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Hey John! Wait!....more (archive)
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Posted by MartyR on December 13, 2000 at 11:56:48:

In Reply to: 77 e21 to boneyard? posted by John Grills on December 13, 2000 at 10:05:29:


Alas e21ers, bad news on my 77 garage queen, no compression, dumping fuel big time into crankcase, major rebuild needed, just lost my garage, been sitting for 4 yrs

3 options....donate to a good home, rebuild current engine (may need new head as well), get a new engine

car is INKA orange (Phoenix for e21)
~160k
body is good, some rust in driver's side floorboard (leaky windshield problem), sunroof
rear shock towers were replaced ~8yrs ago and are strong
stahl headers
new drivetrain (82 5spd w/3.91 diff) new sachs clutch, always redline gear/trans lubes

any candidates for donor engine would be great, to include 6 cyl conversions

any advice on complexity of rebuild task would be great, new pistons?, just rings?, rebuild bottom end?

any offers on a good home will be listened to

Car is in Rockville MD at Dave Toy's shop (Autoy and Autowerkes), Dave is reluctant to repair ~$2k for a car w/o much value (this should incite a riot w/this group!)

Need to decide fate this week

cheers!

John P Grills
77 320i (boneyard bound?)
88 325iX, das goat
95 Golf Sport, Surf Green Commuter

I'm in Baltimore, have a '73 2002, and wouldn't mind taking your car for parts if you decide to let it go to the boneyard. I dunno how much you'd want for it, but I'd at LEAST like to get the tranny out of it, maybe even the diff, for my 2002. How is the tranny as it is now? Let me know, either be posting or by email. THANKS A BUNCH!!!

Marty
'73 malaga 2002


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