Bet it's out of the system now, fresh block, and everything else is cleaned

 

anyone know what the scrap price is now? if this motor isnt gone by thursday im going to take it to the local scrapper, wonder what they would give me for the motor,tranny, y pipe, a catalitic converter, radaitor, plus a few other scap parts i have laying around.

 

You're going to want to call around for that. I was quoted between $180 and $230 per ton when I scrapped the Bird a couple of months ago.

Has the cat been gutted? How much you want for it? PM me with info.

 

v6 one isnt gutted but i havent looked to see how clogged it is or if it isnt hollowed out already, the v8 one i have is hollowed because dumb me didnt check the pipe differences. v8 has 3", v6 has 2.4"

 

PM me with a price for the V6 one... I have nothing between the head ports and the muffler right now (going headers, gave away y-pipe, mid pipe was rusted).

 

so your scrapping the 2.8?? and whats wrong with it?

 

The 2.8 needs a tranny pan gasket, other than the its fine. Took me to kings island and back using only half tank

 

If the cat is good it is worth around 70 bucks, also and engine and transmission are in 2 different catergories but it should bring 175 ish for everything including the cat, but might only be 125 ish depending on what they want to give for it.

 

so the tranny just needs a pan gasket, and what does the engine need?

 

honestly, I think a sensor. Every once in awhile it would stall out on me after it went into closed loop. But since I took it out I took the sensors I needed for my v8. The sensors I took were the coolent temp sensor, both oil pressure sensors.

 

well i just got off the phone with the local scrapping yard, they pay $145 per ton. so im figuring with everything i have i should atleast be close to that number, maybe alittle under.

 

if you hold it till this weekend ill come get it for that much...

 

Toss in the nose cone and its yours man. Also found why it was stalling, some PO hacked the wiring like hell going to the injectors, IAC, and the TPS. And they were laying against a shock tower so when I moved just the right way it would ground out.

 

so the engine doesnt knock or burn a ton of oil? and trans doesnt slip? and are throwing out the y pipe too? but im telling you, that bumper is ROUGH lol. pictures do give it justice haha

 

the motor doesn't burn oil or knock or anything I just wanted a new a faster motor, the trans doesn't slip or anything and drives great, just doesn't have power, the motor goes with the y pipe, radiator, new starter. I know the bumper is rough but its atleast in 1 peice

 

ok great.

 

well got my old v6 sold and got my nose cone today, not in too bad of shape, should be saveable but atleast its in one peice( thanks again adam!!) and got my manifolds and a flexplate, going to tackle the motor mounts in the morning and hopefully get them done with and try and get my new motor in and settled in its new home.

 

Best thing to do for the engine mounts is to pull the A-arms... While you're at it, you should probably replace the bushings and the balljoints in the arms. I'd get a polyurethane set so I wouldn't have to worry about them again.

 

energy makes a whole front end set for 100 some dollars

 

trying to not drop the a arms or suspention for the sake of time. also did you get my PM?

 

iv looked at it but honestly it will wait for the sake of time and cost, iv already got $175 spent out of the $200 i got from that motor yesterday

 

Okay, got my old mounts off and new v8 mounts in their place, I still have to bolt the brake line down but thinking about leaving it alone since its just a single line, got my motor and trans together and almost ready to drop in

 

thanks again man for the engine. guy came to buy that rs i have for sale and walked away over $50 lol. so i guess that engine and trans i got from you is going in that rs. and hopefully you can do something with that ROUGH bumper cover

 

thanks for buying it, im glad it went to someone who can use it and enjoy it because it is a good little motor for what it is, just not enough power for me. i cant believe someone walked away over $50, thats so sad, when i pulled up to your place i was drooling cause i saw louvers i wanted, a spoiler, wheels, the gauges, ect that i wanted lol. if i didnt need the moeny to finish this i would have traded you for a few things lol. and honestly that cover isnt that rough, the paint chipped and it needs sanded but is solid, i started to take all the broken parts out of it like the grille and the lights and took the light bar out so i could install mine tonight, it just needs alittle love is all. its saveable. thank you again for that nose, i really needed that more than anything so i can get my car back on the road, im having withdraws lol.

