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I had swapped an '86 3.2 engine and transmission into my 1973 cis. My goal was to be able to easily restore it to original, it's a matching numbers long hood. It was great having the torque and smoothness of the later engine. It is important to have the later transmission for this conversion, since using the original would require cutting the housing for the flywheel sensors. Not easily reversed.
I am currently restoring the original, and the biggest part is welding in a small round patch below the rear seat that was cut for the dme harness.
I paid $5,500 for the '85 engine, harness, and transmission. It had worn valve guides at about 68,000 miles so I put another $3-4000. Into new guides, valves, and rings. I built my own rear electrical console for the conversion. It started easily and ran great till I recently decided it was time to restore the original engine and transmission. I sold the refreshed top end 3.2 for about $7,000 and still have the '86 transmission. Overall, it cost me a couple thousand dollars for the 5 years I drove the car with the 3.2. Not too bad a price in my opinion. Cost will of course depend on who does the work and ability to find a later engine at a good price.
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Ed
1973.5 T
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