{"id":83151,"date":"2021-12-22T13:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T21:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=83151"},"modified":"2021-12-22T13:41:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T21:41:38","slug":"an-ls3-swapped-1992-buick-roadmaster-estate-wagon-project-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/an-ls3-swapped-1992-buick-roadmaster-estate-wagon-project-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"An LS3 Swapped 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Project Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"83152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/an-ls3-swapped-1992-buick-roadmaster-estate-wagon-project-part-1\/roadmaster-wagon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ROadmaster-wagon-e1640208004879.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"640,361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1589029169&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00060386473429952&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ROadmaster wagon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ROadmaster-wagon-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ROadmaster-wagon-e1640208004879.jpeg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83152 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ROadmaster-wagon-e1640208004879.jpeg\" alt=\"LS Swap, Buic Roadmaster LS3,\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our friend Michael over at <a href=\"https:\/\/ls1tech.com\/\">LS1Tech<\/a> is doing a very cool swap, follow along on their journey of LS swapping their Buick Roadmaster wagon all while keeping it carb legal!<\/p>\n<p>The heart of this beast will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chevrolet.com\/performance-parts\/connect-cruise-powertrain-systems\"><strong>Chevrolet Performance LS3 E-ROD Connect &amp; Cruise system<\/strong><\/a>, courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.occhevy.com\/\"><strong>Guaranty Chevrolet.<\/strong><\/a> Power output for the LS3 motor is a stout 430 hp, 425 lb-ft of torque, also included in the kit is a remanufactured 4L65E transmission, with everything else they&#8217;ll need to get this tiger roaring including all the wiring, computers, exhaust headers, and sensors.<\/p>\n<p>A cool thing that\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holley.com\/\"><strong>Holley<\/strong><\/a> added to the soup was their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holley.com\/products\/ls_power\/ls_and_lt_accessory_drives\/gm_ls_accessory_drives\/mid_mount\/\"><strong>Mid Mount Accessory Drive system<\/strong><\/a>. Which turned the water pump housing into a bracket for the accessories, which keeps everything in closer to the block. It includes a water pump, a\/c compressor, power steering pump, alternator, steam tube port, SFI certified damper, and much more. Holley also sent over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holley.com\/products\/ls_power\/ls_swap_systems\/1978-88_gm_g-body_ls_swap_components\/oil_pans\/parts\/302-2\"><strong>302-2 LS swap oil pan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as well as fuel system components from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holley.com\/brands\/earls\/products\/plumbing_an_fittings_and_hose\/vapor_guard\/\"><strong>Earl\u2019s Vapor Guard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0product line.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\" data-ar=\"16:9\" data-plid=\"lbbum2dylayeeuspga3vg6czobyxcwsh\" pubname=\"internetbrandscom\" widgetname=\"001w000001RrzqE_1883\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This vehicle was already such a wink and a nod car for car guys in the know, so for Michael to take this family hauler and transform it into a family brawler has us drooling for the end result!<\/p>\n<p>Michael did a hell of a job detailing the rest of the parts so be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/ls1tech.com\/articles\/carb-legal-ls3-wagon-swap-pt1\/\">Follow to full article HERE! <\/a>We will keep you posted as the build goes on!<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUILD PARTNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guaranty Chevrolet<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.occhevy.com\/\">https:\/\/www.occhevy.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Holley<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holley.com\/\">https:\/\/www.holley.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnaflow<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnaflow.com\/\">https:\/\/www.magnaflow.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemical Guys<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicalguys.com\/\">https:\/\/www.chemicalguys.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dakota Digital:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dakotadigital.com\/\">https:\/\/www.dakotadigital.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelin<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michelin.com\/\">https:\/\/www.michelin.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wilwood Brakes<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilwood.com\/\">https:\/\/www.wilwood.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eaton<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaton.com\/\">https:\/\/www.eaton.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sony<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electronics.sony.com\/\">https:\/\/electronics.sony.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DISCOUNTS PROVIDED<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Summit Racing<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitracing.com\/\">https:\/\/www.summitracing.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Muscle Rods<\/strong>\u00a0aka BRP HotRods:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brphotrods.com\/\">http:\/\/www.brphotrods.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sikky Manufacturing<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sikky.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sikky.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>American Racing Wheels<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanracing.com\/\">https:\/\/www.americanracing.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>B-Body Parts Specialist Tommy Gosselin<\/strong>: Message\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100004272916332\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on Facebook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Our friend Michael over at LS1Tech is doing a very cool swap, follow along on their journey of LS swapping their Buick Roadmaster wagon all while keeping it carb legal!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":83152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470,8427],"tags":[8405,280,3050,999,8803,41,5831],"class_list":["post-83151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-partner-news","tag-buick-roadmaster","tag-engine-swaps","tag-ls","tag-ls-swap","tag-ls1-tech","tag-news","tag-wagon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ROadmaster-wagon-e1640208004879.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-lD9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83154,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83151\/revisions\/83154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}