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[jacel86]

The Guy who had a random day off and drank most of his breakfast and lunch apparently .....lol. He had tons of gussets on top of that pic. That was just the placement steel.  Still not sold, it was ridiculously huge and barely fit in a 22.5 rim but looked shronger than that pic.

[etk300ex]

Smike took 50 bucks out of a wad of money and told dude it was all he had lol

[dubt]

That's funny

[mr.mindless]

Smike took 50 bucks out of a wad of money and told dude it was all he had lol

rofl

[M4wdFab]

true story

[gif]

that looks awful big, random, and fragile
Those knuckles do not look schrong
Hope they're only half done.

I guess I made my point.     I would not take the time to build some crazy front one of a kind axle only to have it break.

The only weakness I see left in a HP60 is the Ring and Pinion.   Replacement parts are off the shelf. 

[luvmyxj]

Smike took 50 bucks out of a wad of money and told dude it was all he had lol

ive learned at j&j just hand smike some money and sit back and let him do ALL the talkin

[mr.mindless]

Bargain hard there, and start at half what you'd feel good paying. Sometimes they'll just take it.

[mr.mindless]

Well this is no good. I appear to not want smike to have an LM7. I didn't see that this oil pan has a small crack nor make sure it spun. Which it doesn't. Fuck me.

Guess I've gotten too used to just being a transporter.

[M4wdFab]

I cant get this thing to turn over, it is seized
there is oil / sand / sludge behind the throttle blade
the oil pan is clearly cracked where the oil filter is crushed from some sort of impact
the main crank / balance pulley has been destroyed with a gear puller of some sort and appears to have been re assembled- its hosed.
one of the idler pulleys and stud is missing
the starter motor and nurl bolts are missing
4 coil pack to plug wires are missing


cut wires on harness plugs, but i guess that was shown in pics
missing alternator as advertised
4 broken bolts in driver head as advertised

[rejeep]

sounds like a good core motor...
want to order a reman?

[M4wdFab]

if i wanted to spend 5 times $$ id go with a different platform.



its just so annoying to be nickle and dimed with all the little stuff.  Even if i had a crate motor sitting in front of me, it would be twice what i just paid for this hunk to make it "Complete" 



99' 5.3 LM7

i am guessing somewhere around 1800$ for a short block, 3000 for a long block, and 5K for a complete crate to drop in and bolt up no issues.   


That's also leaving out EMS

[mr.mindless]

I'm sure core charge is more, but $600 for a "core" condition motor is pretty shitty too.

For the absolutely no good it does, I'm sorry I didn't do a thorough inspection. .

[rejeep]

gimme  year make and model for shits and giggles..

[rejeep]

doesnt one of the express vans I have have this motor in it?