<VV> bad news

[Marc Marcoulides]

Whe I was restoring my convertable, my money was limited and progress was over a few years. I ran across a bargain on a new top still in the box and since I was not at that point in the resto it was stored under my bed untill ready to go on the car. 


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
>Sent: Sep 14, 2011 5:18 PM
>To: Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>, Virtaul Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> bad news
>
>Store the pieces under your bed or something like that and get a cheap 
>engine that still runs to use until you have more money to do it right.
>RonH
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Harry Smith" <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>
>To: "Virtaul Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:00 PM
>Subject: <VV> bad news
>
>
>> Hi Guys,
>> I finally got tired of looking at my Rampside sitting & rusting. Some of 
>> you
>> may recall earlier this year when I lost my job I had just disassembled 
>> the
>> engine. I had sent the heads out and removed the jugs. It looked pretty 
>> good
>> inside. After I lost my job I had no money to continue, I also lost my
>> indoor storage which was at my job. The truck has been sitting outside in
>> the parking lot at my condo since. The engine block and other parts were
>> sitting in the bed. About 2 months ago when I finally got a new job I took
>> the engine block there intending to start working on it again. I am still
>> catching up on bills and have no money for parts so it sat some more. 
>> Today
>> I decided to continue. When I first took it apart it looked pretty good
>> inside, I pulled one rod cap and it looked great so I put it back. Now 
>> after
>> being outside in the South Florida rainy season it does not look so great,
>> there is rust on the rods & rings and corrosion on the pistons. I clened
>> some stuff off the inside and looked closely at the rods and noticed some
>> discoloration on 3 caps. Moving the pistons on those 3 showed some play at
>> the crank. I pulled the one with the most play and found a spun bearing. I
>> have damaged rods & crank. I still do not have a lot of money to spend so 
>> I
>> am asking for some advice.  What are my options? New crank, rods & 
>> bearings?
>> Reground crank? Used parts? I also found one of my jugs has a piece broken
>> off the sealing edge so I need at least one jug. Now that I have to tear 
>> it
>> down completely I want to replace everything, cam, crank, bearings, 
>> pistons,
>> jugs, rings & lifters but I do not have funds to do that. I guess I am
>> asking for opinions.
>> Thanks, Harry Smith
>> 1963 Rampside
>> Coral Springs, FL
>>
>> -- 
>> "THERE IS NO TRY,
>> THERE IS ONLY DO
>> OR DO NOT"
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