i've been making some progress with my build, so i figured it was time to start a build thread. i'll get some more pics tomorow, but so far i have:
t5 trans out of an 84 1/2 camaro (non wc)
old smoking sbc 350 out of a 92 suburban (for mach up purposes)
and the shell: 87 se 2+2 in white, great condition and rust free.

i am building all of my own mounts, and have the motor mounts finished. (for now) and i am working on the trans crossmember. i have the power steering rack in. this car is going to be a dd/ occasional track car.sorry for the bad pics, will get better ones tomorow. this build will be very slow, being 15 and not having any source of income does that to a build. 





Update: got the pics of the shifter hole line up, not too bad, but not perfect



Update: started working on the "new" (relative term) engine. stock 350 out of an 85 suburban with 106,xxx miles. all and any emissions equipment removed. i have an edelbrock performer rpm intake ready to go on, as soon as i bead blast it to clean it up, along with chrome valve covers. as i said, i'm planning to keep A/C, and P/S, but the stock ac pump basically sits on top of the engine and the hose come straight out of the top of that, so it's stock location is not going to work. i'm tempted to just build brackets for the stock a/c pump due to it's smaller size, but we'll see. anyway, heres the engine:(don't worry, i'm cleaning it up before i put it in)




Update: Decided to add the video to the first page. My dad is driving in the video, but i had to play a little too. Ignore my excited girl laughs. 

Update:
not sure how the interview went yet, still waiting to hear back. i did get the intake cleaned up though.

found some pics on my phone of the motor while it was still in the suburban:
and if it looks like the door is hanging crooked, thats because it is. it got rolled, so nothing is square anymore.

Good luck with the build.
Nice to see young blood being creative. Once you get it on the road you'll be glad you did it.

lol thanks. i figured you would post after i banned you for it.

Interesting. I'm building an 88 GTU 2+2 conversion 305 TPI T-5. We should face similar challenges. I'll keep an eye on your thread.
What headers are you using?

LOL

i'm using some block huggers. some people call them ram horns, they're right next to the block and exit straight down. basically these but black:
http://www.amazon.com/Advance-Adapters-717011-Universal-Applications/dp/B000BTQM3E

Just a quick update, this is what the motor looks like after cleanup, paint, bead blasted intake, and chrome valve covers. hoping to drop it in today.

got the new motor in, sort of. this oil pan is slightly taller than the mock up pan, so i'll have to beat on it a little to get it to fit. (sitting on the rack, can't get the last bolt in). got the clutch in as well, and grabbed a master cylinder out of a chevy pick up (not sure if it's going to work or not, appears to be 3/4 bore but not sure). also any one know how to adapt a speedo cable? the end on the mazda cable isn't the same as the socket on the tranny.

the clutch: 10.5" stock camaro clutch. should hold for a couple miles anyway.


my workplace, mid progress


the ID tag on my tranny show it's from a 84 1/2 camaro with the 5.0.


and the master cylinder, the white thing is where the nub for the remote resevoir was, but after sitting in the sun for a whille it broke off when i took it out.

Oil pan:  I used a '96 350 out of a pick up and welded a plate on Granny's mount to raise the engine 3/8".  Others have beat (a harsh term for subtly squishing the pan with hydraulic forces or a hammer) the pan to fit being careful not to go to much to cause interference with the rods.  Maybe make your engine mounts a little longer?
 
Speedo cable:  I used a Ford 90* to go into the trans with a Ford to Chevy adaptor key and then ground down the Mazda cable end to fit.  That's with an auto so it's no help to you.  I used the Ford trans connection because of the 90* fitting to fit in the trans tunnel and the option of many different ratios.
 
Good luck, you're making good progress.
 
 

it's not very far off, i'm maybe 1/8-1/4" off, so i think i'll just beat on it a little to get it to fit. so for the speedo i need an adapter of some sort to go from the mazda key to the chevy?

not much done today, so heres more pics! lol

carburetor sticking up past the fenders


new block sitting in there all pretty-like


this is one of the header/manifolds that i'm using. 2.5" collectors.


my solution to the carburetor being above the fenders, switching from the performer rpm to a performer. except it had this wierd build up on the bottom of it, have to do some investigation there.



the engine the intake came off of:


and the car on the ground:

 

Oil pan:  I used a '96 350 out of a pick up and welded a plate on Granny's mount to raise the engine 3/8".  Others have beat (a harsh term for subtly squishing the pan with hydraulic forces or a hammer) the pan to fit being careful not to go to much to cause interference with the rods.  Maybe make your engine mounts a little longer?

Haha I did all that.  Bent the pan to clear the rack, bent the pan back after realizing a rod was hitting it, then wound up welding a 3/8 plate on the bottom of the cradle to space it enough to clear the rack.  It was just funny reading that since it's exactly what I went through.

that build up looks like carbon from the exhaust .
granny's has an adapter cable (like 35.00) mazda spedo to chevy tranny  .
the RPM intake give you more power, and you will probably  have to put a hole in the hood anyway ...
just my.02