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Dad just sold the '98 Lumina with busted cam for $100 (too cheap, but it's his car...) and said the buyer will bring the dead engine back since dad got the idea of possibly rebuilding it for my tired old car.
When we get it on a stand, I'm gonna tear it down and see how bad it is. If it's not totally ruined, I'll probably set to work (slowly, as is my usual pace with anything) rebuilding it (and possibly tweaking it a bit in the process) to replace the old 3.1 that's currently at 225,000 miles in my old Sunbird. Might see if I can find a lower mileage or recently rebuilt transaxle too just for peace of mind (do these fail under normal use aside from worn synchros? It doesn't shift as nicely as it used to, possibly cables tho). Hopefully this will allow the car to last me another few years, since I'm considering graduate school and thus wouldn't be able to buy another car until late 2007 or early 2008
Other problems with the old bird are that the two right side wheels are bent (Beretta GTU 16x7), the springs are shot (need eibachs), and the headliner is falling.
Oh, and there's some nasty black poplar sap all over it. I guess I should wash it. :P
When we get it on a stand, I'm gonna tear it down and see how bad it is. If it's not totally ruined, I'll probably set to work (slowly, as is my usual pace with anything) rebuilding it (and possibly tweaking it a bit in the process) to replace the old 3.1 that's currently at 225,000 miles in my old Sunbird. Might see if I can find a lower mileage or recently rebuilt transaxle too just for peace of mind (do these fail under normal use aside from worn synchros? It doesn't shift as nicely as it used to, possibly cables tho). Hopefully this will allow the car to last me another few years, since I'm considering graduate school and thus wouldn't be able to buy another car until late 2007 or early 2008
Other problems with the old bird are that the two right side wheels are bent (Beretta GTU 16x7), the springs are shot (need eibachs), and the headliner is falling.
Oh, and there's some nasty black poplar sap all over it. I guess I should wash it. :P
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