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are there any other FRC members out there who not only like to build robots, but like to build engines?
really?

post your stuff!!!! (pics are nice)

heres my highly modded turbo rx-7 which i did a full race rebuild, and am *about* to put the engine back in..

6 port engine
extended street port
custom exhaust
big turbo
custom straight-through 3" dual exhaust
emissions removed
turbo II intake mani
power steering and AC removed
electric radiator fan
stage 4 clutch
fuel pressure regulator
braided fuel lines
all new silicon vacuum hoses
...ext

car



engine
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BEFORE



AFTER!!!




heres the actual build thread:
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=715602

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Here is a project i picked up in Oct of 07









As you can tell she has a Boss 302 in her. Currently it's out of gas, dead battery, horn is ether broken or disconnected, The trans and back end are geared down so low that i can creep along at 20mph w/o touching the clutch and or gas in 2nd gear. The gas gauge thinks it has a 1/2 tank more of gas then it really does (why it's out of gas). Then to top all of that off before i can fix anything i need to get street tires on it. Drag tires are a no no on the roads of NY state i guess. I mostly fell in love with this car for the exhaust (This is the loudest car i have ever heard thanks to flowmaster and no cats on the pipes) and I loved the price of 2.5k

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i just sttarted min ill have pics soon, but very nice engins guys.

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I have not started on mine either...

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_20...gsOmHBHYKTJYj4

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_20...I8OmHBohs1xf__

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_20...I8OmHBFvNUJq2M

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i am about to buy a 1966 mustang... im hoping im going to get it this week!!! it does need bit of work... but not to much... and i think i can get it for right about $800!!! i will get some pics when i get it...

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I'll post a picture of the engine I put in my truck when I was still in high school...not too sophisticated, but in 1979 a 15 second (in the quarter mile) pickup truck was quicker than any new car you could buy!

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1929 Model A Speedster (current project)

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A "cutaway" view so you can see the engine.

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Neat! that A bone looks like HAMB material :)

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We use to have a Pro Mud Racer. We sold it a couple years ago but here is a picture of it.

It had a 496 Chevrolet. It was alcohol injected with nitrous.

http://www.mudmissile.com/vt2004_class_vi_01.jpg

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Oh boy.. where do I start?

Currently at my house we have...
a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland. (not mine)

a 1950 Mercury Coupe (not mine)

a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback (Shelby Clone) (also not mine)

& at a remote location which I actually have to work on and try to move this weekend I have:

a 1979 Plymouth Trailduster with a 360, Fulltime 4WD, and a completely removable top. (that one's mine & can be found HERE & HERE)

I'll post some pics of the others later on.

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I'm new to FIRST and the mentor thing, but I'm a huge gearhead. Here are some pics as proof.

My 3rd gen RX-7.



My 95 Neon ACR "Spec Neon" racecar.



The "Chia Neon" that a fellow mentor and I race in the 24 Hours of LeMons races.



A picture of two of the other cars I had that I sold to pay for all the racing :)

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wow, this is really awesome
i was wondering if anybody was actually gunna post stuff..:ahh:

keep posting! :D

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I've been wanting to do that 24 hours of LeMons for so long, but i cont have the cash or the time.

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yea one of the Subaru Clubs(CT subaru Crew) I belong to was going to enter an old subaru into the 24 hours of lemons...turns out $500 subies are hard to come by...
But heres my car...purchased with intent to mod, but im a broke college student and the type of racing i've gotten into(Rally-X) isn't too friendly to my car's health,
Heres a few pics of the last rally-X i was at and the aftermath and a pic of messing around in the snow


its a 1996 Subaru Impreza L Wagon.





I get my subie DIRTY :D


It's awesome to see so many RX-7's on here!!! I LOVE those cars!
Also good see such a variety of interest (import to american muscle to 24 hours of lemons to mudracing yada yada yada)

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Ahhhh!!! :ahh:
All these cool race type events that people in CT are involved in!
The only thing I've ever done is indoor Karting, and outdoor AutoX type events (with a full size electric car mind you.. )

Anywho, where are these races held that are in the pics?

