Extreme Cheapskates, Turbo LS Edition!! Episode 5 "$100 g-body 8.8 swap!"

Still no dyno yet, so we did the 8.8 swap. Here is the run down:
1996 crown vic 8.8 cut down to 56.5" flange to flange (2 right side explorer axles) explorer brakes and housing ends $117.94 total
Returned the 7.5" Malibu diff for core -$28
12"+ 30" 3/16" brake line $6
2.5l 80w90 (bulk) $7
= $103 plus the 447 conversion u joint of $20 because i chose to go with the 1350 flange.
$20 for the 15" steelies but i might return them
$4 in steel for the shock mounts and lower arms
I'm around $1940 total right now

[@937McLovin]

Your skill set is beyond impressive

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

you are a god among car guys and girls,any fool can go bankrupt throwing "borrowed money" at a toy they thrash on the weekends but it becomes INSANELY expensive after a very short time.

[@prancstaman]

You know your parts. Football in the spring is a new one for me, but it's one of those things where you say to yourself, Why didn't I think of that, LOL.

[@fabianbustos3461]

Your helper has got to get a pen and paper ready everytime you speak. Amazing ingenuity my friend, macgyver doesn’t have a cent on you sir

[@mikeo50]

Have you ever thought about selling these already fabricated not necessarily the entire rear end but just a shortened housing

[@8wireracing694]

Bloody awsome instructions man. thanks.

[@n5yiz]

This is the essence of hotrodding

[@anthonyyates616]

I swapped a 12 bolt from a 72 monte into my regal had to get adjustable upper control arms but i got rear end with posi unti and 4.11 gears for $150

[@koollee]

You r a smart guy. And i love the g bodys.. i had many of em

[@inscoredbz]

i think i'm going to try this myself. great job man.

[@rekartrustee4811]

Right up my alley. Great video!

[@acetherepp]

This is brilliant man!!!

[@jeffshaddick2082]

Love your work if you ever come to Australia you have a place to stay at mine great job

[@markregner7478]

nice detailed video.

[@jasonmccann8023]

I have a 97 Crown Vic just sitting in my garage.. In the process of lsx Swapping my El Camino found out my rear end was gone.. Now gonna use the 8.8 from the Vic

[@598bowtie]

Awesome job! I didn’t know you could use same length axles DRiV/pass. On a diff. And keep it square since pinion center line is offcenter. 👍🏽

[@juiced71]

Amazing! Nuff said!!

[@TinnonFamilyFarm]

GREAT BUILD!!!! What oil pan did you use? Also can you show the fuel system routing a little more? What hoses did you use how did you hook it too the sender? Did you have trouble with fuel starvation the way the pump is mounted?

[@mikedub9638]

Great work! can't wait to do my own because we all got lathes in our garages.

[@Thehouseofboost]

Mike Dub the machining part is minimal, you could do it with a cut off wheel instead.

[@tilt213]

one day more about the 68 cuda 😊

[@rambosoldschoolgarage8940]

What would you do if you needed a new axel/differential in an 85 monte carlo cl. Stock all original 262ci v6 4.3 no upgrades just radial tires. Right rear quarter panel accident.

[@ericperry4934]

I have a goody stock 7.5 5.3 4l60e 1 in set back plates. do you have a total parts and price list to install crown box 8.8 into gbody. how did you align the top control arm to sit ever thing align

[@BoostedBuckets]

I was talking about welding a diff of the ls1 tech forum and people acted like I was stupid, I bet you never have a problem with it either

[@gbodyrush]

Nice

[@jessiahmartinez4433]

So what did you use to keep the coils in place without welding ? Cause the stock gbody has those cups on so the bottom sits in place, I don't see how this will work

[@starvin53]

Which u joint and flange I need for g body to 8.8 rear swap

[@wayfastwhitey45]

Your finger is a little wonky.

[@Thehouseofboost]

wayfastwhitey45 yup, don't let apprentice swing the hammer lol

[@wayfastwhitey45]

Thehouseofboost won't happen twice I bet

[@koollee]

Lol

[@robertmahaney6831]

looks like its happened to all of them

[@TODAYISNOTTHEDAY]

Man, I need some of this work done to the 8.8 going into my car!! Why do you have to be located in Canada? haha

[@bryanmayes9234]

Haha try being in canada and 99% of everything is in the states lol our dollar blows and shipping is terrible. You guys have way better scrap yards too. Ordering online if its 1000usd it's about 1350+ here by the time it's in your hands

[@turbolq4]

So I have a 95 mustang GT 8.8 in my 81 Malibu. Spherical upper ball joints and double adjustable upper control arms. It does the mad wheel hop thing something serious. I've seen brackets that lower the front (car end) of the upper arms which would seem like the same end result you have with taller ears. Is this really the fix? Thanks for sharing your skills, great videos. Also, do you have a stall in that trans? Stock converter in my 4l80e is really soft.

[@Thehouseofboost]

turbolq4 yes, you ethier have to raise the diff end or lower the chassis side, baseline suspension makes a nice kit, it has a 3000 stall b&m holeshot converter

[@turbolq4]

Thanks!! That explains why it wheel hops after replacing the springs, lowers the diff end in realtion to chassis. I need a converter!!

