The Operation Is a Success!

After sorting out the fuel lines, we had a few other obstacles to overcome. Feeding the motor is an '87 Monte Carlo 4.3L TBI tank and sending unit, with a high-pressure 5.0L TPI fuel pump mounted in the tank. It's nice and quiet this way. To get the motor finally running, we adapted the factory F-body engine harness to the Monte Carlo's dash harness, so the ALDL connector and SES light are functional.

I'm running a serpentine belt setup and air intake ductwork pirated from a wrecked '88 Trans Am. The new belt arrangement uses stock F-body air conditioning lines with a 307 V8 Cutlass condensor in front of the radiator. The exhaust sytem includes Edelbrock TES headers, a test pipe, and a Hooker cat-back. I'm also using an aluminum F-body radiator to improve cooling. The combo has been reliable and is running very well. I had the car dyno'd at TTPerformance a few weeks ago, and the little 305 put down a solid 223 horsepower and 277 ft/lbs. of torque to the rear wheels.

You can see where Jim and I installed the fuel filter. I picked up new flex lines at the GM dealer, and the hard line was fabricated with Dorman repair lines with the Saginaw fittings. The feed line goes under the motor to the original 3/8" hard line in the frame, and the original 5/16" charcoal canister line is now the return line.

Here's the F-body aluminum radiator and electric fans. Also notice I relocated the battery to the driver side.

I mounted the relays on the fenderwell, and the ESC module behind the distributor on the firewall.

Here's a shot from the passenger's side showing all the F-body A/C parts.

Here's a shot from the driver side. The Trans Am ductwork routes out to a K&N air filter mounted behind the headlight.

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