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http://www.ner.org/ <--everything SCCA
http://www.fcscc.com/ <---other AutoX events
http://www.ontrackkarting.com/ <---indoor Kart racing... Its AWESOME

^^these sites will give you a few AutoX and RallyX schedules as well as others...enjoy!

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dude i live for robotics and cars. I'm only 16 but i get my license on April 1,2008 i can not wait to finally drive my camaroZ28 , ive rebuilt that engine with my dad.
The First one is a 1986 Camaro Z28 w/ 305 four-barrel carburetor, it needs some TLC, such as new audio components, front suspension, and i want to throw some goods on it too such as a new carb and intake manifold(not sure what size), posi with disk brakes.

The second one,the red one, is my dad's 1984 Firebird Trans Am, same engine as the camaro except the car only has 49,000 original miles. Manual tranny and thats about it.

My aunt said if i want i can restore her her 1971 Dodge Challenger.It doesn't have a Hemi, but im easy to please. Ill post pics if i ever get them:D

I love F-bodies... thats all i can say,even though my dad's daily driver is 2003 Mustang with a V6

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you have good taste my friend
you should throw on a pair of T-62 turbos

muahahaha!

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A ton of guys at my school drive Camaros, but my family is all about the blue oval. Not bashing GM or Dodge, but I think that the Mustangs ability to of been introduced in 1964 and then still in 2008 being sold, ever being discontinued. Even thought the gas shortages in the 1970s. But they are still being made even today over 40 years down the road. I'm not saying all Mustangs are great cause there where some really bad Mustangs out there.

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i agree
but personally
i could never own a muscle car
they just cant handle like a lot of European cars, or select import cars

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I've only done bodywork (on a family friend's car after they hit something at low speed, just needed to replace the bumper and fender, no biggie), but I'll be getting my own car soon and I will probably work on that.

For any curious, it's a 2004 Ford Escape, white/grey
(this is not it but it's the same car)
http://www.danitrue.com/images/escape.jpg

Mine's got the V6 instead of the I4, but it's the entry model V6 so no foglights, leather, etc. It's just all truck.

EDIT: Oh, forgot to mention that I've debadged it and taken off the pinstripes, too. I wasn't fond of them, so they came off. Front badge is still on, though. I might replace the grille with an aftermarket metal one if I can find one that doesn't annoy me (which is most of them =p)

EDIT Again:
I'm also more fond of the "Pacific muscle" and European cars, stuff like Audis, Nissans, etc. I was going to get a Porsche 914 until my sister got in a car accident (914 has no airbags or crumple zones). I'm thinking that when I have enough money I'll look into trading the Escape + some dosh in for a '03 Audi A4.

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i think you should slap a pair of T-62 turbos on it :yikes:

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Like those fully pimped escalades with superchargers that can do a 1/4mi in 11secs? and weigh umpteenmillion pounds? =p

I like handling. But if I didn't, I totally would. Nobody would see it coming. The small SUV of death. Mwhahaha.

The Escape handles decently for it's automobile class and size. takes 45mph turns at ~60 (or it can at least). =p

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i agree with that, my friend has an escalade, and he scares me when he drives it (i am NOT easily scared on the road!)

you should try driving my car
as a comparison, when its done, it will be lighter and more powerful than my friends first gen rx7 with 650rwhp.
he does a 9.7 quarter mile on STREET TIRES
and fishtails if he flours it in 5th going 80 on the highway

thats what i WANT.... lol
(did i mention this is my daily driver?):P

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I bet you can hear that red Fox about a mile away...:cool:

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if your talking about my mustang then yes you can.

