by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 02/12/2017 at 19:08
by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 02/12/2017 at 19:08
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Priced quite low, but the world is probably better off with this one as an organ donor.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
02/12/2017 at 19:18, STARS: 0
after you take care of the brakes, would it qualify for a LS swap?
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/12/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 0
That sounds like a great idea. I’m not a huge fan of LS swaps because they seem so, well, common, but I think this is a perfect candidate. After all, it’s just replacing one GM V8 for another one, amirite?
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
02/12/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 0
i believe you are correct, sir.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
02/12/2017 at 19:24, STARS: 0
Rust? How low is quite low?
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/12/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 0
I think it had a price of $1,299. I didn’t look at it long enough to check for rust. The interior was partially disassembled; I’m assuming someone started taking it apart to fix an HVAC or electrical problem, and once the cost was discussed they decided to dump it.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
02/12/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 0
It could be worth the headache for three digits (like $400).
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/12/2017 at 23:13, STARS: 1
Discos for $1000 or less pop up often around here. There’s always a reason and the ads almost always include the phrase “just want it gone”.
No brakes whatsoever is refreshingly direct. My favorite is when they claim it has a “lifter tap”.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/12/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 0
It is not even remotely that easy. The flywheel for an LS is as large as the bellhousing on the disco trans. I’ve done a lot of research in this topic and know discos better than I know Mercedes built before 1994. The general consensus and most common practice is to install with a GM trans and either get a custom built transfer case and driveshafts or a massive adapter between the trans and transfer case with custom driveshafts. Then there is the issue of fitment...
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/13/2017 at 06:13, STARS: 1
Being a British vehicle I would expect extra challenges. My comment was not to imply that it would be easy, just a little history on the Buick 215.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/13/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 0
Gotcha. People throw the idea around all the time thinking it would be easy, so at this point I naturally assume.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/13/2017 at 18:11, STARS: 1
And that reminds me of an ad from 20+ years ago that I still have laying around somewhere: “ 1976 Audi Fox. Doesn’t run, don’t know why. Get it away from me, please ”. Having owned the VW version of the same car I can completely understand.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/16/2017 at 02:09, STARS: 0
Dang! It wasn’t the 70s version but when I was In High School (1990ish) I wanted a VW Fox 2 door wagon pretty badly.
They were advertising them super cheap at the time too. Oddly, I never saw one on the road at the time or in the old Tradin Times a few years later used (and I bought the Times like it was a religion).