07-04-2005, 11:15 PM
This particular junker cost me $400, mainly because its got 100k on it. Lower mile motors run closer to $700. I bought the motor from Bret at RP, and it came out of a wrecked car. Of course I easily spent the same amount as the motor on all the seals, hoses, belts, gaskets, water pump, motor mounts...etc
no, new engine is not in. The compression numbers that Bret told me were very solid.
Next up is to finish the little stuff like all the hoses (quite a PITA actually...), paint the valve cover ( :bling: ) valve cover gasket, clean the engine bay, and some other stuff Im forgetting.
Order a clutch, and install it when it gets here.
Im having impure thoughts about sending the old head to Sunbelt for some voodoo magic, and rebuilding the bottom end..............
maybe if I have $2500 or so just laying around.....
no, new engine is not in. The compression numbers that Bret told me were very solid.
Next up is to finish the little stuff like all the hoses (quite a PITA actually...), paint the valve cover ( :bling: ) valve cover gasket, clean the engine bay, and some other stuff Im forgetting.
Order a clutch, and install it when it gets here.
Im having impure thoughts about sending the old head to Sunbelt for some voodoo magic, and rebuilding the bottom end..............
maybe if I have $2500 or so just laying around.....