"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
11/04/2020 at 01:00 • Filed to: None
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"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
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A $950 Cadillac Allante!
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1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible. Beautiful car! First year of
Northstar V8. Old time luxury and comfort. Was running fine when garage
parked in 2013, but not driven since. Body in excellent shape. Needs a
bath! Interior worn.
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NP All Day, even if it needs a lot of TLC to run.
krustywantout
> atfsgeoff
11/04/2020 at 06:59 |
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NP if the engine isn’t
blown. These were prone to head bolt failures. It’s not worth fixing the engine. Maybe swap in a LS
engine and transmission
from an I
mpala/Monte Carlo. Or you can see if you can convert it to RWD.
shop-teacher
> atfsgeoff
11/04/2020 at 07:09 |
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Whoa!
ranwhenparked
> krustywantout
11/04/2020 at 07:53 |
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And add that to the long list of maladies Allantes had - failing LCD dashes, iffy wiring, burned out chips in the Bose speakers, chronic water leaks, finicky ABS, suspension failures, etc. Once they are neglected, they are extremely expensive to get right, and it's pretty much never worth it financially.
Ready for an adventure!
> ranwhenparked
11/04/2020 at 07:58 |
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but but but but Kelly Bundy!!!
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> krustywantout
11/04/2020 at 08:58 |
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The stud fix is relatively easy, as such things go.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> atfsgeoff
11/04/2020 at 08:59 |
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I kinda dig these, actually.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> atfsgeoff
11/04/2020 at 08:59 |
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Oh, but I really want the Milano Maroon C2 in the background.
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> atfsgeoff
11/04/2020 at 09:01 |
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First year of Northstar, hmmmm, I don't recall the launch of that engine being very smooth. I'll avoid this one, thank you very much.
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krustywantout
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/04/2020 at 09:56 |
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I guess the question is if the engine blew because of the head bolt issue and that’s why it's been parked.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> krustywantout
11/04/2020 at 10:03 |
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Early Northstars were a mixed bag, admittedly, but like a 22RE generally new gaskets-and-better-studs are a well known fix on these. Fix that and never worry about it again..
The “electrical gremlins” are a much bigger issue.
I will end up owning one of these. The earlier 4.9 was a crappy engine, but per your first comment one can just shrug and swap in an LS4 or a VW VR6. I think a VW FWD with a manual would be awesome frankly.