Unclejake's '95 Chev discusion

[Unclejake 11,168]

By the look of them they can't drop down as the block would prevent it, but I haven't peeled off the headgaskets yet. Two of the pre-combustion chambers (thank you for identifying them) had rotated on one head. The other head looked OK, but it's all still filthy so needs a proper inspection once clean

[00quattro00 3,697]

Pretty much guarantee the heads will be cracked

[Unclejake 11,168]

They may be cracked, but then again they may not.

We will see.

[tortron 43,121]

Is a crate motor an option? I mean once you send it out, have it machined, send it back etc sounds like agony

[Unclejake 11,168]

Crate motors are about $6-8k USD plus shipping, so they are an option. Just not a  a particularly cheap one.

It'll cost < $1k NZD to send the engine I have to and from the mainland from Chatham (including getting it from the port to an engine re-builder). 

I usually like doing things properly, but in this case I may just have to risk doing a slap together job here on the Island as the costs of doing it properly may be more than the truck is worth (and I still need to sort brakes, suspension and ignition system)

[tortron 43,121]

Oh yeah, I mean any other motor thats currently running

Can I inspire you with a Cuban wagon

 

 

 

 

[00quattro00 3,697]

Do the petrol v8s bolt up the same?

[Unclejake 11,168]

I don't know, but @$3.20 per liter I am unkeen on a petrol anything 

[cletus 30,434]

how much is deezil there?

[sentra 12,236]

Slap some new bearings, You live on island time now, plenty of time to do it again 

 

[Unclejake 11,168]

$1.80 and no RUCs

[kyteler 50,650]

Just now, sentra said:

Slap some leather belt, You live on island time now, plenty of time to do it again 

 

 

[piazzanoob 1,533]

Before you go and slap some new rings bearings and gaskets at it.

it would be best to measure everything up. then order the right stuff first time

doing a job twice or pulling the motor out again isn't much fun in my experience.  

As for cleaning 

pull all oil and water frost plugs out and clean it properly

any oil or water buildup stuck somewhere could result in rebuilt motor being wrecked

perhaps making an electrolysis bath could work for cleaning?   

[AllTorque 35,674]

At what point are you going to put this in the too hard basket?

[Unclejake 11,168]

When it's in the too hard basket. 

 

P.S. Shipping a vehicle like the Chev here from Napier is ~$5k, so just by the fact that this one is already on the Island makes it worth more to me. That and that it's fucking cool, and fucked, and cool, but mainly fucked.

 

It's the OS way brother

[00quattro00 3,697]

Was it quality’s you were talking to?

[Unclejake 11,168]

Yup. It was QAM I spoke to

I'm also in contact with another dude who has a complete running engine (still in a vehicle). I await details and price from him.

 

 

[00quattro00 3,697]

1 hour ago, Unclejake said:

Yup. It was QAM I spoke to

I'm also in contact with another dude who has a complete running engine (still in a vehicle). I await details and price from him.

 

 

If you need anything checked out or picked up let me know

[Evan 3,872]

Any idea what it would cost to ship the Chev back to the mainland?

[Unclejake 11,168]

~ $5k including GST, but only to Timaru or Napier

You wanna shag my ex? Already!