LT-5 Purchase Dilemma - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

LGAFF · 12-27-2015

Picked up an LT-5 with extras,on the cheap. This was supposedly an 18K mile car. Plan was to sell every piece of it....then I opened up the bottom end and saw this

Part it all out or build a long block with big cams and sell it?

LGAFF · 12-27-2015

Downside is the at some point they cut the girdle, but not on part of the structure...engine was to go in a restomod...about 18 years ago

tccrab · 12-30-2015

Lee:

I really hate to sound stupid, but what am I looking for?
This has bothered me since you first posted the pics days ago.
The underbelly looks clean and almost new.
No bent rods, no cracked pistons, no blue overheated bearing caps, no nuttin'.
So, what is it?

What's with the cut you show us in the last pic?
Why would they slice it like that and then leave it?

'Crabs

LGAFF · 12-30-2015

My point is that I kinda of feel bad parting out an engine in such good shape.....might end up building a 350 with reprofiled cams and ported heads; then sell it.

As to the cut, no idea why they did it, its a project someone gave up on 18 years ago...so who knows.

XfireZ51 · 12-30-2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by tccrab

Lee:

I really hate to sound stupid, but what am I looking for?
This has bothered me since you first posted the pics days ago.
The underbelly looks clean and almost new.
No bent rods, no cracked pistons, no blue overheated bearing caps, no nuttin'.
So, what is it?

What's with the cut you show us in the last pic?
Why would they slice it like that and then leave it?

'Crabs

Looks to me like the bottom end has signs of coolant mixing w oil.

LGAFF · 12-30-2015

No, the pan had only oil.....it sat for 18 years...

Quote:

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Looks to me like the bottom end has signs of coolant mixing w oil.

LGAFF · 01-02-2016

took the bottom end off; bearings not bad.....but the crank galleys had some rust. Its stained the bearings

[URL=http://s134.photobucket.com/user/lgaff/media/DSCN6454.jpg.html]

LGAFF · 01-02-2016

The block was definitely cut; not sure why but it is easy fix

12-27-2015	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	LT-5 Purchase Dilemma Picked up an LT-5 with extras,on the cheap. This was supposedly an 18K mile car. Plan was to sell every piece of it....then I opened up the bottom end and saw this Part it all out or build a long block with big cams and sell it? __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

12-27-2015	#2
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: LT-5 Purchase Dilemma Downside is the at some point they cut the girdle, but not on part of the structure...engine was to go in a restomod...about 18 years ago __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359 Last edited by LGAFF; 12-30-2015 at 10:04 PM.

12-30-2015	#3
tccrab Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Folsom CA Posts: 1,650	Re: LT-5 Purchase Dilemma Lee: I really hate to sound stupid, but what am I looking for? This has bothered me since you first posted the pics days ago. The underbelly looks clean and almost new. No bent rods, no cracked pistons, no blue overheated bearing caps, no nuttin'. So, what is it? What's with the cut you show us in the last pic? Why would they slice it like that and then leave it? 'Crabs __________________ TomC '90ZR1 #792 Honorary Pirate [B]If it ain't FUN, you're doing something terribly WRONG. [/B]

12-30-2015	#4
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: LT-5 Purchase Dilemma My point is that I kinda of feel bad parting out an engine in such good shape.....might end up building a 350 with reprofiled cams and ported heads; then sell it. As to the cut, no idea why they did it, its a project someone gave up on 18 years ago...so who knows. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

01-02-2016	#7
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: LT-5 Purchase Dilemma took the bottom end off; bearings not bad.....but the crank galleys had some rust. Its stained the bearings [URL=http://s134.photobucket.com/user/lgaff/media/DSCN6454.jpg.html] __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359 Last edited by LGAFF; 01-02-2016 at 12:25 AM.

01-02-2016	#8
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: LT-5 Purchase Dilemma The block was definitely cut; not sure why but it is easy fix __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359