 

well got up today and decided that i needed to get on the ball on getting this project done, i got my old motor mounts out and noticed that they wouldnt work with my 350, went up to zone and fought for a good few hours to install them. but got them in none the less. since that v6 is out of my way and my picker was free i was going to mount my engine and trans together, well after i got it on i remembered i forgot something, rear main seal!!! opps!!!! up to autozone i went again lol, got that installed after i dropped my pan again, got my flex plate installed and got my motor and trans together, got the torque arm mount re mounted on the trans and got it ready to go, i also got my intake today aswell, got an eldabrock preformer intake for vortec heads that was brand new for $100. but i also bent one of my intake bolts with my motor chain so i need to replace those and get my intake gaskets. ordering my fuel pressure regulator this week and my kickdown bracket from members on the board so those will be out of the way. all i need to do now is install the motor and trans and get everything buttoned down and settled into its new home. i can now be welcomed to the wonderful world of v8 power.

 

You're going to enjoy it, L31s have massive torque and about as much power as an L98 (if not more).

 

oh i cant wait, they have more hp than l98s, but i also have more now that i upgraded to the f body camshaft, but lost alittle torque. i smile every time i look at my motor and imagine what its going to be like. got a few more pictures today, i fractured my ankle yesterday when i went to shut the garage, i fell off the 4th step of my back pouch so im home for today but sadly cant work on my car lol, i cant even walk out to the garage without almost falling or being in tears. but i went out today and got pictures of my new nose kinda installed and a better more brighter picture of my motor.

 

Sorry you fell! I've sprained my ankle a couple times and it hurts something fierce. A fracture must be hell.

That 350 is gonna look clean and mean inside that engine bay. Hopefully the nose can be touched up before long.

 

actually just got back from the ER, i chipped my ankle bone and streched 2 of the 3 tendons in my leg on my left side. i was wanting to paint the engine bay black while the motor was out but im putting all the money i have into this motor so that will wait till i get an actually repaint. but i think it will look sexy sitting in there, im just hoping it will clear the hood lol. and actually i had some bright red paint from when i had my car repainted that i used to respray that bumber, it matchs somewhat, im going to put a few more coats on it then repaint the headlight buckets and stick it on, atleast it will look decent. just ordered my mallory return style FPR that only has 500 miles on it, and my kickdown bracket for my tv cable and throttle cable.

 

always liked your car, same red as my mothers camaro, and its a sport coupe, never see those around here, just one beat to **** berlinetta with a trashy owner, love the look of the engine

 

thank you, i try to make it nice and presentable, even now with the nose i have and the situation, i have to just do what i can to get it installed and look decent for now. after this i will atleast have a nice reliable motor in the car to get me around, and fast when i want it. im the only running thirdgen in town, we have like 2 or 3 that just sit around and rot so i have alot of people looking at my car as is. but thank you

 

almost any sbc is reliable, mine needs new rings and a valve job but i'd drive it around the world in a heartbeat (if i could afford the gas) haha

 

yeah i need to figure out how to time my new motor since it doesnt have a timing tab on it, get the motor installed and get everything plumbed and connected and she should fire up, i blew a fuse those, last week i was sitting in my car listening to the stereo and i for some dumb reason decided to hit the key to make sure i had the starter hooked up correctly. turned over then died and now i have no power, anyone know what fuse i might have blown?

 

well i really can be welcomed into the v8 world now lol, i got tired of waiting on my dad to get off work for the weekend to help me install the motor so i decided that today after school i was shoving that big boy in, and i sucseeded. took me a few hours but i was doing this by myself but shes in!!!!

 

i dont think my hood is going to fit with this air cleaner, what do you guys think? but she is really pretty sitting in there

 

Congrats, man, I know you've been looking forward to this for a long time! You should be able to enjoy that bad boy by Friday.

BTW, You're gonna have to get a cowl hood for that air cleaner lol. Way too high for the OE hood

 

i doubt by friday, kinda taking it slow now, i still need alot of small parts before i can start it, i still need all my fluids, to get my powersteering and ac brackets and acessories on, radiator hoses, exhuast hooked up, starter hooked up, all grounds, sensors and figure out where all my sensors go on the block, chase the fuse i blew when i messed around in the car, torque arm remounted to the tail shaft, fuel lines ran, ect lol. i still have a pretty big list of stuff to get and do.

 

kinda taking stuff slow today, went around and picked up my garage, got all my tools re organized and together, swept the floors, and cleaned the car off of all the bolts and junk and put them in a container. going out later to work on the bottom of the car to get everything under there taken care of if i can.

