How much would it cost me to drop an engine in a 1983 Camaro?

[dolphingoddessdolphin]

How much would it cost me to drop an engine in a 85-87 Camaro Iroc? (Christmas present for Husband)?
My husband has had the engine sitting inside his garage for 10 years.

It's a 1983 z28 but I think it had a 350 5.7L instead of a 305 5.0 w/a fivespeed.

[stephen c]

About 3500 dollars. I had a new 83 camaro. They have something called crossfire induction rather than fuel injection. This was an inferior setup and lasted one year. Whatever you do do not reuse that system. The best bet is to buy a new crate motor and have it installed using the old parts needed from the current car, assuming it ran and did not have the crossfire engine. If you take the garage motor, I agree it will need work prior to installation, plus he will see that it is missing while it is being rebuilt. You can have a garage collect the new crate engine and the bits needed to install it and haul the camaro out and have it installed pretty quickly, although one day would be a miracle.