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g'day. hows it goin? i haver myself a holden grey engine. i got it, and 2 red 6's for $50. i was cover up and down near the chook yard for a fair while and on hte weekend i decided to pull it arapt and check it out. I was happy to find new pistons, timing gears, very good condition cam and head. but was very dissapointed to find that the 1st cylinder hade got water in it while it was down. so it was extreamyl rusty. i was slightly disapoinyed at that point so i decided to pull it completly apart. i left the crank in the block but removed everything else. i gave the 1st cylinder a hone and discovered that the rust wasnt as bad as i first thought. my question is...Is it really worth doing this up? i have a twin stromie manifold that i got for nothing off a mate. or should i just sell it all, as it is in very good condition? If your suggestion is to sell it im open for offers on anything. thanks alot guys
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You could put in one of the first holdens (<ej) for originality or just flog it, what's the point in having an engine if it's just going to sit there doing nothing. It would do much better at use with someone else than rust with you. But at the end of
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Yeah thanks mate. it wouldn't have been goin in an old holden. i dont have that sort of money, i was gonna put it on a 66 toyota crown chassis i have and make a buggy sort of thing. but i had sort of decided to get rid of it anyway, i just thought id ask.
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Hi Bardy, what is the engine numkber prefix??? I am looking for an early grey for the FJ?? Matt MSN Messenger = [email protected] |
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Hi Bardygrub,
A grey in the condition you are describing is not easy to find.
I would suggest you take photos of it while it's in bits to show a prospective buyer the condition it was in before you put it back together and sell it.
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G'day.
the engine number is B964699. i am not familiar with grey engine as there was also a "D 34" on the side aswell, and im not sure if that helps.
i took pictures progressivly as i pulled it apart as i tend to take photo's of anything to do with ca |
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Thanks Bardy the engine is out of the FB EK series cars and a little too late for me, you could always throw a meesage up on
fbekholden.com
there are a lot of guys chasing the original series greys for resto's
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Thanks Vintage Caravans ill do just that,
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