[V8] Not guilty by virtue of insanity!

[diemarthadie at aol.com]

First, congratulations on being able to use the insanity defense AND 
not having to sleep on the couch.  That's one hell of a wife!



Until you know the real condition of the engine, I sure wouldn't bother 
swapping it!  You could pull and rebuild it before swapping though.  It 
sounds like a good parts car, but maybe a bit much for a project car...



Pull the motor, stash it until you can rebuild it and swap it.  If you 
want the G60s on your car, sell Roger your UFOs.  Strip the rest of the 
usable parts and sell them, scrap the rest.  There's some serious 
aluminum scrap in a V8Q!  Pull valuable things, like glass, and 
electronics, scrap the rest.



Sorry to say, but unless you have a lot of spare time, and space, it 
sounds like a lot of work (and loonies) to make it a new road 
warrior...



John



-----Original Message-----

From: Radek <radek at istar.ca>

To: v8 at audifans.com

Sent: Sat, Jul 11, 2009 11:27 pm

Subject: [V8] Not guilty by virtue of insanity!



In a fit of insanity, I just bought another V8.  Reason: owner was 
threatening

to send it to the wrecker before going on vacation on Monday.  I just 
had to do

it.



The good:  1993 V8Q, 265,000 km (165,000 miles), runs;  passed 
emissions a few

months ago without a problem (have a printout); nearly new center 
muffler (OEM).



The bad:

- knocking sound from the passenger-side head, sounds like a lifter but 
who

knows;

- one tire punctured and rim scratched;

- car was repainted, rust starts showing from underneath. The new paint 
is ugly,

cream-yellowish, not nearly as nice as the pearl white that's 
underneath;

- interior is dirty;

- no radio;

- drains the battery;

- e-brake not operational.



What should I do:



1. Swap the 4.2 into my 91 5-sp? The condition of the 4.2 is still 
unknown;



2. Put my 5-sp transmission into the 93, auto into the 91 and sell it?  
Who

would buy it though?



3. Save as many parts from the 93 as I can store and send the car to 
the

wrecker?  Perhaps swap G60 brakes into my car or sell them?



Do you guys see any other options?  All ideas will be welcome.  I don't 
think

the car is a keeper, I really don't like automatics.



BTW, the defense of insanity worked for me, didn't even have to sleep 
on the

couch!



Cheers;



Radek

91 V8Q 5-sp

93 V8Q



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