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my car is a 1999 mercury grand marquis, 4.6 Liter V8 205 HP..

yeah not quite a 69 camaro but someday..

till then my rides this baby right here



(if that isnt showing heres a link) http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20...t=DSC00636.jpg

1974(ish) Wheel horse commando 800

-upgraded to an 11 HP Briggs and stratton I/C engine
-8 speed unidrive transaxle from a c-108 wheel horse (upgraded from a 4 speed which i EXPLODED)
-Geared to run between 25-30 mph
-Green underlights (hah.. wonder where i got them...)
-head lights
-electric start
-custom paint job
-8 ball shifter

ive had her for about 10 months, she can handle streets, woods, steep hills, and just about anything else. Id Like to get some vid of me drifting down my street in the snow

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Here’s my rig, I’m obsessed with it, it’s a 4.7L dodge Dakota 2wd, 12bolt 9.25rear, auto 45rfe
It used to be fast back when it was on the 29’s. Stock (with spare tire all the crap on it, box with subs, my friend and I, and ¾ tank of gas at around 100degrees out) it ran a decent 10.56@67.1 1/8 and 16.32@82.3 1/4 at firebird.
Before I lifted it, I put a cutout (behind cats) and the shift kit in and I could chirp 1-2 shift all day and burn rubber at speed and it was a blast to drive. I never got to run it at the track like this I would have expected it to break into the 15’s.
Recently, I realized it is a truck and I use it as one so instead of making it into a street truck, I made it off-road to explore all the goodies Arizona has to offer.
I’ve installed a shift kit, locker, exhaust cutout, train horn, and a suspension lift (upper control arms, balljoints, springs shackles, yada yada yada….)
And I tucked some 265/75/16 bfg mud terrains in there I like the skinny tire offroad look inspired by unimogs and pinzgauers.
I plan to put some skid plates on after the season is over and in the future install and mpi LPG bi fuel conversion in the future......
Well here are some pics of my baby

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haha, nice,

it always makes me angry to see a pickup truck lowered. I realize it does take alot of work, but still. It's defeating the purpose of owning a truck.

now lifting it on the other hand :mad: +:D =devilish grin

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FTW!!
My subie is a daily driver! Thats how club racing got started. People would bring there cars (and their families) and when they got there, they might swap tires if they could afford it, and they'd run the car (for better or for worse) and hopefully drive home in it the next day!

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I have a 1959 Chevy Fleetside pickup (almost just like squirrel's!), but so far it's still slow. It has the 235 straight six (the torque is enough to make you shiver on a cold winter day!) and a Saginaw 4-speed (essentially a 3 speed with a "work" gear). I hape to get enough maney somewhere to put a big block in it, and if not that then a high performance 292.
http://selectric.org/gary/index.html

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Gearheads of FIRST, i say we meet up at ontrack the weekend of the CT Regional and race, i have a membership already and will be home from college what do you think. Oh and here is one of my current cars, i drag race at Lebanon Valley in NY when i get the chance.

AMC Spirit w/401... runs 11.55s in the quarter mile

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I thought your truck has a Muncie SM420 four speed (granny box)?

:)

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Well, i don't exactly remember, and i'm too lazy to figure it out...

[EDIT] That's a wicked AMC!

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im with you on this one!!! my dad had more then one mustang in his life(he has a '89 F350 now with over 350,000 on it) and did he park one just one for me??? no!!! i am a bit mad that he didn't but oh well:mad: ... but now i might be getting one of my own(a '66) so i will be happy if i get it!!!:D

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I second that motion!
I don't have membership (yet) but I will gladly pay for 2 races up against other FIRSTers

Foss what is your best time at On-track?

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That's a new one.. Thanks for the tip.

I've raced with them before. w00t!

I got my membership card right in my wallet. lol
I'm still trying to make my way up to the quicker karts.
Gotta work on my lap times & finding the best line this summer some more. So far ~40 seconds is my best lap.

