How to ls swap a Pontiac fiero

DIY ls swapping a pre 88 engine cradle

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  • @johnnyallenyork
    @johnnyallenyork Жыл бұрын

    I’m doing the 4.6 n* with the auto that came with it. You just made my day! I’ve been over thinking this custom engine mount crap for weeks. I know they aren’t the same but the principle is. So thank you!

  • @_Oz_
    @_Oz_ Жыл бұрын

    An '88 4t65 would be great!! Thanks for doing this!

  • @DLevs
    @DLevs Жыл бұрын

    Super cool jestin thanks for the video keep up the great work excited about what you guys do over there. After my 3800 swap is finished I'll be attempting to do the LS next

  • @550sized
    @550sized Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video Jestin! ⭐️ ⭐️

  • @Hamsalad2
    @Hamsalad2 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool!! I want to do this one day!! I have a 3800SC Fiero currently but always wanted a LS Fiero!! One suggestion on your videos record them horizontally instead of vertically.

  • @j.davidtaylor2565

    @j.davidtaylor2565

    Жыл бұрын

    My plan is when my 3800 SC blows up I will LS swap as well.

  • @rickaland5107

    @rickaland5107

    10 ай бұрын

    Watch them on a computer not a phone or buy a external screen or a galaxzfold 5

  • @onikisusalt3665

    @onikisusalt3665

    7 ай бұрын

    @@rickaland5107 What are you talking about

  • @kencollins2502
    @kencollins25025 ай бұрын

    Dang I love it I just happen to have a fiero was going to do a 3.8 swap.not any more LS swapping it now

  • @kennethrine8171
    @kennethrine817110 ай бұрын

    WOW I think your car looks amazing. The wheels and tires look amazing too I Can't wait until mine comes together. I have the same wheels lol

  • @chrisespinoza7762
    @chrisespinoza77628 ай бұрын

    Excellent work man.

  • @CharlieLisaMcClendon
    @CharlieLisaMcClendon Жыл бұрын

    Very cool guys! Thanks for these KZread videos. Always fun and educational to watch. Can't wait to ship you my Yellow 88 Base Notchie to you for an LS4 Auto. Or maybe you ship me a "Plug & Play" LS4 Auto Craddle - Harness - ECM ????? Life is Good! Many thanks, Charlie

  • @trunk8d
    @trunk8d7 ай бұрын

    thanks for the video...uhh its a unique perspective.

  • @user-do1fq8oy9c
    @user-do1fq8oy9c5 ай бұрын

    Maybe you can make a video showing how to convert pre 88 to 88.

  • @racerd9669
    @racerd9669 Жыл бұрын

    Nice high quality workmanship, the only improvement I see you need to do is to put some 45deg gussets on left side front mount. Most of that angle is unsupported.

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Didn’t show it in the vid but we normally do add that

  • @Sir.VicSmasher
    @Sir.VicSmasher4 ай бұрын

    Wish a company would make a sequential transmission solution for GM Transverse.

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    4 ай бұрын

    K series transmission and an adapter plate we are building one now with a k series sequential and custom adapter plate

  • @Swanlord05
    @Swanlord052 ай бұрын

    Do u do pontiac solstice?

  • @tedruis967
    @tedruis9677 ай бұрын

    Where you located boss? I need this done to my project.

  • @Mrdubomb
    @Mrdubomb3 ай бұрын

    Im about to embark on this adventure myself, but Im going with the 4T65 trans. Can the assembly be shifted to the left to address the clearance issues on the front of the engine?

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    3 ай бұрын

    You’ll still have to clearance it

  • @banditone7896
    @banditone7896 Жыл бұрын

    Do you ever sell completed cars? I would love to have one of these, but this is slightly beyond my expertise.

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    We haven’t but that is our goal for next year

  • @w41duvernay
    @w41duvernay Жыл бұрын

    As far as axles, there is a company that does make custom stronger halfshafts.

  • @garypickardt1448

    @garypickardt1448

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, Pickardt Performance. We have our own 4340 axles

  • @w41duvernay

    @w41duvernay

    2 ай бұрын

    @@garypickardt1448 I did'nt know you were doing your own.

  • @rifleman7313
    @rifleman7313 Жыл бұрын

    Would a 4.8L, 5.3L, or 6.0L LS be able to be put into a Fiero in the same or a similar way? Knowing me I would have to either brace everything extensively or go away from what I generally like to do. Putting a 600HP-900HP Turbocharged LS in most of the engine swaps I like to do. Thanks

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes you can but you have to notch the frame rails which isn’t too bad, honestly you can make 6-900hp out of the ls4 5.3 and you wouldn’t need to notch the rails sense it’s a fwd ls and bolts right up to gm fwd trans.

  • @rifleman7313

    @rifleman7313

    Жыл бұрын

    @Jestin Pickardt Thanks, I didn’t know if standard GM FWD Transmissions were capable of supporting 600HP let alone 900HP.

