Worth a crack at this price?
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Cheap-ish V8S in a good colour with GAZ suspension...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2054481.htm
Any one been to see it?
TLC required....but at that price, can you go wrong?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2054481.htm
Any one been to see it?
TLC required....but at that price, can you go wrong?
It's about right price wise.
Points to be aware of are worn cam in engine (£1000 to £1500 job if you get a garage to do it, £300 to £500 if you do it yourself depending on cam choice) and the chassis outriggers - it is almost impossible to see the critical areas of the chassis without raising the body - again if you can work a welder (or learn) materials are cheap, its the labour that costs if you farm it out.
The seller says the chassis is sorted - but still beware its 18 years old.
Rear trailing arms are also prone to rot - particularly the drivers side for some reason.
Don't let me out you off - the V8S is an awewsome car.
Points to be aware of are worn cam in engine (£1000 to £1500 job if you get a garage to do it, £300 to £500 if you do it yourself depending on cam choice) and the chassis outriggers - it is almost impossible to see the critical areas of the chassis without raising the body - again if you can work a welder (or learn) materials are cheap, its the labour that costs if you farm it out.
The seller says the chassis is sorted - but still beware its 18 years old.
Rear trailing arms are also prone to rot - particularly the drivers side for some reason.
Don't let me out you off - the V8S is an awewsome car.
Barkychoc said:
It's about right price wise.
Points to be aware of are worn cam in engine (£1000 to £1500 job if you get a garage to do it, £300 to £500 if you do it yourself depending on cam choice) and the chassis outriggers - it is almost impossible to see the critical areas of the chassis without raising the body - again if you can work a welder (or learn) materials are cheap, its the labour that costs if you farm it out.
The seller says the chassis is sorted - but still beware its 18 years old.
Rear trailing arms are also prone to rot - particularly the drivers side for some reason.
Don't let me out you off - the V8S is an awewsome car.
Incidentally Barkychoc, is there an accurate way of testing what life is left in the cam before you purchase an S? Points to be aware of are worn cam in engine (£1000 to £1500 job if you get a garage to do it, £300 to £500 if you do it yourself depending on cam choice) and the chassis outriggers - it is almost impossible to see the critical areas of the chassis without raising the body - again if you can work a welder (or learn) materials are cheap, its the labour that costs if you farm it out.
The seller says the chassis is sorted - but still beware its 18 years old.
Rear trailing arms are also prone to rot - particularly the drivers side for some reason.
Don't let me out you off - the V8S is an awewsome car.
I can do an oil / brake pad change, but I am not so hot on engines....
The only sure way is to measure cam lift - and thats a partial strip down job.
If its got quite a bit of wear the performance will be down - I've had my engine rebuilt and performance can only now be described as totally mental - before it was quick but the difference is incredible. Its now also very good on fuel.
I also found with my worn cam that idle speed control wasn't very good - it would tend to stall at the lights, or be running with a very slow tickover then stall.
After rebuild its perfect, it has never stalled and really runs very well indeed - fairly close to the way modern machinery runs really.
If its got quite a bit of wear the performance will be down - I've had my engine rebuilt and performance can only now be described as totally mental - before it was quick but the difference is incredible. Its now also very good on fuel.
I also found with my worn cam that idle speed control wasn't very good - it would tend to stall at the lights, or be running with a very slow tickover then stall.
After rebuild its perfect, it has never stalled and really runs very well indeed - fairly close to the way modern machinery runs really.
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