I want to get to the 37 second mark at least by the end of this year. :D

Works for me. Name a time (after 5:30ish pm on a weekday, or any weekend after build, not counting a day during a regional, and I'll be there. :cool:

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thats a good goal!
what weight class are you in? (this decides your qualifying time...duh)

I only need shave ~1.8 seconds to get my qualifying time

GROUP DISCOUNT AT ON TRACK: (copied from their website)


"If you can round up ten or more friends or colleagues, we can give you discounted rates on racing! For groups that have ten or more people, running a minimum of two races, it will cost $15 per person per race ($30 total per person for two races). Best of all, you don't have to be a member to get the discount! Headsocks are not included in the price and must be purchased seperately. Also, one transaction to pay for the event is required. You must call ahead and reserve your time to get this discounted race deal...(203) 626-0464"

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I forgot to mention in my post that my first car was a 1968 Firebird, which I still have. Hoping to bring it up to Michigan this summer and finally start restoring/modifying it.

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very nice, a friend of mine is only the second owner of his 69 Firebird, it needs a slot of work, but it hase matching numbers and everything.

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I'm not too much into fast cars, but I own a Jeep Grand Cherokee and know my way around them pretty well. Between my friend and myself, plus our Jeeps, we can figure out pretty much anything and fix it ourself.

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Nice!
old wranglers FTW

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I did say Fox, as in Fox Body. Dyno numbers???

I have a red 96 Ford Contour Zetec ATX. Not a show or race car, but I'm using it as a test mule for an upcoming parts line that I am developing. PM me if you want details and prices. Here's the parts list so far...

FOR FORD CONTOUR
-Full cat-back for all Contour apps.
-First true CAI for the Contour Zetec
-Optimized* Zetec Contour intake
-Front strut tower bar for all Contour apps.
-Rear strut tower bar for all Contour apps.
-TIG-welded aluminum intake manifold**
-Heat shield for cone-filter intake on Duratec Contour.

FOR FORD FOCUS
-Front strut tower bar for 2000-2007
-Rear strut tower bar for 2000-2007 SEDAN
-Optimized* intake for Zetec

*Uses a basic kit to optimize the performance of the stock pieces. Comparable to "SleeperZ" intake

**ELIMINATES EXTERNAL PLENUM, available for stock or 60-65mm throttle body


None have been produced, as I am still in the very early developmental stages... Also check out www.contour.org and click on forums to the left. The thread is in the "Group Buy" section. I am open to extending the parts list if I can get some retrofitting time with your car. I am in southeast Connecticut.

The external plenum bit is about the 2.0 Liter Zetec motor's need for an external plenum on the intake manifold. My design will eliminate that need, and will flow air straight to the intake runners. All kits will include necessary hardware, brackets, and gaskets.

Shameless plug...// END:D

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well we don't build engines but our school has its own auto shop. Its split up into engine and body!

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I do!

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IMHO, Muncies aren't granny boxes:confused:

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Well, I'm a split-decision gearhead. I like muscle cars... and muscle trucks. Currently I've got a 1972 Chevy Blazer, 33" tires, 4 inch lift, 373 gears, 4 barrel holly carb on a small block 350, aluminum manifold, 3-speed tranny with a shift kit (nothin like barking 33inch tires shifting from 1-2) fresh metallic blue paint (absolutely gorgeous if i do say so myself), original motor (rebuilt once) and the odometer has been rolled over twice, about to roll it over again. The thing runs like a top, just won't die. It's a tank, and the biggest convertible around! Nothin like the drive in movies in that truck in the summer!

I've also got two 1973 firebirds I'm restoring, one is the basic low end model, the other is a formula model that is my mom's old highschool car, she's the 2nd owner.

Now that I've got an '03 dodge dakota to get me around school and such with better gas mileage, the plan is to get that blazer where I can roast all four woot! haha. well, that's the dream anyways. Don't have the $$ yet to start on that part of the project yet.

Here's some pics of the Blazer, aka "The Beast"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23275107@N02/2226758241/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23275107@N02/2227549064/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23275107@N02/2227548944/

~tim~

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Very nice truck. I hope to be able to build me a nice truck after I graduate from WyoTech

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These are some cool cars.

My step brother, Noah Condo, has a sweet ride. It can go around 5.3 in a quarter mile.

http://davesdragpics.smugmug.com/gal...17032#56936435

It's pretty loud.

