Nope. New world. Demonstrating your trust in her by putting your hands in the machinery while she listens for the command to ‘start’.
What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2020]
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Nope. New world. Demonstrating your trust in her by putting your hands in the machinery while she listens for the command to ‘start’.
Making my Grand Cherokee a little less rusty.
I only have the top side welded in so far but 6 feet of weld bead, 2 inches at a time is a little time consuming. I figure each side is going to take about 14 feet of bead, or so. I have a feeling that I will find the end of my argon tank before this project is over.
I only have the top side welded in so far but 6 feet of weld bead, 2 inches at a time is a little time consuming. I figure each side is going to take about 14 feet of bead, or so. I have a feeling that I will find the end of my argon tank before this project is over.
Going to look at this Poor-maro today because 6.0 winter beater for cheap
poor financial decisions.....
poor financial decisions.....
The Caprice was a Crap-piece
$8500 in decent shape is about average for LS Cappy PPV's and this one was only $4000 with 110K miles, but this one was not worth putting back on the road at least for me. If I knew VE commodore chassis cars it would be an easy buy, or if I parted them out and wanted a L77/6l80e combo for a restomod, but this needed too much work to put back on the road. Heck, even if this was just a wiring issue and a clean the interior project I might bite.
Trunk lid was dented, rear bumper was dented and scuffed, front bumper was off, passenger front door dented, passenger front fender dented, interior needed a good cleaning, tires were shot. It needs $3000 of wheels, tires and body panel replacement plus chasing down the no start.
Wiring was questionably spliced when the PD decommissioned it. The owner bought it at auction 'running and driving' only to find out it was mis-represented and it had no-start written on the window. Owner and mechanic buddy were fiddling with it and realized they were in over their heads. I brought my Laptop and HPtuners to plug in and at least see if the ECM had power (it didn't) and they oogled over my fancy scanner.
No power to the front fuse block, wires twist tied to the BCM, dozens of relays, modules and fuses in the trunk.
Nope, she's an engine donor. I can deal with just body work, I can deal with just a no start, or I can deal with a car that needs cleanup work and general 'tuneup' stuff, but I'm not dealing with all 3.
$8500 in decent shape is about average for LS Cappy PPV's and this one was only $4000 with 110K miles, but this one was not worth putting back on the road at least for me. If I knew VE commodore chassis cars it would be an easy buy, or if I parted them out and wanted a L77/6l80e combo for a restomod, but this needed too much work to put back on the road. Heck, even if this was just a wiring issue and a clean the interior project I might bite.
Trunk lid was dented, rear bumper was dented and scuffed, front bumper was off, passenger front door dented, passenger front fender dented, interior needed a good cleaning, tires were shot. It needs $3000 of wheels, tires and body panel replacement plus chasing down the no start.
Wiring was questionably spliced when the PD decommissioned it. The owner bought it at auction 'running and driving' only to find out it was mis-represented and it had no-start written on the window. Owner and mechanic buddy were fiddling with it and realized they were in over their heads. I brought my Laptop and HPtuners to plug in and at least see if the ECM had power (it didn't) and they oogled over my fancy scanner.
No power to the front fuse block, wires twist tied to the BCM, dozens of relays, modules and fuses in the trunk.
Nope, she's an engine donor. I can deal with just body work, I can deal with just a no start, or I can deal with a car that needs cleanup work and general 'tuneup' stuff, but I'm not dealing with all 3.
That could have been so cool.... 🙁
Ditto. 380hp winter beater would be real fun, and I have some money burning a hole in my pocket from the wagon sale, but this isn't the place that money should go.
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