1975 Yenko Trans Am

[Lynn]

Not denigrating this car at all, because it is a cool car, but here is a classic example of how things get distorted over the years. QUOTE: "The craftsmen at Yenko Chevrolet fabricated the engine mounts, power steering and starter brackets and other hardware to facilitate the conversion."

I put a 427 Chevy into a kid's 75 trans am back in 1980 (I had put a small block Chevy into his buddy's 240Z and Trans Am boy wanted to one up him). Didn't need to fabricate anything. Got engine stands for an early 2nd gen big block Camaro; measured, located and drilled holes in the Pontiac subframe. No "starter bracket" to fabricate. Just bolt up the starter and use the Chevy support bracket. As for power steering, we just used all Chevy bracketry from a junk yard. Had to relocate the batter (IIRC) and used Camaro tray. All factory parts. Install looked factory. Located all parts ahead of time and did the swap in one day. Could have even hooked up the A/C, but he didn't want it.

Still, a really cool car. Just don't believe there was any serious fabrication involved in the swap.