Andy B.

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:ahh:
idk...5.3 is a little on the slow side though:rolleyes: :P

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I think that Squirrel was referring to the gear ratios contained in the transmission, not the manufacturer. This being a truck transmission it's got "granny" gears in it so you can go slow and have more pulling power at lower speeds.

Muncie transmissions are known for more than just their high performance stuff.

The SM420 is a top loaded, top shifting truck style transmission. It enjoys the lowest compound gear of all the common truck transmissions at 7.05:1 and as such it is a popular choice for those wanting a very low crawling gear.

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Yeah, top speed in 1st gear with that tranny is about 10 - 15 mph (that's with a 235 at 4,000 rpm, which can make one very uncomfortable.) I need to get Mr. Forbes to go find that 3 speed overdrive he's been talking about...

btw, got more pics of the car in your avatar, Brian?

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In case you didn't make the connection Gary, Brian is the one who sent us that wonderful bag of pneumatic valves today!

Thanks Brian!

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Yeah, i knew that, but I wasn't thinking...

Thanks Brian!

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Anytime guys, more than happy to help. I hope there were enough valves in the box :rolleyes:

I don't have any more pics of the car in the avatar. It actually belongs to a very good friend of mine. It makes a nice avatar.

My car is a '47 Ford sedan with a flattie, with duals carbs, headers and sidepipes.

Good luck with that truck, it looks like it's in great shape. I always did like the look of the front grills on those.

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I'm in love!!! :D


And it comes in team colors!!!!
What more could I ask for?
(except a lower price tag) :rolleyes:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW

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Brian C's 1947 Ford Fordor Sedan.

Not that I don't like driving it.

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Ever been to Lead East with it?
It kinda looks familiar.
http://www.leadeast.net/welcome.html

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i just bought a new toy to play with...

needs some paint and some tlc buts its just too cool, RHD, 1380 race motor, flares and the classic wide minilight wheels...

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Can't wait to see you zipping around central CT with gold in the trunk (anybody get the reference?)

but seriously,
we should all get together for a race or two at On-Track.

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I gotta get my Mustang running again first................ stupid winter. I wish i could have it running and bring it to FLR to so some of ya who are attending.

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yea steve i get the reference but are you talking about the original or the newer movie?

i am up for carting on sat. night after the comp. or sunday...

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older of course...it has the original mini

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Il post up some pictures of my cars:


Old track car, Now DD.


New track car, (under restoration right now, pictures are from the day i bought it)





- Bochek

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I KNOW you like driving it, and I like letting you drive it 'cause then I get to drive YOUR car....

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I dunno, I think Matt C. is getting the better end of the stick there...

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Well......there was this one time.......

Lol, I got a Volvo 850 (awesome car) that "all it had wrong was a blown head gasket and broken radiator fan." Okay, easy fixes, I thought. I pulled the head to replace it....it was pretty bad.




that's completely rusted and the cylinders had radiator fluid in them. So, instead of getting a new motor, I sold it for a few dollars and got a working car :P

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Yeah, sometimes it is not worth fixing something.

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It probably was worth fixing right after the head gasket blew, but letting it sit and rust for a long time ruined it.

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You can buy a complete rebuilt engine for less than you can build one yourself. If the rest of the car is in good condition, you can usually slap a cheap rebuild in for $500-$1k.

Now, if you want something with a little to more umph, get ready to slap down some real dough. Whenever some one asks me to build an engine for them, the first thing I say is, "Speed is expensive; how fast do you want to go?"

Right now with the gas prices and trying to find good gas, I'm prefer building Alky engines. It may be hard to find alcohol at the pump but it's about the same price as gas if you buy it by the drum and less than racing gas. It is a lot easier to make more ponies with too.

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My mustang is half drag, but all i want right now is a flashy street car. One i can show off in, but not a wimpy little 4 cylinder ie Civic, Focus, or Neon. SO I'm thinking about doing that to my Mustang, only because a lot of people bust on my 86 saying that was a crappy year.