well just been on the 1/4 mile at santa pod,it was fun,NOT....
had five runs all about the same time 13's then a 13.1..
then thought one "last run" and was against a supra(non turbo),launched off and supra was with me ,i thought weired,then heard noise from under the bonnet my big ends had gone,thought car was holding back,as crossed the line well over the 14's.........
so got car trailed back from there,.......and here is my question????
to sell or to re-build as wanted to sell anyway,just wanted to see if it was quick..
so whats everyones opinion???
cheers chris

 

not good if you wanted to sell anyways then sell coz rebuild going to cost abit

 

it will need a crank and shells,
but will need stripping all down,so all new gaskets...

 

crank , bearings , oil pump , modine ,seals and gaskets oli filter , oil , the list goes on and on and thats IF you dont find any other damage

 

was thinking about a second hand engine..
just to get it running..i know there not cheap,but it will save me some money and time.
and at least i will better to sell,...

 

Mine field here.....

Probably not, your better spending the cash on getting a good rebuild rather than buying something thats probbaly just as knackered....

Tony

 

cheers tony,think i'll give seconds a miss
unless i can hear it running and its a very good price.
trying to get my engine builder to come round to "quote me happy"
but just when he turns up..no-one knows..

 

thats a sore one mate,would just get a rebuild that way u know for sure its not gonnae be a hit or a miss cause if u buy 2nd hand thats exactly what it will be

 

if i were you i would weigh up what you could sell the car for if it were running, then remove the cost of the engine rebuild and see what the difference is. if the difference is close to what you could sell it for as now thne i would let it go and let someone else fit a new engine to the spec they want.

sorry to hear your news though mate

 

cheers guys.
steve1982 i think you were readng my mind
was going to take pics today and put it for sale later..will be sad to see her go,but i think there is a time where you have to say enough is enough,...
and as people say i can sell,and buy a good spec'd wrx or simular,..
or just bite the bullet and get the block rebuit?????

 

to be honest mate, if there is more damage then you might first of thought then the costs will go up and up. if you rebuilt it you my as well go a forge'd route but at the saem time the cost can be very similar of a 2.5 block so you may as well pop that in, as the engine is out might as well do the studs, rods, pistons so you have a built 2.5 to run some mid 400 figures along with supporting mods at a later date, all the money starts to mount up and quick. if it were me and i assume it you car is a v3 type r from you picture i would look at market value and then sell the car minus the cost of a rebuild plus a little more to make it worth while to someone.

think there is someone looking foe a shell in the wanted section at the minute, so it might be worth a look mate.

best of luck what ever you do

steve

 

ya offered him it when it was running,but he said he wanted a non runner.....
now it is..
so will try him again..
the bloke who makes the engines round here,might have it yet as he likes buying cheap scoobs, then does the work and making a few quid.
i look what the v4 goes for,and work out a price
its got all the bits,to make a good track car,but money is my main problom at the minute..
as we are just having new bathroom and kitchen done,so the other half is not impressed,
that i have blown it up..."woman". if it was a pair of £200 shoes,i bet we could afford it.....