Anyone in Southern Ohio?
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Anyone in Southern Ohio?
I need someone who knows 3800's in the Cincinnat area. I found a 3800SC SII in a Bonneville SSEi for $150. The supercharger and intake manifold is gone, but they left the throttle body, fuel rail, injectors etc. This guy has two fire victim 3800s laying around and one has a crispy blower but the pulley turns clean. I need someone who knows these motors to come tell me if its worth it and if I can rebuild it and possibly help me pull the motor and wiring harness. I can get the tranny and wiring harness for like $100 together. This could be a super deal but they will be gone soon. I want to go look at them this coming saturday afternoon and if its good, pull on sunday. (10th and 11th). Anyone up to the challenge?
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I've got an L67 manifold. I'll let you have it cheap. Start with the one that's missing the blower, bolt my manifold onto it, buy a bolt-on blower upgrade and get the swap started RIGHT. :thumbleft:
I assume that the one that's missing the blower still has wiring and such?
The problem with pieces that have been in a fire is that all the plastic melts... connectors, coil packs, etc.
It's a very different case, but I tried a Northstar that was a fire victim. It appeard to be OK, but lost the head gasket seal a few hundred miles after I fired it up.
I assume that the one that's missing the blower still has wiring and such?
The problem with pieces that have been in a fire is that all the plastic melts... connectors, coil packs, etc.
It's a very different case, but I tried a Northstar that was a fire victim. It appeard to be OK, but lost the head gasket seal a few hundred miles after I fired it up.
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Well heres the thing it was at a scrap yard, I am being secrative cause I am worried someone will go snatch it out from under me . But I think someone is coming back for it, they removed all the SSEi badging from the car and closed the hood, and removed all evidence of a blower under the hood. If it is still there this sunday I am going to go buy it. I am not in a rush to swap so I will buy the motor and sit on it and gradually rebuild it.
ha... probably blew a gasket and the owner set it on fire to recoup the loss.The Dark Side of Will wrote: It's a very different case, but I tried a Northstar that was a fire victim. It appeard to be OK, but lost the head gasket seal a few hundred miles after I fired it up.
$3000 bill, or check for $6000........ hmm... :scratch: :salute:
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I am going to try to buy am motor this weekend but I don't have the cash for the tranny or the axles so I will be waiting for a while even if it get the motor. In the interum period I plan to do new headgaskets, new pan gasket, the intake manifold gasket kit, and take a look at the main bearings. I will paint everything up and replace whatever is necessary while it is up on the stand. These cars are at a you pull it type lot, anyone got helpful hints as to how to pull the motor with some ease? I have been told to pull the motor with the trans then separate the trans once the motor is out. It will be coming from a 98 Riviera or a 02 GTP.