I'm in the process of pricing a full engine rebuild for the Mustang. We have a local engine shop that does very good work. The one good side of winter, I'm not continuously spending money on the car, which means come spring all the money that would have been spent on the car has built up in a savings account and can pay for something bigger.
I'm thinking about flying to Sydney and then driving back the 1000kms with this....
*Alfa 147 GTA*
I've managed to clear out the garage enough, so that I can push the front of the car into it, close the door till it's as low down as it can go, and cover the rest of the opening with tarps. That way I can work in the engine bay of the car in relatively warm temperature and with good lighting Also removed the cam and followers from the old head today. new ones should be arriving in the mail today or tomorrow.
Like a car that isn't broken *duck*
Yay, got a garage appointment for next week. Gonna get the block heater working and probably get the daytime running lights mounted as well.
This weekend I'm going to help a friend to decide between a 2002 Mazda6 and a 2005 Skoda Octavia II. It's the guy who nearly bought a Lancer, so I'm edging him on to get the Skoda. It's going to be the best option, imho.
I saw an XJ40 advertised with the following fault listed: "Rear doors do not open." Awesome. What's the likely culprit?
Took my XJR in for a coolant flush and to fix a coolant leak (turns out it was coming from the reservoir), and my mechanic had a green Series II E-type convertible in the garage. It had been sitting for 20 years and he'd managed to resurrect it with just new fluids and a new brake master cylinder; everything else worked. Random cars in the shop like this, and the huge fleet of parts cars out back for when new parts are backordered (like the coolant reservoir today), is why I will gladly pay the $95 an hour he charges.
Took my XJR in for a coolant flush and to fix a coolant leak (turns out it was coming from the reservoir), and my mechanic had a green Series II E-type convertible in the garage. It had been sitting for 20 years and he'd managed to resurrect it with just new fluids and a new brake master cylinder; everything else worked. Random cars in the shop like this, and the huge fleet of parts cars out back for when new parts are backordered (like the coolant reservoir today), is why I will gladly pay the $95 an hour he charges.
Then you realize that much more common marques have similar labor charges and think that it's a fantastic bargain, really.