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So after limping the Omega along for the last couple of months, it was decided that we would sooner swap a V8 into the Omega rather then sink anymore money into the 6. Altho it was my intent to keep 'Slomega' a 6, it just taking too much to limp her along. In June, I swapped some spare parts I had for a running 350, carb to pan. Altho I haven't heard the 350 run in sometime, I was told it did smoke alittle on startup. So I made the swap for the motor and took a chance. Was just planning on dropping it into the Omega as-is, as nothing could of been worse then the ol'6 which was now barely running. At the last minute, an opportunity presented itself and I bought an 84 Parisienne off one of my friends whom was basically looking to get rid of the car. I knew this Parisenne had a good strong powertrain in it, and well ... for $300, I thought this to be a good gamble and the Parisienne was full of some other goodies too ... At first, I was taking pictures to document how to do a 'L6 to V8 Swap' and I pretty much kept on track ... WARNING: The following section houses A TON of pictures, as I have been very good and taking pictures at every possible step .... Hope you have alot of time !!! |
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A quick thank you to Shelly, whom lent me her garage for a couple of days for me to complete this project. A couple last shots of the Omega with the 6 in it.
  
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We start by disconnected the battery and draining some fluids.
  
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Disconnect the fuel line from the pump and block it. I then begin the task of removing the wiring from the igntion system and starter.
  
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Disconnect and remove the alternator and take apart the cooling system. Also moved all the old wiring out of the way too.
  
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Might be an idea to remove the driveshaft. Had to be careful that the caps don't come off the u-joints. Used some electrical tape to tape up the end and keep the joint together.
  
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LUNCH TIME!. Lunch consists of a Meduim 2 topping pick-up special and 2L coke from Dominos. I ordered my usual double-pepperoni.
Got the exhaust all unhooked. Time to go pickup the donor car. Bought an 84 Parisienne from a friend for $300. Originally thinking the Parisienne might have a 350 because it seemed quite pippy, but after running the numbers, it was just a 305. I bought this car because I knew how the powertrain ran and it purred. There was literally no valve train noise. It ran that quietly and smooth.   
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The motor & tranny in the Omega are ready for the pulling. Quickly swap cars around and begin to disassemble the Parisienne.
  
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The tear-down of the parisienne continues ...
  
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I owe my girlfriend Amanda a big thanks for driving me out to Selkirk to pick up my engine hoist. Bolt it all together.
Motor & Tranny in the Parisienne are ready to be pulled.   
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Here we are, with the donor motor & tranny. Turned out the tranny in the Parisienne was a 700r4. SWEET!, but as sweet as it is, I decided to stick with the TH350 from the old powertrain.
  
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