[@professordumbledik9652]

🗣I CANT WELD!!!!!!

[@inscoredbz]

earlier in the video you said "the upper ears are a little further apart from each other than what the g bodies are". did they turn out being the same or are they in fact a little further apart?

[@Thehouseofboost]

inscoredbz they are alittle wider but the but rubber bushings compensated for the difference

[@inscoredbz]

did you mig weld or arc weld the tubes to the center? is the hole for the control arm in the same location as the factory g body rear? i've read that mustang 8.8 rears have the hole about an inch forward compared to the factory rear.

[@Thehouseofboost]

inscoredbz I migged the tubes, the mounts are an 1" forward at at the top, that's why I redrilled the upper control arms

[@inscoredbz]

sorry, i was talking about the lower control arm mounting point.

[@Thehouseofboost]

Yes the lowers are alittle forward too

[@cjaycollins2874]

@@Thehouseofboost So what adjustable control arms to use ?

[@ericperry4934]

is the rear axle alignment centered it look like its a inch toward the driver side

[@Thehouseofboost]

Erik Perie it's perfectly centred within an 1/8".

[@ericperry4934]

What type of welded carrier.

[@10mmMotorsports]

Is that 8.8 really that good? Is different years better than others.. The reason I ask is my wife broke an 8.8 In a stock 2004 mountaineer. Thank god is was still under warranty.

[@koollee]

b*tch didnt know what she was doin...

[@galaxyprime6543]

un,fucking real Your the Man

[@ericperry4934]

what astro van. year. motor and trim. drive shaft you used. size trans yoke. length. also what do you mean by you going to get a football for it.

[@Thehouseofboost]

Erik Perie 2000 Astro/safari, football is for the rear spring

[@starvin53]

did lower contol arms fit ?

[@canabox7112]

2.73s though?

[@ericperry4934]

do have any pic of the shock mount weld on plates

[@Thehouseofboost]

Erik Perie no pics, just the video

[@TheAkstewie]

Sounds like a bunch of fuckery. Just wait for a direct bolt in to come up and it will and spend the money...

[@MMAxdiesel]

I have an 86 Monte ss.. Your saying this rear end will Fit.. with some moding

[@Thehouseofboost]

Barretts Garage yes, you just have to narrow it and add shock mounts.

[@dannyvigo5743]

yo can you help a brother out I have 1976 dodge dart swinger slat 6 She's my daily driver Good Old car Was given to me I have 2004 IS ENGINE 5.3 From a junkyard Looking To swap I'm going to need some help I am not a mechanic But looking at your video you make it look easy So here I go Why kind of rear end Should I put In Her Please get back to me on that Thanks

[@ItsWizz]

Did u use the 6.0 oil pan

[@Thehouseofboost]

G Wizz yes stock pan

[@vincentsanchez9195]

What year f150 for the 1350 on the rear

[@JoseSilva-nl1iv]

I'd like to know year as well.

[@andrewg4813]

when is episode 6 coming?

[@Thehouseofboost]

andrew g working on it right now, should be ready in a day or 2

[@ericperry4934]

what year explorer you use

[@Thehouseofboost]

Erik Perie 1997 explorer

[@liammcinerney5565]

Was the rear of your frame rotted?

[@liammcinerney5565]

Passenger side

[@Thehouseofboost]

Liam McInerney a small spot we had to put a patch in

[@ericperry4934]

what do you mean within 1/8 inch

[@Thehouseofboost]

Erik Perie I mean it's pretty much centred

[@598bowtie]

Is the driveshaft off of an Aerostar or Astro Van?

[@Thehouseofboost]

manuel ocasio Astro

[@598bowtie]

Thanks

[@JoseSilva-nl1iv]

What year Astro van did you get the drive shaft

[@jasonsimmons6684]

You can get a 9" housing ready for a gbody for not much money. Look at dirt track parts website like speedway. I mean a lot more money than you spent overall, but much much more durable. Nice work though. Not intending to diss here.

[@koollee]

Stfu.. how many times do u hav to hear the word budget build, or read Cheapskate.

[@Jiwi99]

Where you live in Canada ???

[@Thehouseofboost]

Jean-Wilbert Labbe Calgary Alberta

[@justinballard4134]

Guaranteed that car will never hook

[@ModsnRods]

Why is that? Car looks fine to me

[@ldnwholesale8552]

That diff will explode. Weld plates to the gears and do not weld to the iron. Use a min spool, these days they are cheap as. Your boxed arms will bind the roll, they are supposed to flex, the reason GM make them that way. Boxing them will put more load back on the brackets or the floor. Which will be your problem as it does not like a lot of power. The rest is good scrap engineering. Though 2.73? seems very tall for 1/4 mile stuff. 3.5 3.7 would closer. Explorer?

[@mastersmind602]

But why you leaving it at 273 gears instead of 373 or higher wouldn't be slower with 273

[@acetherepp]

Because of the turbo