94 olds vert Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 These are still a good deal. I know I will kick myself if I dont buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 In a last minute bidding war here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theghoul Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well matt, I won the LQ1 cutout..lol 160 + 13 % buyers premium. I'll pick it up tomm. EDIT: Ok, I got one motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well, I tapped out. I'm not paying 500 bucks for one engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theghoul Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Wow. That got intense. I stuck to my budget though. Some of them went for $700 I didnt think the demand was that high. I bid on 7 of them at $300 each. Lost all but one. Edited December 13, 2013 by theghoul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I didn't think they were going to get that high either. I was thinking 50-100 per engine. At 50 bucks I was going to get 10 of them. Now we will see a bunch of them on Ebay selling for 1000-1500 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Now we will see a bunch of them on Ebay selling for 1000-1500 dollars. I can guarantee this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertISaar Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 within the next week or so, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Well matt, I won the LQ1 cutout..lol 160 + 13 % buyers premium. I'll pick it up tomm. EDIT: Ok, I got one motor. Sweet!!! It even comes with an engine stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 That is 100% awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 They went for higher than I figured they would but realistically for a brand new engine, none of those prices are bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 this one? 96-97 LQ1 https://www.biddergy.com/detail.asp?id=265078&n=Lot-429916-Unknown--Model--Engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theghoul Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 this one? 96-97 LQ1https://www.biddergy.com/detail.asp?id=265078&n=Lot-429916-Unknown--Model--Engine Yeah, I'm heading out to pick that one up along with another LQ1. I'll take pictures. EDIT: What's up CRAZY K? Still got that white monstrosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I saw that and thought it was another 3.4, but couldnt tell what was different in the thumbnail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theghoul Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Ok, I grabbed some tools and tie-down straps and headed down to the city to grab the stuff. I took some pictures because I like chronicling stuff. It was at an old warehouse where the Detroit public school board of education housed their learning stuff. The place was packed. I think there are a lot more auctions coming. The motors gathered in herds. I went to a window and paid, then they rolled out my LQ1 and the cutaway motor. Holy crap it was heavy. Looks like it had the alternator / compressor / fuel rails and other shit attached it. And it was chromed out. Sweet. Time to load it up. I didnt want any damage to either, so I had a few of their helpers back me in and used a ramp to roll it on my f150 truck bed Strap it down good. Now lets do the speed limit which is totally not normal for me. 45 minutes in the right lane. Home finally. Lets make sure everything's still cool. Sweet, no insurance claims today Now its time to get real and get them the hell off of there. Its cold out. Ok, let me wrestle this thing back on the stand so I can move it around. All done. *whew. Covered them up and they are in my pole barn. Did it all alone. One Guy and two motors. Its like 2 girls and one cup with more swearing! Edited December 14, 2013 by theghoul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thats awesome, man!!! I'm going to keep watching. If something like this pops up around tax/bonus time, I'm going to try and get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 If they do have another auction I should try to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Awesome pics. let me know your paypal address and I'll send payment out to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1988PhantomFE3 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Geeez, I felt like I was wathcing a movie when going thru this post, heart pounding and everything... I really liked the ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theghoul Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bye bye motor! It was a pleasure meeting you guys and seeing a familiar face. Thanks for the all dressed chips. They went well with the case of Coronas. Why they are not available in the states is puzzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 My imagination or was the flywheel chromed? WTF? For wear resistance on the teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l67ss Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Cause racecar My imagination or was the flywheel chromed? WTF? For wear resistance on the teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Im pretty sure that is just a shop motor and doesnt run. It came from a tech school I believe. Sent from my SM-T210R using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 "I was supervising." Al, For a dude that I'm assuming does run a forklift at his job, you did a pretty ace job, if that was me Matt would be searching out some new LED tails for this Denali . . . best case scenario. Being in a US-bound vehicle with All-Dressed chips was an old experience, not being the dude presenting the all-dressed chips or buying them was a new one. Definitely hoping to catch up with you again, was great meeting you. Here's the two monsters that I left at home. Given my recent luck with road trips both of them with Detroit destinations, it was probably a good idea that they stayed at home. http://www.w-body.com/showthread.php/77698-Amy-amp-AJAM-photoshoot-(PART-II-more-pics-are-in!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 My imagination or was the flywheel chromed? WTF? For wear resistance on the teeth? That's a cutaway/display engine that GM likely had at an automotive show way back in the day. They chrome out a lot of pieces on them to make them look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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