Hey guys and girls,
slightly stressed at the minute... basically 2 months ago i spun a shell while driving home from a show. i found a replacment engine and spent a couple of weeks replacing all servicable items (oil pump, water pump ect) , painting ect.
4 days after getting the car running the new engine decided to throw a rod causing massive damage to the block and sump ( can only put this down the recently fitted aftermarket ECU)
really need to get the car running before the 4th Aug as im going traveling for a year.
i have sent the 1st crank off to and engineering company to see if it could be reground. they said it was to damaged for repair. so iv got some options that i want peoples advice on
- cut my loses and buy a new engine / bottom end
- take the crank out of the 2nd engine (which threw the rod) and see if that one is any good, find a new sump and strainer and try and build a good engine out of the 2.
would there be any damage to the crank when throwing a rod as the shells are still intact, and it broke from the top of the con rod?
if anyone has a engine, bottom end, sump or strainer for an 82 please let me know
thanks
slightly stressed at the minute... basically 2 months ago i spun a shell while driving home from a show. i found a replacment engine and spent a couple of weeks replacing all servicable items (oil pump, water pump ect) , painting ect.
4 days after getting the car running the new engine decided to throw a rod causing massive damage to the block and sump ( can only put this down the recently fitted aftermarket ECU)
really need to get the car running before the 4th Aug as im going traveling for a year.
i have sent the 1st crank off to and engineering company to see if it could be reground. they said it was to damaged for repair. so iv got some options that i want peoples advice on
- cut my loses and buy a new engine / bottom end
- take the crank out of the 2nd engine (which threw the rod) and see if that one is any good, find a new sump and strainer and try and build a good engine out of the 2.
would there be any damage to the crank when throwing a rod as the shells are still intact, and it broke from the top of the con rod?
if anyone has a engine, bottom end, sump or strainer for an 82 please let me know
thanks