 

hey be careful man, i'm a bit luckier then you i've never broken fractured or sprained anything but i know the pain your in, no rush you've got all of tgo behind you engine looks great, tell me what your thinking fluids wise? what oil/filter? antifreeze? power steering? i know everyone is thinking i am an idiot right now for asking about them but quality fluids are important, you got a lot of time and effort into that thing (dont buy autozone brand anything!) is basically what i am saying not a fan of coastal products now prestone (antifreeze and power steering fluid/brake fluid) is all good stuff and i cannot praise mobil1 enough i probably never will be able to

 

im actually doing better, my aircast they gave me did wonders and im moving pretty good( must be to install the motor and trans by myself lol) not everyone is behind me as i do have my own little group on here who dont like me or my car but iv got my friends and followers and thats all that matters to me. but as far as fluids, i will probably run autozone 50/50 antifreeze, i havent had any problems with it so far so it should be sufficient, power steering i havent looked into honestly, kinda over looked it., and oil for the break in and first 200 miles im running autozone brand because of the price unless i can get valvoline or mobile or penzoil on sale for around the same price and a cheap filter, after that i will run penzoil oil, and after i get around 1500 miles im going to syntheic oil and k&n filters.

 

didnt get alot done tonight, after i cleaned the garage up and got my rubber catch all mat from under the front of the car( rubber ford ranger bed mat LOL) i got the car back in the air and got the starter installed, and started work on the shifter bracket on the trans. i cant get one of my bolts to even start now in the trans and i dont understand why, they both came out, and i can get one started but cant get the other one in at all, also cant get my speedo cable to go on for some off reason. tomorrow i should get my manifolds back from the shop( cut the air tubes off and having them welded shut) so ill get those installed, y pipe installed, figure a way to tie my intermediate pipe up and away from the ground till i can get it up to the exhaust shop and get my reducer pipe made. after that i have to unbolt the torque arm from the rear pig so i can install it on the trans mount then reinstall it, then the car should be able to be dropped on the ground for awhile since ill be done under there, i still need to get my ac and power steering brackets on and get those bolted to the motor and the belts ran, figure out what to do with my alturnator, hook everything up, route fuel lines, and hopefully hit the key and listen to her purr. still need to find the fuse i blew, do any of you guys know which one i might have blown? oh i also got my light bar unbolted from the car so i can get it mounted to my new bumber and get that installed aswell.

 

please dont our oil really is ****, hell right now at our store nextgen is on sale for 2.99 i quart iirc (was friday since i've been there last) and i like it alot more then our never used oil

 

is it really that bad?

 

imho yes, can i back up why with science? graphs? reveiws? statements form the refinery? no, but its kinda like how you dont go around petting shady looking stray dogs, something about it just puts me off of it, is it oil yeah, is oil oil? some people seem to think so, then again they buy ALOT of parts from us lol

 

Yes, you are going to want to run cheap oil for the first 3K. You will need to change it about 3 times (generally about 2-500, 1000, and then 3000), and you will want to get some break-in additive to add to it until the first 3K rolls around. Buying expensive oil for break-in is pointless as it costs about 3x as much. As for antifreeze, anything will do, but avoid the orange stuff. And the oil filter... Just get and keep using an AC/Delco filter, a PF52. Just about all of the rest are JUNK.

Torque arm reinstallation to the trans is easy. Pull out the rear springs, and you can do whatever you need to do to the torque arm. However, this requires putting jack stands under the rear subframes and not the axle (axle needs to hang free).

Also, did you send the starter and parts to scrap with the engine?

 

I didn't scrap the motor, I had a member on here buy it from me, he saved it from the scraper, it had a brand new starter on it

 

got my manifolds back today, the welding teacher did these weird, he but bolts off that fit snuggly into the pipe plugs that the airtubes use to fit in on the manifolds, then welded the bolts into and onto the pipe plugs. seems to work though, im going to try and install them today but those are a tight fit.

 

personal favorites so i take no chances is WIX oil filter only. i used ACdelco as well in the past. but NEVER use fram. i noticed that engine i got from you had one on there lol. oil mobile 1 is probably the best one to use after your engine break in. i dont put that expensive oil in ALL my cars, just a couple, the others run valvoline high mile stuff (red jug) syn blend

 

i think im going to run carquest brand oil, oil is rebranded valvaline, and the filters are re branded WIX filters.

 

well didnt have alot of time to work on my car since im in the process of moving my grandma into my house so weve been moving junk and painting so thats taking all my time to finish my motor up, but on the plus side im getting the money to finish my car and motor off, might even get it repainted when taxs come in. but in the time i did have today i got my front bumper mounted to the light bar, turn signals back together and grille in, also mounted it, i still need to tighten up a few nuts but here it is pretty muchm not pretty but i only did a light coat of bright red and light black on the buckets, i still need a driver side turn signal since the lens is busted in this one but atleast i have a light in there and its street legal pretty much, just looks like complete **** to me anyways, i miss having a gorgeous car.