Swamp Thing (was: White)

[mr.mindless]

Hahaha

[Nick]

Let me know when you want to make a gravel area to park the trailer and you can always keep stuff here add it to the pile of random shit lying around!!

[etk300ex]

Don't forget to bring your office chairs!

[mr.mindless]

Thanks arie & nick

I may be in touch... Gonna test the starter this weekend and see if it's shot or if it's the moor that does t want to spin. Smike you don't have access to a borrowable bore scope do you?

[M4wdFab]

nope

[rejeep]

I have a fiber optic scope...
will fit in a spark plug hole.. not the best.. but better then you can do without one..

[M4wdFab]

you are not going to see anything that will help you

[mr.mindless]

likely - but if I do see that they're scored to shit I'll know not to care.

[mr.mindless]

$200/yr to insure this pile to put plates on it. that's just enough to actually make me think twice about it.

I love how it can go up that much when there's only one fucking driver on the god damned policy!

[mr.mindless]

Reread the included statutes. If they want to be picky (and they might) plated and inspected isn't good enough. It cannot be ANY of the following:

- Unregistered/ expired for 32+ days
- Uninspected for 32+ days
- Not operable/ not in condition for highway use

So I guess I'll probably drag it up to Nick's Friday on my way out of town. Looked at it again tonight and I'm pretty certain it's the engine not the starter. Turned over St. Michael via crank bolt and ratchet and it was "difficult". I couldn't move this motor at all, even with a short cheater. It's stiff as can be without being totally seized so I bet bearings are toast. It's gotten worse since I've had it so I doubt it's rusty bores. Any other thoughts on the 4.2?


Still thinking of selling St Michael after i finish it and getting this to DD status. LS V8 versus TDI/ Toy would be the question then, assuming this 4.2 is shot.  I've really been enjoying DDing the other car lately, but it's a slow lump and gets shit mileage for it. Yes I'm an idiot blah blah blah, please focus on the maybe dead 4.2 for a moment

[M4wdFab]

i could put a 5.3 in it for you

[rejeep]

258s don't die....

They get rebuilt or swapped out.

[M4wdFab]

rebuilding motors is for the birds


258's have their place, 40 years ago



300hp LS motors are the new 400$ fix

[mr.mindless]

I'm sure it "needs" a married tcase for packaging. Not sure that makes for a $400 fix, but with the right wrecked truck it could be close.

I'd rather swap than rebuild too. Should "bolt right in," it's way smaller overall and there's no vehicle systems to tie into. Let me know your thoughts maybe I'll bring it there instead...

I'm sure the IFS mounts could be made to work.

I just remembered that Michael has the only IFS front of the three that can be geared though. It's 3.23 now. With an OD trans, 3.73 would probably be what I want. The other two cars are 2.92 and need a custom thickness spacer to run any other ratio. The D30 IFS housing used different pinion offsets than all other D30s. Easy center to swap any time, and rear would go 8.8.

[mr.mindless]

i could put a 5.3 in it for you

price?



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