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dave181760 · Dec 1, 2009

heys guys im kinda new to this site i asked a ? months ago well i finally got my doner car and damesticits r so difernt from imports but im a changed man no more hondas for me anyways to my ? i have a 91 notch 4banger and i also have a 89gt convertable the gt has been hit verry minor i ripd the front clip off im trying to salvage what i can and sell it so my ? is what will i need to do the swap into my notch i know ima need the engine wire harness and the computer is that all im going to need cause the in dash wire harness is all cut up in the 89 gt the car was siting and barely ran since 07 but it suns good please help the only mods the mottor has is bbk headers and bbk xpipe but ima do more down the road sorry for the long post hope somone can get somthing out of it thanks guys in advance

ID89GT · Dec 1, 2009

Periods are your friends.

The engine harness won't be a direct plug in since the 91 will have a different body harness. I believe you will need a harness from a 91 to 93? But I am not sure on that. But everything else should be fairly straight forward.

dave181760 · Dec 1, 2009

sorry lol so would i be beter off going carb or should i just leave it alone and get the wire harness. are you talking about the engine harness or the in dash harness?

ID89GT · Dec 1, 2009

You will need the harness that goes from the computer to the body harness for inside the car.

stangman11 · Dec 1, 2009

I did this swap a few years ago with a 92 notch 4 banger and an 87 GT doner car. Ill try to tell you everything I can off the top of my head. The swap itself is not difficult if you know what your getting into, I at the time didnt but after all said and done I would certainly do it again its not that bad.
Ok so here goes.

Seeing as you have a 91 car your going to need to locate an engine harness from a 91 to 93 GT for a driect connection to the body harness its going to be a one connector orange plug instead of the two grey plugs.

Things to take off the doner car......
The engine
Trans, bell housing
Drive shaft
Rear end
Quad shocks
All 4 springs
Front spindles
Calipers
Rotors
Master cylinder and brake booster
Brake hoses going to the calipers
Transmission cross member
GT speedo cluster
You will need to buy a new throttle cable for the 5.0 motor but you can use the original clutch cable from the 4 cylinder if its a manual.
Good Luck with the build man if there are any other questions I can answer feel free to ask......

tannerc91gt · Dec 1, 2009

this gave me a headache attempting to read it.

srtthis · Dec 1, 2009

tannerc91gt said:
this gave me a headache attempting to read it.

QTF

stangman11 · Dec 1, 2009

I thought it seemed pretty self explanatory to me wasn't trying to write a novel.

srtthis · Dec 1, 2009

stangman11 said:
I thought it seemed pretty self explanatory to me wasn't trying to write a novel.

your post was fine... the first post...

dave181760 · Dec 1, 2009

tannerc91gt said:
this gave me a headache attempting to read it.

lol sorry

dave181760 · Dec 1, 2009

stangman11 said:
I did this swap a few years ago with a 92 notch 4 banger and an 87 GT doner car. Ill try to tell you everything I can off the top of my head. The swap itself is not difficult if you know what your getting into, I at the time didnt but after all said and done I would certainly do it again its not that bad.
Ok so here goes.

Seeing as you have a 91 car your going to need to locate an engine harness from a 91 to 93 GT for a driect connection to the body harness its going to be a one connector orange plug instead of the two grey plugs.

Things to take off the doner car......
The engine
Trans, bell housing
Drive shaft
Rear end
Quad shocks
All 4 springs
Front spindles
Calipers
Rotors
Master cylinder and brake booster
Brake hoses going to the calipers
Transmission cross member
GT speedo cluster
You will need to buy a new throttle cable for the 5.0 motor but you can use the original clutch cable from the 4 cylinder if its a manual.
Good Luck with the build man if there are any other questions I can answer feel free to ask......

thanks man. ive never done a swap before but a budy of mine has done tons of motor swaps in his chevelle so he is down to help me. the trans is automatic btw same with the 4cyl notch thanks again and ill keep posted and also how do i upload picks

SMOKEDYA · Dec 1, 2009

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ID89GT · Dec 1, 2009

I am pretty sure you will have to get a new cluster, because the 89 and the 90 and ups are different since it has the air bags and such.

Chrome_Rust · Dec 1, 2009

I translated the orginal post... I felt like being a prick for a minute....

"Hey guys. I’m kind of new to this site. I had asked a question months ago, well I finally got my donor car. Domestics are so different from imports but I’m a changed man! No more Hondas for me! Anyways to my question: I have a 91 notch 4banger and I also have an 89GT convertible. The GT has been hit very minor. I ripped off the front clip and I’m trying to salvage what I can and sell it. What will I need to do the swap into my notch? I know I’m going need the engine wire harness and the computer is that all I’m going to need? Reason I am asking is because the dash wiring harness is cut up in the 89. The car has been sitting and barely ran since 07. But it sounds good. Please help! The only mods the engine are BBK headers and a BBK X-pipe. I’m planning to do more down the road. Sorry for the long post, but I hope someone can get something out of it! Thanks in advance guys!"

dave181760 · Dec 2, 2009

Chrome_Rust said:
I translated the orginal post... I felt like being a prick for a minute....

"Hey guys. I’m kind of new to this site. I had asked a question months ago, well I finally got my donor car. Domestics are so different from imports but I’m a changed man! No more Hondas for me! Anyways to my question: I have a 91 notch 4banger and I also have an 89GT convertible. The GT has been hit very minor. I ripped off the front clip and I’m trying to salvage what I can and sell it. What will I need to do the swap into my notch? I know I’m going need the engine wire harness and the computer is that all I’m going to need? Reason I am asking is because the dash wiring harness is cut up in the 89. The car has been sitting and barely ran since 07. But it sounds good. Please help! The only mods the engine are BBK headers and a BBK X-pipe. I’m planning to do more down the road. Sorry for the long post, but I hope someone can get something out of it! Thanks in advance guys!"

thanks man lol

Chrome_Rust · Dec 2, 2009

no prob bob....

stangman11 · Dec 2, 2009

Automatic, manual whatever man your putting a 5.0 is a 4 cylinder who cares! Its gonna be a sick car when its done keep us posted.

tannerc91gt · Dec 2, 2009

Chrome_Rust said:
I translated the orginal post... I felt like being a prick for a minute....

"Hey guys. I’m kind of new to this site. I had asked a question months ago, well I finally got my donor car. Domestics are so different from imports but I’m a changed man! No more Hondas for me! Anyways to my question: I have a 91 notch 4banger and I also have an 89GT convertible. The GT has been hit very minor. I ripped off the front clip and I’m trying to salvage what I can and sell it. What will I need to do the swap into my notch? I know I’m going need the engine wire harness and the computer is that all I’m going to need? Reason I am asking is because the dash wiring harness is cut up in the 89. The car has been sitting and barely ran since 07. But it sounds good. Please help! The only mods the engine are BBK headers and a BBK X-pipe. I’m planning to do more down the road. Sorry for the long post, but I hope someone can get something out of it! Thanks in advance guys!"

tannerc91gt · Dec 2, 2009

srtthis said:
QTF

no idea what that means...

lancec2c30 · Dec 2, 2009

tannerc91gt said:
no idea what that means...

Maybe he meant QFT? Usually means "quoted for truth".

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