Why Not? [Update][Update Again!]

"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17) 07/09/2018 at 20:01 • Filed to: Unnecessary car shopping without E90M3, Isuzu, Chevrolet LUV

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Today my current obsession has me looking into buying a frozen motor for a car I don’t own. At $100 I am thinking why not? I want to get a Bellett, LUV, and/or rwd I-Mark, so this may or may not ever be useful.

[I am picking up the engine on the 23rd. The wife says I am weird and cute.]

[The engine has been pulled from what is left from the truck. Now I am working on arranging to pick it up. I wonder if it will fit in the trunk of my car. I think the hatch of my dad's escape will work better. Does anyone know how much a 1.8l G180Z weigh?]

pip bip - choose Corrour > punkgoose17 06/14/2018 at 09:00

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don’t dream it, do it!

punkgoose17 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/14/2018 at 09:09

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If they get back to me, I will see if I can pick it up on the 23rd.

pip bip - choose Corrour > punkgoose17 06/14/2018 at 09:11

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:)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > punkgoose17 06/14/2018 at 09:15

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First honest “ran when park”?

razorbeamteam > punkgoose17 06/14/2018 at 11:58

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Oh! That would be a fun project. I’ve kinda always wanted to build a running crate motor that didn’t have a car attached.

punkgoose17 > razorbeamteam 06/14/2018 at 12:11

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I am looking forward to it. It will be easier to deal with just an engine in my 1 car garage than an engine and car. Also, it will be a good step into getting the related vehicle and making it run.

lone_liberal > punkgoose17 07/09/2018 at 20:09

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If you can find a Chevy LUV that hasn’t turned in to a pile of red dust it will be a small miracle. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > punkgoose17 07/09/2018 at 20:11

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Yay! Looking forward to a build with this! :)

punkgoose17 > lone_liberal 07/09/2018 at 20:22

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One can still find an okay number of them. They are easier to find than Isuzu I-M arks and Renault Dauphines. I am not sure if this will go into a LUV, Bellett, or a Locost yet.

punkgoose17 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/09/2018 at 20:24

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Me too! So far it is just an engine rebuild starting in August. I don’t know if the engine will go into a LUV, Bellett, or Locost yet.

MM54 > punkgoose17 07/09/2018 at 21:41

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Whereabout are you located? That’s not all that far from me.

Should be a fun project. I don’t know much about these engines; how are parts availability?

punkgoose17 > MM54 07/09/2018 at 22:03

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I am near Pittsburgh. The engine is about an hour and a half from me. I can get a gasket set easily, but the rest of the parts I have not looked into yet.

MM54 > punkgoose17 07/09/2018 at 22:26

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Ah, I’m the other way further up 80

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > punkgoose17 07/10/2018 at 00:17

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These things are a cast iron block and aluminum head and where that combination received a  bad reputation. When you pull the head get a really nice, long straightedge and check the head well, they will warp.