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SLCKLS1
post Apr 7 2016, 05:53 PM
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Hello everyone,

I'm going to try to make this as short as possible. I sold my '99 Z28 a few years back as an "adult decision", but I've regretted it since. I've been trying to look around, and see if I could find some busted 3rd gen, or even a rolling chassis. Here's where my question comes in. Where the hell does one go about looking now a days?! All 3rd gens seem crazy expensive, and nothing like what I'm looking for. Places like autotrader, recycler, etc. Don't even seem to list anything older than '97.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, or if I should post in the classifieds, but I don't think I meet the post requirements. It's been a while.



Thanks in advance
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post Apr 13 2016, 07:53 PM
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QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Apr 13 2016, 01:21 PM) *
Heh, indeed. With the new engine, I figured I'd save some money by sticking with the distributor and carburetor. Now for a LS engine to use those things, you need a Wegner front drive kit. The distributor I _had_ with the old engine was not usable with the new one (the front drive kit uses a Ford distributor). The old carburetor literally peed all over itself when I tried to use it. When looking things over, the throttle rods were flopping around in the base plate, and I don't know why it all of a sudden just flooded the engine. I all of a sudden could not adjust the floats. Soooo, front drive kit, new distributor, new carburetor, and I am probably break-even with a ECU and FI system. The headers had to be replaced, and the exhaust system had to be replaced. In an attempt to make the car pass sound required a larger muffler, so I modified the passenger side floor pan to make room. It all adds up.



Haha yes. Yes it does. No one ever thought this was a cheap hobby, though. I just wish I could find another deal on an engine like I did previously. $800 for an LS1 longblock with 241 heads. 40k miles. Something tells me, that is never going to happen again. Needless to say, I snatched it up and threw it in my '99.
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post Apr 13 2016, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (slowTA @ Apr 11 2016, 05:54 AM) *
I think they picked 1995 since that was the last year for OBD1. I doubt it will get updated yearly.


Yeah, you're probably correct on that, sadly enough, since it is SO easy/cheap for them to just do a plug-in check, and STILL get ALL of their federal roadway funding. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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