95 GT guts into an 88 4-banger

[ROLLIN5.0]

I'm going to pick up an 88 LX Notch tomorrow with the 2.3L. I'm wanting to put the drivetrain out of my 95 GT in it, and go carbed/sprayed. I know there are guys that have done this, so please let me hear what you ran into. Will the crossmember from my 95 GT work, or will I need one from a fox, etc...
Any help/tips will be appreciated.
Brandon

 

[Dean85GT]

The trannys are different I know that for sure. The sn95 needs to have a different input shaft IIRC

 

[JChalfan]

The trannys are different I know that for sure. The sn95 needs to have a different input shaft IIRC

If he is using the engine and trans out of the SN95, it shouldn't matter if the input shaft is different, since it's still matched to the SN95 motor.

Jeff

 

[ROLLIN5.0]

Right, I have a complete daily driven SN95. It is to the point where I do not need it as a daily driver anymore, and the pig is too heavy for my budget to get a respectable time out of. I have more ability than funds, so working a notch from the ground up with most of the pieces from my SN95, and putting it on the bottle is looking like a great project right about now. Plus, my 95 has a dirty title from a previous accident, so I would take a loss if I sold it. Might as well use it to bring a clean titled notch back to life.

If anyone wants to give me some opinions on the carb issue, that would be cool too. I think it would be cool to have a 94-95 style intake under the hood of an 88 notch, but not really sure if it's worth all the added weight/work as opposed to ditching all the computers in favor of a 4-barrel .
Brandon.

 

[old_blue]

one of the biggest thing you will face is running new fuel lines. It doesn't matter if you go carbed or not as the 4 cyl lines are not capatible with any v-8s because of where they cross the tranny hump. (too much heat and wrong side of car) So you would need fuel lines out of a v8 fox to run the efi. Other wise you could run your own lines. Another issue would be to use a different fuel pump. There are articles on here for that. You are setup as for as wheels and brakes go but I am not sure on the suspension as you need to have different spindles I believe. I am not sure if the 97 stuff will work on that. rear should be good. It will be wider than a fox but that won't matter as long as you watch rim and tire size. good luck.