Need advice on this LT-1
Need advice on this LT-1 I saw this on ebay and I'm looking for some opinions from guys that know the LT-1 a little better than I do. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...item3377d53f5e
Any info helps!
Any info helps!
Id stay away. If you dont have the funds to buy a ready to go 9.5K car, then you dont have to funds to get that POS. Sounds like it was pieced together by someone who didnt know much about these cars, plus the overheating issue, the electrical issues, and the tranny mount issue (which I still dont understand), Id stay away.
The motor is a $2400 stroker from Ebay the guys makes a buisiness of selling them that is not a someone sold it cheap that is a pile of **** slapped together so some idiot can say they have a 383.
The radiator popping and now the starter wont crank makes me wonder about combustion pressure popping the radiator and then coolant filling the cylinder. His idea that the coolant splashing underhood being the cause of electrical issues stopping the start is unlikely, remember we drive cars in the RAIN everything underhood can handle water exposure.
What you have there is someone who took his deployment money and blindly threw it at a car without a clue what he was doing and he put together a halfassed piece of **** that he couldn't maintain or handle. While this is unfortunate it is also common.
I feel bad for the kid having been disabled in serving our country but that doesn't make the car any better.
IMO Joe's car would be cheaper than that one in the end because by the time you fix the engine in that one and make just the underhood right you will spend $10k and that wont even cover whatever else is fucked up on the car.
The radiator popping and now the starter wont crank makes me wonder about combustion pressure popping the radiator and then coolant filling the cylinder. His idea that the coolant splashing underhood being the cause of electrical issues stopping the start is unlikely, remember we drive cars in the RAIN everything underhood can handle water exposure.
What you have there is someone who took his deployment money and blindly threw it at a car without a clue what he was doing and he put together a halfassed piece of **** that he couldn't maintain or handle. While this is unfortunate it is also common.
I feel bad for the kid having been disabled in serving our country but that doesn't make the car any better.
IMO Joe's car would be cheaper than that one in the end because by the time you fix the engine in that one and make just the underhood right you will spend $10k and that wont even cover whatever else is fucked up on the car.
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Yes ramairs car might sound expensive but is actually a steal if you were to build a all motor 10sec street car. Buy something bone stock and mod from there or buy a car that is proven and is worth over what they are asking in parts alone
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Id say its prolly got a blow head gasket or 2 lol Radiator Blew the tank clean off If you wanna learn T/A's inside & out get it But if you dont wanna get dirty pass on it Youll have quit a bit in it fixin it though Check NADA to see what it books for Then set a bid limit Ive seen cars running for 3800 Might not be a 383 but if thats a 200 chinese crank Its a boat anchor anyway
