bcracecar
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- Oct 29, 2012
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Wichita,
Kansas
Well,
I bought my first DSM here recently. I paid $750 for it. The car would not go into gear and I immediately noticed that that floor was soaked in brake fluid due to a leaky master cylinder so I took the chance on the car. Little did I know, the transmission itself was bad as well. After trying to troubleshoot for a few weeks and figure out fuel cut issues, I finally discovered my trans issue. The car has 176k miles on it and a bad cam seal and just general wear on the motor, so I decided while I built the transmission it was a perfect time to build the motor as well. So today my journey begins... This weekend I will be pulling everything out and taking the motor apart. The trans is getting sent off to shep. Looking like I'm going to be running a stock crank, wiseco pistons and eagle rods combo. Turbo and fuel I haven't decided entirely yet. I have been leaning towards the idea of e85 though. While everything is out of the car it will be getting sent off for paint. Decided to go with charcoal gray. I will be posting pictures of the weekend progress and making sure I update as everything goes along. I am very excited for this learning experience and a very fun street car.
I bought my first DSM here recently. I paid $750 for it. The car would not go into gear and I immediately noticed that that floor was soaked in brake fluid due to a leaky master cylinder so I took the chance on the car. Little did I know, the transmission itself was bad as well. After trying to troubleshoot for a few weeks and figure out fuel cut issues, I finally discovered my trans issue. The car has 176k miles on it and a bad cam seal and just general wear on the motor, so I decided while I built the transmission it was a perfect time to build the motor as well. So today my journey begins... This weekend I will be pulling everything out and taking the motor apart. The trans is getting sent off to shep. Looking like I'm going to be running a stock crank, wiseco pistons and eagle rods combo. Turbo and fuel I haven't decided entirely yet. I have been leaning towards the idea of e85 though. While everything is out of the car it will be getting sent off for paint. Decided to go with charcoal gray. I will be posting pictures of the weekend progress and making sure I update as everything goes along. I am very excited for this learning experience and a very fun street car.