Need some quick opinions/ info...
Need some quick opinions/ info... Hey guys, don't post much here because I usually find what I need by searching, but I need some help making a decision. I was in the middle of going through a 94' Caprice LT1 block for my 87' bird, gettin ready to replace bearings and all that good stuff when I found out that the engine had spun a main bearing and a couple others didn't look too great either. Needless to say, the crank was messed up in the process. Now the part I need help with is a friend offered to sell me his 94' Roadmaster LT1 (block and rotating assembly) with a supposed 80 some thousand miles, has a little wear on a rod bearing or two, but nothing major, even though it doesn't seem to have had oil changes on time due to the smell the inside gives off. He's asking $250, and he takes my block for his build (he's gonna redo everything because he's gonna go with a bit more extreme setup than mine is). So, my question is, is it worth it? I kinda need to know before tonight because we're gonna talk after he gets outta work around 10-10:30 tonight. Thanks for any help!!
Thanks for the reply RamAir. The "you get what you pay for" is what is holding me back. I have not had much luck with this project so far, so making choices is getting harder and harder for me, lol. On one side, I don't really wanna end up taking my current engine to a machine shop because that usually means big bucks, but on the other, at least I'd know almost everything inside is new and my bottom end is sound. So I just figured I'd see if $250 was worth it for a "good" short block and go from there.
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
Hey man if your going to build a motor do not i repeat DO NOT RE-USE Rods and **** like that. thats just a ticking time bomb about to spin another bearing or possibly lock the whole damn motor up. save your money up untill you can rebuild it new. hell id say about a grand you could rebuild the bottom end of a LT1. my 383 bottom end only ran me 2300 from eagle and keith black pistons. plus a few other things. so just spend the money right in the motor unless you like building motors and wanna do this one again lol
