$$$ Details...
(all rounded to whole US dollars)
Description |
Cost |
| Engine, wiring, ecu, all sensors, cables... (8000 mile old rebuilt 350 TBI, 1992) | 1,800.00 |
| Mark's Adapters Kit (price increase July 1,1999) | 825.00 |
| Mark's Engine Mount Brackets | 145.00 |
| GM motor mounts | 35.00 |
| GM flywheel | 135.00 |
| Salvage exhaust manifold | 15.00 |
| Salvage 16" fan (free from a friend) | ~ 15.00 |
| Thermostat and housing (with heater spigot) | 22.00 |
| Radiator hoses to suit conversion | 16.00 |
| A/C hoses (GM to Toyota custom build) | 95.00 |
| GM Vehicle Speed Sensor to screw onto Toyota speedo fitting. | 85.00 |
| Transmission front pump seal | 9.00 |
| Emissions and belt labels (yes, I'm anal...) | 11.00 |
| Custom exhaust with cats | 560.00 |
| Toyota pickup fuel filter (inline fittings) | 22.00 |
| Misc. hardware and auto store receipts | 268.00 |
| Extra payment for Jesse's time over and above 3FE "deal" | 600.00 |
| TOTAL | 4,658.00 |
| Approximate Labor in shop man-hours (not counting our flex plate mistakes...) | 66 hours |
Labor expense is a tough guess, so I listed it only as hours. Obviously, every market could be different on shop rates. I had a mechanic/friend (Jesse Holguin) who took my 3FE in trade for his work in the project. We did the basic conversion at his shop with the clean-up and detail stuff being done in my garage later. As with anything of this nature, the next one would probably go quicker since you would know exactly what you needed.
What REALLY helped was having the entire GM truck sitting next to the Cruiser. Any parts we needed just required walking over to the Chevy with a wrench. We even made use of small brackets, fuel lines, mating electrical connectors, etc. I highly recommend this approach if you're doing this for the first time.