I rolled the dice on a non running/driving e30 at IAA. The hood was listed as stuck so I thought maybe the hood release was broke and it just needed a jump. In my defense I buy wrecks and that is often the case.
Upon arrival the hood release was indeed broke so I was hopeful. I used the grille backup release and voila. There was a missing cylinder head. After further inspection the rear diff and complete exhaust is missing. The cylinder walls are a bit rusty but I don’t see any damage. Luckily it’s a manual car and pretty much rust free.
The initial plan was to do a complete paint job and turbo it this winter. Obviously plans changed and I’m trying to find the most cost effective solution to get this thing going. Finding a reasonable priced parts/parts car in northern Vermont is near impossible.
My question for you guys is, would it be a bad idea to just put a used head on this given the unknowns? Or should I just look for a complete running engine?
Upon arrival the hood release was indeed broke so I was hopeful. I used the grille backup release and voila. There was a missing cylinder head. After further inspection the rear diff and complete exhaust is missing. The cylinder walls are a bit rusty but I don’t see any damage. Luckily it’s a manual car and pretty much rust free.
The initial plan was to do a complete paint job and turbo it this winter. Obviously plans changed and I’m trying to find the most cost effective solution to get this thing going. Finding a reasonable priced parts/parts car in northern Vermont is near impossible.
My question for you guys is, would it be a bad idea to just put a used head on this given the unknowns? Or should I just look for a complete running engine?
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