Trying to restart after HUGE fire took everything and getting screwed by insurance..
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Hey guys hows it going?
I live in Northern California which now the whole state seems to be massive fire waiting to happen. Well, It happened to us and the worst part is it was all due to PGE (power company) and them being lazy ( they had a work order out on this single hook that held the lines and was literally 100 years old. the cable had worn the hook so thin it was ready to snap and when placing the work order they have up to 2 years to handle the order! ) their equipment failed and the high voltage lines began to spark in a remote canyon off camp creek so they named the fire the Camp Fire not because it was started by a camp fire like most people think. It became the worst fire in history wiping the whole area out and causing 14.5 billion dollars in damage we lost 15 homes in our family alone.
fire was 50 miles away and they told us we have no worries go about our day. 2 hours later the entire town was surrounded and being engulfed. the fire moved at over a football field a second. we had 80 MPH winds that day and the fire was throwing softball size fireballs miles ahead starting tons of spotfires. Fire department ended up abandoning their post without issuing an evacuation notice. the 911 calls went from dont worry we know about it to YOU ARE SURROUNDED by a huge fire and no one can save you get out now try your best and good luck. Planes couldnt drop that day due to the wind so the fire literally had nothing stopping it. When we were allowed back to the house almost two weeks later other then some ashes you would have no idea there was anything there it took literally everything. My aluminum block literally melted and was running out where the garage would have been.
I have been able to do some work up here helping with the burned trees and taking care of peoples lot who moved away but still have to keep their lots fire safe or get fines. thats basically all there is to do up here as all the business are gone and the only thing that has really opened is food trucks so work isnt exactly around and getting screwed by the insurance like the majority of the people we have to have an attorney and fight for our insurance money because they are only trying to give people 10-20 percent. Some companies even went bankrupt because they cant afford all the claims at once. Its insane.
I was able to get a 2003 Mustang on a great deal when an older man had found out what happened he allowed me to come stay and work for pay and the mustang. I need to replace the engine so im obviously wanting to go the LS route. I basically need everything for the swap so im hoping i can come across some great deals on here or maybe some of you guys would like to help out a fire victim/survivor and have some nice parts from older engines or maybe have some extras for a rainy day collecting dust and would rather see them put to use. I plan on starting a youtube channel documenting the whole process from ashes to 24lbs of boost i will also like to credit everyone who does decided to find in their heart to help me out both on the channel and i want to come up with something for the car as well. If you guys have anything you would want to part with or have a good deal please message me .
Thanks for taking the time to read this and have a blessed week, thanks LS1tech!
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They had a story about bus that was going to a field trip that morning when they became overwhelmed and stuck in traffic while completely surrounded. The part that got me was when she began to describe after they realized that no was coming to help and they were on their own. The bus driver took off his white t shirt and began to rip strips for the kids they were no older then 3rd graders. the smoke started to thicken and they used the last half bottle of water to soak the shirt pieces to try and help with the smoke the kids started coughing and complaining and she called them all together to talk to them and to pray with them as they began to think they wouldn't make it out alive. she said the hardest thing to do was in her head as they were praying aloud she said her silent prayer and she had asked that would be fortunate enough to die from the smoke inhalation first that these poor innocent kids didn't deserve to burn alive luckily another bulldozer had heard their distress calls and had already been heading up that route to find them and was able to move the burning cars out of the way. For a complete opposite they had a firefighter that day and he like many of the people we depending on abandoned their duties and instead of doing what they signed up for and get praised for, he decided him returning alive was more important then trying to save the lives of people and ran scared. He was crying talking about how he regretted his decision to flee when he should have been helping. That was a huge issue and the LA times blasted the Emergency personnel because they literally abandoned their post and ran without issuing an evacuation notice so if neighbors didn't pound on peoples doors and drag people out they stayed until it was too late because they were so stubborn they weren't leaving until they had a government official tell them they needed to leave. In that same show a lady was arguing with her mom as she was packing their stuff and her mom refused to leave until the fire dept said it was time to go she wasn't leaving her house. The daughter tried and tried and she budge and she told her mom this is the hardest decision i am having to make but i cannot sit around and put my life in danger i am leaving and you need to come with me if you stay we may not see you again, she said she would wait for the fire dept. They identified her remains where her chair was in the living room like she musta decided to take a nap. i guess i cant blame a person for caring about their own life but there was no way i coulda made it out and know that people i knew were stuck and going to burn alive so i was going to help as many people as i could until i couldn't anymore and i can say i would have regretted and hated myself had i sat back and not helped people like that fire fighter who is haunted by it daily.
so far after getting paid for side job this weekend i have access to:
►4.8L with 4l60 around 100k i believe he said? [older gentleman who needs his lot cleaned up and the back got burned of the Tahoe but engine and transmission are fine just needs an alternator)
►241 heads (better option then the stock 4.8 castings?)
► a forward facing manifold, V band, BOV
►Intercooler core
the swap vehicle is a 2002 GT had under 100k. 2v 4.6 and the TR-3650. I know the 4l60 is terrible for us i was really hoping it was 4l80e but sadly only the 60. I have seen that Hanlon Motorsports makes an adapter for a few hundred bucks that should with a new bell housing allow the transmission to bolt up to LS based engine so if i am not able to find 4l80e, turbo4, or powerglide i will probably stick with manual to get her going and look around for a deal on one. I would love to turn her into 383ci and slap some smaller twins to start as its going to be a daily still when needed.
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