What do you all think about thiss deal? I found a offer for a free FB and i guess all thats wrong with it is that it need a rebuild. A good body, pretty good interior good wheels on it. The guy said he got it from a friend after it sat for a year and he started it up and it puffed blue smoke, so he checks the oil and it looks like batter which doesent sound good to me.

So can any one give me a estamet on a rebuild and such, and tell me if it is worth the troubble.

Thanks

-i would poast a year but the brr-scca boards site is down so ill have to poast back on that.

 

if you rebuild it your self you can get rebuilding kits from atking rotary starting around 600 or you can try to send it out many companies that rebuild them starting aroun 900 i believe or you can buy mine that is already rebuild with 6000 miles on it for 450 plus shipping. let me know what you think. thanks.

 

your looking at $500-$1000 for a rebuild of you do it yourself. $500 if the rotors and housings are good and pushing $1000 if they are bad. ****, if its free get it just for the parts.

 

buy it an put a japanese motor in it, they are easy to get from ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/JDM-13B-Turbo-Rot...QQcmdZViewItem

1000$ buy-it-now rocket ship engine

 

Err change the oil, oil filter, plugs, fuel filter and drive it for a while, then see if there's any real problem. May just be ancient oil sludge.

 

damn free weres it at ill take it rebuild or no.

 

Yeah it's free. You can't beat it. Even if you can't get it running right you can use it or sell it for parts

 

Go For It Man. Take It Before He Changes His Mind

 

I would but im not sure, i got a fc vert and im gonna start solo2 in the scca this year. I would love to but i dont really have the time or funding for 2 at this time soo... The car is in salem VA and i can give you the guys e-mail i just have to check back with him first.

 

Hmmmm that's about a 3-4 hour drive from me. I wonder how much dolley rental would be LOL

 

let me have it. i'm fb-less.
i could use the money i was going to use to buy an FB on the rebuild for my s5 TII motor. it and it's tranny, along with tII calipers and vert rims are sitting in my garage cold and alone.
i'll keep you all posted, with pics, promise!
deal?
pweeeeze?
let you drive it when i'm done?
you know you want to!

 

Fine with me, when the guy emails me back ill send him your way, or hell i have his phone# you can just call him.

hey i have a warm home fore thoes vert rims if you dont plan on using them.

 

Oh **** I forgot to mention that he already started to prep it for rebuild so you would have to trailer it. Sorry I left that out but it wasn’t a problem for me because I know a guy that probably could have done it.

 

just show up with a case of oil, some mmo, some new spark plugs, a fuel filter, and your basic tool set. If it turns, drain the oil, put the new stuff in and drive it home. If it doesnt turn, then well you know what to do...then drive it home.

 

that's what i was thinking.
rxdrift, what do you mean by "prep" for rebuild?

 

Dolly rental 49.99 from uhaul for 24 hours, make sure you check the website for your towing vehicle, they will only rent it to people who have certain trucks.... ie, no ford explorers.. I found this out the hard way.

 

he already started to remove some of the components he said. i guess stuff like the alternator, air pump, water pump, he didnt say he just said he started. i dont think that he removed much

 

i'm all ears whenever you hear back from him.

and thank you very much btw

 

no prob I’ll post up asap after i hear from him, which is usually not all that quick.

-and about those vert rims, do you plan on using them

 

yeah, i actually plan on running them on my dream fb (your friend's possibly).
i'm converting to tII brakes and hubs and an 8.8 rear end.
if things change, i'll keep you in mind.

 

bump on this.
i started talking to the dude with the car.
he's quite a drive from me and told me the condition of the car really isn't worth it.
so, dogs, have at it.
if you want his email, pm me.

 

where is the car located id be willing to take i if it has good wheels and its close by