donor car or 3800 motor
#1
donor car or 3800 motor
in need of a donor car with a RUNNING motor or just the engine. if it is the car then i dont care if only half the car is there. im looking to pay 500$ tops. if you or anyone you know has one please let me no asap
#5
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Eastern PA,
Posts: 10,357
Yes you have to swap about everything off the long block. Good luck finding a camaro 3.8 for $500. When I was looking a year ago the only ones I found for $500 where 130K+ miles.
Anything you do get you want to replace the lower intake gasket its a common weak spot and if the motor has been sitting chances are you will be very unlucky. The intake is about 80% of the work you would need to do to swap in a FWD motor.
Anything you do get you want to replace the lower intake gasket its a common weak spot and if the motor has been sitting chances are you will be very unlucky. The intake is about 80% of the work you would need to do to swap in a FWD motor.
Last edited by Gorn; 08-19-2010 at 07:56 PM.
#7
Wow! An hour and a half away for a bone yard! I can't tell you how many are within 30 minutes of where I live, heck we even have a real bone yard 15 minutes from my house. Ever heard of the Body farm at University of TN? Guess I am lucky to have so many parts places near by.