 Woohoo! Scored me a motor!, With a confirmed history |
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 Mar 7 2007, 01:58 AM
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Veteran Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14  |
I've been waiting 3 years for this!
http://rides.webshots.com/album/558037203KSaGGF NO MORE SHORTSHIFTING! |
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Mar 7 2007, 02:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 813 Joined: 21-January 04 From: Santa Barbara, CA Member No.: 141 |
How much did it set you back? I peruse ebay every couple of weeks, but the engines that are at a decent price are generally back east. Crappy engines in L.A. go for more than I want to spend.
Congrats! Jason |
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Mar 7 2007, 10:39 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14 |
I got it for $1,500. It came from a 38k mile 1995 Camaro and this was confirmed back through the ownership chain. Apparently this car was a fair weather car and was babied. The guy who was selling it was doing a project where he was putting it into a 944 but the company that made the custom pieces to make it bolt up stopped making them and he was left with a 944 and LT1.
This is probably a little higher than market value for a used LT1 but in my 3-year search, I never came across one that I felt I could install with any confidence since the history was really unknown. ...and I don't have the time, money or skill set to rebuild one... I had actually planned on a Jasper engine (about $2,600) if my race engine expired and I didn't have a replacement. Now I have a replacement I can trust so I have a wide rpm range to play in. |
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Mar 7 2007, 01:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 458 Joined: 11-October 05 From: Uniontown, Pa Member No.: 917 |
Sweet! If/when the time comes to pull the old one, I'd like to help. Seriously. If I ever need to pull mine for whatever reason, the experience gained helping you will make the job that much easier for me. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I hear taking it out the bottom is the way to go.
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Mar 7 2007, 05:13 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14 |
QUOTE (z28jeff @ Mar 7 2007, 08:03 AM)  Sweet! If/when the time comes to pull the old one, I'd like to help. Seriously. If I ever need to pull mine for whatever reason, the experience gained helping you will make the job that much easier for me. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I hear taking it out the bottom is the way to go. If you are willing to sentence yourself to a day or two of pain, then by all means come over and be pissed off with me for a day... Hahahaha |
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Mar 7 2007, 07:41 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,936 Joined: 26-September 05 From: Youngstown, OH Member No.: 896 |
Howdy,
Jeff, you don't have any potential home drywall projects coming up do you? :-) Mark |
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Mar 7 2007, 08:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 458 Joined: 11-October 05 From: Uniontown, Pa Member No.: 917 |
QUOTE (marka @ Mar 7 2007, 02:41 PM) Howdy, Jeff, you don't have any potential home drywall projects coming up do you? :-) Mark Actually, I'm in the middle of one right now. I'm redoing a walk-in closet at my parents' house. Why? Need some help with your garage? |
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Mar 7 2007, 08:18 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,936 Joined: 26-September 05 From: Youngstown, OH Member No.: 896 |
Howdy,
Yeah, I could use some help. Mostly I was joking though... :-) Mark |
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Mar 7 2007, 10:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 854 Joined: 26-December 03 From: NYC, NY Member No.: 50 |
pulling motors isn't bad at all, can even be a good time if you don't mind taking 2 or 3 days and have a friend or two around to B.S. with.
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