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01-10-2008, 06:46 PM
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MY BABii i'M A 20 YR. OLD GiRL WHO iS DEBATiNG ON WHEATHER i SHOULD SELL MY CAR OR CONTiNUE FiXiN MY CAR.. i RECENTLY BLEW MY MOTOR SO YEA (NOW i HAVE TO DEBATE ON REBUiLDiN OR JUST BUY A WHOLE NEW MOTOR)?? THAT'S WHERE iT GETS A LiTTLE TRiCKY FOR ME!! SO ANY ADViCE YOU CAN GiVE ME WOULD HELP OUT MAJORLY!!
01-10-2008, 06:59 PM
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You have a PPM (Purple Pearl Metallic) car. You fix it. Best color, def worthy of a new powerplant. How did you "blow" the motor? Spining a bearing can sometimes be realatively cheap for a rebuild. Sending a rod through the block can be big bucks, we need to know what happened first.
01-10-2008, 07:54 PM
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Welcome to LS1tech. My first question would be can you afford to rebuild it or replace the motor? You can purchase a rebuilt or used one to get it back on the road rather quickly but it's all whats in your budget motors can go from $1500-$3500
Also don't use caps when typing (it can mean your yelling)
Also don't use caps when typing (it can mean your yelling)
01-10-2008, 08:15 PM
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Ok well i was some what in the same situation...I bout a 1993 trans am on ebay the person ran it without iold and burnt it up....i didnt know weather to stroke it aor get e new engine ....well i looked around and found an lt-1 from a vette with edelbrock throttle body and intake manifold and everything else except computer it had like 60,000 miles on it...i got it for $1100 shipped..when i got it i put headers $300 cam $300 and replaced normal stuff $300 and put it in in my garage all together i spent about 4,500 on my car and it ran 9 flates on stock gears and no tune ..........so see what you can find.....
01-10-2008, 09:23 PM
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i'M A 20 YR. OLD GiRL WHO iS DEBATiNG ON WHEATHER i SHOULD SELL MY CAR OR CONTiNUE FiXiN MY CAR.. i RECENTLY BLEW MY MOTOR SO YEA (NOW i HAVE TO DEBATE ON REBUiLDiN OR JUST BUY A WHOLE NEW MOTOR)?? THAT'S WHERE iT GETS A LiTTLE TRiCKY FOR ME!! SO ANY ADViCE YOU CAN GiVE ME WOULD HELP OUT MAJORLY!!
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01-11-2008, 08:25 PM
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Ok well i was some what in the same situation...I bout a 1993 trans am on ebay the person ran it without iold and burnt it up....i didnt know weather to stroke it aor get e new engine ....well i looked around and found an lt-1 from a vette with edelbrock throttle body and intake manifold and everything else except computer it had like 60,000 miles on it...i got it for $1100 shipped..when i got it i put headers $300 cam $300 and replaced normal stuff $300 and put it in in my garage all together i spent about 4,500 on my car and it ran 9 flates on stock gears and no tune ..........so see what you can find.....
01-12-2008, 11:55 AM
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fix it!! fix it!! u wont regret it and i love that PPM i actually wanted that color for my f-bod but never found one good luck on the build if you decide to do it keep us posted
01-12-2008, 06:04 PM
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I agree, it is nice to see/hear of a young chick that wants a real car, fix it if at all possable. but if you buy a motor from someone make shure that the person knows what they are doing, cause it can drive you nucking futs and could cost you alot of money and time if not. Also now is the time to figure out if you are happy with a stock car or modded, cause now would be the time to build it right the first time