  • @billyhopkins2461
    @billyhopkins2461 Жыл бұрын

    what gearbox are you using? I did a V8 Archie swap way back in the day and I used an adaptor plate.

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    F40 six speed manual

  • @billyhopkins2461

    @billyhopkins2461

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PickardtBuilt when you say F40, do you mean from a Ferarri F40?

  • @garypickardt1448

    @garypickardt1448

    Жыл бұрын

    @@billyhopkins2461, no, the F40 we use is from an 06 or 07 Pontiac G6.

  • @bodyshotjake7475

    @bodyshotjake7475

    8 ай бұрын

    @@garypickardt1448just the GXP??? Is it built? I’m thinking of swapping my Vortech new edge for a Fiero. I’ve always wanted one

  • @mlr06121974
    @mlr06121974 Жыл бұрын

    88’s are superior . Get over your feelings 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You and your dad have a really nice business going

  • @TigDegner

    @TigDegner

    6 ай бұрын

    As an '86 owner, I want to be mad but yeah haha it's true and I chuckled.

  • @Konrad0123
    @Konrad01235 ай бұрын

    Bro post more videos!!

  • @shadetreemechanicracing22
    @shadetreemechanicracing222 ай бұрын

    Where do you source the round mounts from?

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    2 ай бұрын

    If you’re talking about the bushings for the mounts they are energy suspension bushings

  • @Zer064
    @Zer064 Жыл бұрын

    How it should have been from the factory

  • @turdburglar2897

    @turdburglar2897

    Жыл бұрын

    Would have killed the Corvette and Camaro sales.

  • @RustyRatchetGarage
    @RustyRatchetGarage3 ай бұрын

    Hey I’m on the Eastern Shore if I give you my cradle could you install your mounts on it

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes we can message us on Facebook at Pickardt Performance

  • @tyhall11
    @tyhall11 Жыл бұрын

    How much do you guys charge for fiero swaps?

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Hit us up on our Facebook page at Pickardt Performance price varies depending on what you’re looking for

  • @kevinmiller4344
    @kevinmiller4344 Жыл бұрын

    how do u do the starter

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Gotta notch the transmission look up fieroguro he sells the bracket for it

  • @bencorder2544
    @bencorder2544 Жыл бұрын

    Can that transmission work with other sbc’s??

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes but it’ll need an adapter plate

  • @bencorder2544

    @bencorder2544

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PickardtBuilt figured so but just wanted to be sure. I’m building a sbc and want to run the Muncie for long as I can lol

  • @bencorder2544

    @bencorder2544

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PickardtBuiltanother question, do you need a machined harmonic balancer or will a normal crank pulley fit in the engine bay?

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    5 ай бұрын

    @@bencorder2544 when it comes to sbc I’m not sure I don’t think you have to do anything spec with the balancer but you’ll probably have to notch frame rails sense you’ll need an adapter plate

  • @bencorder2544

    @bencorder2544

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PickardtBuilt sbc’s im pretty sure you need the machined harmonic balancer but im considering an LS. The frame work doesn’t scare me too much but would I need a special crank pulley to fit AND would I need the moroso oil pan (if I go the ls4 route) or can I just buy the adaptor plate with the starter mount from street dreams?

  • @jaygozer3883
    @jaygozer3883 Жыл бұрын

    no style. big v8 swaps are hold hack. a fiero with a destroked turbo 4.8 ls would have been miles cooler. rotary fiero, way more interesting. twin cam, 4 cylinder titan, almost anything other than a big chonky v8. 4 out of 10.

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro it’s a 5.3 😂 not some big block

  • @therealmotorcyclemichael

    @therealmotorcyclemichael

    9 ай бұрын

    Do you know the difference between a 4.8 and a 5.3?

  • @Mrdubomb

    @Mrdubomb

    8 ай бұрын

    yes, its .5 Im good at math.

  • @dicktrickle4197
    @dicktrickle41975 ай бұрын

    Is there contact info for this channel? I’d like to email you some info Jestin

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    5 ай бұрын

    You can message me on Instagram or Facebook

  • @dicktrickle4197

    @dicktrickle4197

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PickardtBuiltI would, but I don’t have either of those, I just watch KZread . Would you like to do this full time? As in a shop that specializes in conversion processes for Fieros and possibly other similar operations? I’m looking to start a business and or join a business that specializes in custom built projects

  • @PickardtBuilt

    @PickardtBuilt

    5 ай бұрын

    @@dicktrickle4197 that’s what we are doing now, my dad and I have Pickardt performance that specializes in ls swap fieros and other make and models but we arnt ready to go full time.

  • @dicktrickle4197

    @dicktrickle4197

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PickardtBuiltok . I’m subscribed and depending on my future I’ll keep this channel in mind and let’s see what happens. Thanks for the replies! Cheers