It's pretty much a bolt-in. Would require correct motor mounts, of course. The holes may already be drilled in the frame.
Presuming you have the Pontiac V8 engine, it's on the front driver's side of engine, mounted low on side of timing cover, below water pump. Power steering pump is above it, so may be hard to see. Look for fuel lines from tank exiting frame at engine crossmember on driver's side, or follow fuel line from carburetor back to the pump. Best removed from under car.
I don't know the answer to this question, but you could reach out to Steve Barcak at Pontiac Heaven www.pontiacheaven.org/ to see if he can help. He seems to be one of the best informed Pontiac guys out there. John
A Chevy van may be hard to start because the engine may be malfunctioning. Bring your Chevy to an auto body shop and get a tune up performed.
Try putting the pedal to the floor while cranking it
The year and engine size would help us help you.
If a frog had wings, would it bump it's ass?
Need differnet engine mounts, depending on what engine was in the trans am to begin with. It's not hard but good luck, it's time consuming.
That filter is hard to get at. Look between the rear of the engine block and the fire wall, near the bottom of the engine on the passenger side.
Yes, you will need the Pontiac motor mounts, and the transmission for the Pontiac has a different bolt pattern than the chevy, so a Buick, Olds, Pontiac turbo 350 or 400 will be required if it is an automatic. If a manual transmission is used you will need the Pontiac specific flywheel and bellhousing. Pontiac also has the starter, battery, and fuel pump mounted on the opposite side from Chevy, so you will need to address these issues.Overall it is not that hard of a swap, the parts from a similar year Firebird all fit the Camaro, making it pretty much a bolt in.
Pontiac Chevy PU motor switchIf you try hard enough. Depends on what transmission is in the truck. Some had duel bolt pattern where the motor and trans. bolt together. Chevy has a different pattern than all othe GM's All other GM's interchange except for Chevy. Chevy, all motors, rear wheel drive will interchange, 1955 to at least mid 90's probably current.
standing in the front of the engine, it will be on the left rear side of the engine towards the bottom. It's hard to see from the top.
It is screewed into the back TOP side of the engine just behind the distributor. It is hard to get to.