpgasmask]

This is wicked. You need to do a YouTube video of you going from a dead stop and just hammering the gas, just so we can all see what you got now.

Bart

[Scott Harness]

I would love the V8 power but I don't know if I could give up A/C

Nope...not in Texas

[Jay-Fazed]

There are a lot of under dash AC kits you can purchase. A bunch of hot rod guys use them and they are pretty much universal.
http://www.oldairproducts.com/catalo..._32000000.html