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06-03-2005, 11:44 PM
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What do you think?
I have found a guy in my area with a 98 firebird with the 3.8 v6 in it with 140000 miles on it. The automatic transmission has been rebuilt, the car has full power options, leather, t-tops, factory chrome wheels, and pretty much any other option available. All of this for a low price of $3500 maybe a little less. HOWEVER.....As best that he can tell and the dealer mechanics that worked on it, it has a blown head gasket. The guy has traced the low compression and overheating to the gaskets. So i'm thinking to myself...."self....hmmmmmm"...Whether that is good, bad, healthy or otherwise i don't know. It seems like this might be a fantastic deal and ill just pull the heads off myself and take them to a shop for rebuild, have them planed and everything....maybe even a port and polish for an extra kick out of this old motor. But im wanting some more opinions. Is it a pain to pull the heads off this motor? Are they expensive to have work done on them? Am I crazy? Things like this. My 89 camaro, despite being in wonderful shape minus the paint, is aging and will need to undergo and transmission rebuild and probably an engine(305 TBI also with 140000) rebuild as the motor runs strong but acts funny on occasion and worries me. Its just an old car and other things on the car are starting to fall apart, all minor but they certainly add up. Im going into college and will be putting a lot of miles on whatever I drive and cant realy deal with or afford a motor swap with a high powered and low gas economy motor. Would you say that a 3.8 with a complete head rebuild would last another 50 or 60 thousand miles? Would you say that I should get it....or keep what I have. Im posting this in both the camaro and firebird forums just because I dont know which will give me the better answer. Thanks for any and all help.
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#2
06-03-2005, 11:59 PM
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Re: What do you think?
well, i dont see anything wrong with the car that is serious enough to not buy it. it can certainly be fixed.
however id like to point out the irony that your buying a car because your 89 is getting old and will need work, but your buying a new car that is already in need of work. just kinda funny.
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#3
06-04-2005, 10:53 AM
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Re: What do you think?
ya know it really is...they even have the same mileage at 140000, but hopefully the 98 with be a little bit of an upgrade from the 89. Maybe ill just buy it as an investment and just buy it and sell it.
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#4
06-04-2005, 02:17 PM
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Re: What do you think?
he your going from 89 to 98, that 89 backwords, ha how ironic
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 87 firebird formula ws6 (currently has a old 78 305 with the following upgrades, including lots of miles and stock heads and internals....oops) crane cam cam specs performance valve springs and retainers, flowtech headers, 255 lph fuel pump, holley 600cfm carb, weiand single plane manifold, a healty diet. 14.90 1/4 mile....just wait for the 406 to be finished MY VIDEOS MY PICTURES -Tom
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#5
06-04-2005, 02:27 PM
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Re: Re: What do you think?
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#6
06-04-2005, 03:37 PM
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Re: What do you think?
If you get it you could just mirror your name and become 98nosreporamac
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#7
06-04-2005, 03:42 PM
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Re: What do you think?
Looks like you have a friend 88
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91 RS Camaro V8 305 TBI cold/ram 14"/3" open element K/N filter 3.73's B&M Megashifter 180 thermostat Flowtech TERMINATOR Exhaust 3" exhaust cutout Silvania Silverstar Headlights Ronal R15 Firehawk Wheels Hankook Ventus Sport (front) Sumitomo HTR+ (rear) 275/40ZR 17 all around... _____________________________
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#8
06-05-2005, 12:53 AM
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Re: What do you think?
woo hoo letsparty!!!!!!!! i have a friend, ill bring the cough medicine
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87 firebird formula ws6 (currently has a old 78 305 with the following upgrades, including lots of miles and stock heads and internals....oops) crane cam cam specs performance valve springs and retainers, flowtech headers, 255 lph fuel pump, holley 600cfm carb, weiand single plane manifold, a healty diet. 14.90 1/4 mile....just wait for the 406 to be finished MY VIDEOS MY PICTURES -Tom
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#9
06-05-2005, 01:14 AM
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Re: What do you think?
Maybe ill join in later....ill bring the Codine!!!
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91 RS Camaro V8 305 TBI cold/ram 14"/3" open element K/N filter 3.73's B&M Megashifter 180 thermostat Flowtech TERMINATOR Exhaust 3" exhaust cutout Silvania Silverstar Headlights Ronal R15 Firehawk Wheels Hankook Ventus Sport (front) Sumitomo HTR+ (rear) 275/40ZR 17 all around... _____________________________
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#10
06-05-2005, 01:55 AM
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Re: What do you think?
lol alright and il bring my little friend- heres a pic-
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87 firebird formula ws6 (currently has a old 78 305 with the following upgrades, including lots of miles and stock heads and internals....oops) crane cam cam specs performance valve springs and retainers, flowtech headers, 255 lph fuel pump, holley 600cfm carb, weiand single plane manifold, a healty diet. 14.90 1/4 mile....just wait for the 406 to be finished MY VIDEOS MY PICTURES -Tom
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#11
06-05-2005, 02:13 AM
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Re: Re: What do you think?
Wow, now that's priceless
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#12
06-05-2005, 02:34 AM
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No it has a price..humility.
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#13
06-05-2005, 02:42 AM
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Re: What do you think?
Thats frekin sweet....
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91 RS Camaro V8 305 TBI cold/ram 14"/3" open element K/N filter 3.73's B&M Megashifter 180 thermostat Flowtech TERMINATOR Exhaust 3" exhaust cutout Silvania Silverstar Headlights Ronal R15 Firehawk Wheels Hankook Ventus Sport (front) Sumitomo HTR+ (rear) 275/40ZR 17 all around... _____________________________
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#14
06-05-2005, 02:59 AM
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Re: What do you think?
thats what i look like after drinking a few bottles of grandmas cough medicine, except i dont look so pissed, people do some weird things to their cats, for example...... http://www.ebaumsworld.com/cattrim2.html
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87 firebird formula ws6 (currently has a old 78 305 with the following upgrades, including lots of miles and stock heads and internals....oops) crane cam cam specs performance valve springs and retainers, flowtech headers, 255 lph fuel pump, holley 600cfm carb, weiand single plane manifold, a healty diet. 14.90 1/4 mile....just wait for the 406 to be finished MY VIDEOS MY PICTURES -Tom
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#15
06-05-2005, 03:19 AM
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Re: What do you think?
Interesting....
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91 RS Camaro V8 305 TBI cold/ram 14"/3" open element K/N filter 3.73's B&M Megashifter 180 thermostat Flowtech TERMINATOR Exhaust 3" exhaust cutout Silvania Silverstar Headlights Ronal R15 Firehawk Wheels Hankook Ventus Sport (front) Sumitomo HTR+ (rear) 275/40ZR 17 all around... _____________________________
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