bummed out.
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Teching In
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bummed out. So.. I was picking up a long block in dallas from new mexico and when I got there the guy decided he didn't want to sell the motor anymore. So I drove 500 miles and he changed his mind. I was picking up a roller too but I'm kinda upset that he told me something completely different for a week and waited until I showed up at his shop to pick it up. Needless to say I'm looking for parts. I'm looking for a bare ls2 block, l92 heads... I'm trying to do a 408 but if I can find some decent heads at a good price I'll build accordingly. It's going through a th350 and 9" with 4:30s and a spool. car will not be driven on the street but once a month. Any advice on building one of these from scratch? I've done sbc before but never an ls. Looking for at least 480 to the ground, but I'd really like 500, just to say I have it :-)
I have dealt with people like that before, I drove 3 hours to pick up a toolbox once, when I got close to the guys house he told me he sold it the night before. I called him earlier in the day and he left that little fact out, then he was a dick on the phone. I should have just drove the extra distance and "talked it out"
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Sucks. I guess it is what it is. Bought an l92. Going to do a custom grind cam and leave everything else stock for now. Still need an ls3 intake and I have no idea if I can use an ls3 throttle body. How big are stock l92 springs?
So.. I was picking up a long block in dallas from new mexico and when I got there the guy decided he didn't want to sell the motor anymore. So I drove 500 miles and he changed his mind. I was picking up a roller too but I'm kinda upset that he told me something completely different for a week and waited until I showed up at his shop to pick it up. Needless to say I'm looking for parts. I'm looking for a bare ls2 block, l92 heads... I'm trying to do a 408 but if I can find some decent heads at a good price I'll build accordingly. It's going through a th350 and 9" with 4:30s and a spool. car will not be driven on the street but once a month. Any advice on building one of these from scratch? I've done sbc before but never an ls. Looking for at least 480 to the ground, but I'd really like 500, just to say I have it :-)
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I can certainly understand you being bummed, but it's not NEARLY as bad as it might've been...
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dude i would be pissed. if i were you, i probably would have walked on the roller strictly for the principal.
i drove down to san antonio from austin to pick up a car once (no where near as far as you drove). i loaded up the truck and car dolly after work. drove down to san antonio and the dude told me its no longer for sale. i was so pissed.
i drove down to san antonio from austin to pick up a car once (no where near as far as you drove). i loaded up the truck and car dolly after work. drove down to san antonio and the dude told me its no longer for sale. i was so pissed.