4 year plan Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 !st post , and thanks to the welcoming crew . Dont know how to make a long story short , so I think Ill just make a short story long . No pics out of embarrassment , but Im trying to fix this car so my wife will drive. !st 2.8 I tried working with , and it looks sad. 3 days ago I found a twisty rod , then upon further inspection found several cracks at a few of the headbolt locations , with one migrating into a cylinder . Needless to say I need a block . I guess my options are 2.8 , 3.1 ,, and unsure of 3.4 , 3.8 , etc. According to my plan , It should take about 3 more years before it runs again. now for the dilemna , Is this worth it ? Any chance the heads are usable , havent checked them yet for warp , criticism and sarcasm accepted , too old to fight , but love that omni directional bucket . Wish me luck , Paul Quote
Night Fury Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 Out of embarrassment? Trust me, everyone wants to see it no matter what it looks like As for the engine, sorry to hear about that. 2.8/3.1 is direct swap in, 3100/3400 doesn't need too much as far as I know. But yeah it's probably best just to change out the engine. And of course it's worth it! Quote
4 year plan Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Posted June 28, 2012 Out of embarrassment? Trust me, everyone wants to see it no matter what it looks like As for the engine, sorry to hear about that. 2.8/3.1 is direct swap in, 3100/3400 doesn't need too much as far as I know. But yeah it's probably best just to change out the engine. And of course it's worth it! Thanks for the vote of confidence . Since I got engine out now , any idea if subframe bushing replacement job is costly ? Quote
RobertISaar Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 how bad do they look? certain cars get hit a lot worse than others. if you do end up using your top end on a new block, the 2.8 and 3.1 blocks are more or less identical, IIRC just that the 3.1 block has slightly more clearance for the slightly longer crank throws. 3100/3400 will almost drop in. Quote
4 year plan Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Posted June 29, 2012 About 150k on the car , bottom motor mount looked like jelly , so new bushings would probably be warranted . This could take a while . Engine out , transmission and rack still in . Should transmission , half shafts , and rack be removed ? Will send pics when wife shows me how to use her camera . After checking my heads , hopefully all Ill need is a short block . Might have to rename to 6 year plan Quote
Garrett Powered Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 you checked them? magnaflux? if they got cracks by the head bolts they are scrap. why take the chance when you could probably find a parts car with a 3.1 for a few hundred bucks? I would rebuild the tranny right now with that many miles on the car. Quote
4 year plan Posted July 1, 2012 Author Report Posted July 1, 2012 Still alive , owing some pics , heads are on hold till checked good. Does the subframe have to come out to drop the tranny ? Should be out by next Sundays update , hopefully with pics . Tentavily on jackstands about 2 inches forward of rear bolts , A frame ready to lift body . Could use 2 trained monkeys to drain my transmission before I make a mess . This is going to be interesting , non ac shop in 100 plus weather . Im tryin Boost , thanks Quote
4 year plan Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Posted July 15, 2012 Got some pics in the camera , just need to download , hopefully soon . Subframe out , bushings were sad . Time to get some parts now . Quote
Garrett Powered Posted July 15, 2012 Report Posted July 15, 2012 most guys just get a photobucket account and host them from there. Quote
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