| Re: 94 to 84 compatibility ? |
Subject: Re: 94 to 84 compatibility ? by bogus on 2009/1/15 2:31:19 Ok... let's reassess some things... I am not really sure where to start... so here goes: 1. The LT1 engine controller can be updated with an LT1 tune from an Fbody. That will ignore the CCM. 2. The C4 is a strange psuedo-monocoque construction. You are not separating that frame from the body. 3. That 1980 with a 1968 chassis? It's a 1980. The chassis is just along for the ride. It wasn't uncommon for racers to take their fully raced out 1968 or so chassis, put a 1980 body on it and continue racing, because it still looks new... tricky, eh? 4. The cats hit? I have an LT1 in bastet44s 87, and the cats fit perfectly. 5. If you want to do ABS in a 1984, get ABS from a 1986, and adapt all the parts over. 6. It is technically feasable to put all the LT1 into the 84... but the question I have to ask is why? You would have to strip one car all the way down, then the other, and move everything over... and you are still driving a 1984, really. And that means it lacks the body structure improvements that came in 1986. 7. I suspect if you swap over the k-frame from the 94, the suspension will come with. You have to realize how the C4 was built: 1. A metal cage was welded up. 2. Inner body panels were bonded to frame. 3. Outer body panels were bonded to inner panels and frame. 4. Painted. 5. Harnesses installed 6. Interior Over in the other side of the factory, the engine, transmission, rear, suspension is all being assembled and tied up with the k-frame (engine) and c-beam. Final step? Mating the mess into one. Whew... I think I have covered it all!! |
