2G Guys, I couldn't stay away and it isn't even my fault...

[doubleclutch]

So by making a sarcastic joke, i ended up being gifted a keyless, titleless 2ga GSX manual in copper mica pearl. I haven't even gotten it home yet, but from what i can tell, other than a small part of a strut tower and some interior surface rust, it is rust free and the body is straight. It has sat for 11 years and no idea if it runs. Supposedly he "blew it up" and then parked it, but that could mean a lot of different things. From what i could recognize, it has a br 20g greddy intercooler piping, fpr, cast manifold with external wastegate, maf intake adapter, boost controller, injectors, and some exhaust that has stock tips but definitely isnt stock. Inside is modly,but all in tact including factory floor mats. No idea what i am going to do with it yet other than see what shape it is in and if it will run. I definitely needs some work, but could be a solid car with only 75k miles on the dash.

Suprisingly, the wife isn't mad about it, but i may have to sell my turbo Miata to keep it if i want to.

Tell me what i am missing in the pictures! Tell me what you think i should do first! I have a pretty good idea, but more ideas never hurt.

 

[doubleclutch]

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[doubleclutch]

Yeah, definitely won't start with a bad crank sensor.

You can try bleeding the clutch, sounds like it needs some fluid and a bleeding. Any leaks on the slave or the master cylinder?

I haven't messed with the ckutch at all, Trying to get the thing running first. Very well could be a bleeding issue.

 

[Kryndon]

What I'm about to tell you is based on my personal experiences with the last engine I had in the car (the one that had also sat for 15 years in a garage).

No matter how much I bled the system, changed the clutch cylinders or how much I adjusted it, the clutch pedal would very frequently fall to the floor ON RIGHT TURNS (emphasis on right turns because the forces during a right-hand turn cause the crank to slide to the left i.e. driver side). When I pressed it during the turn, it would feel as if there was no pressure plate and it would come up just from the pedal spring itself. Additionally, the so called 'crankwalk bolt', the only bolt going from the block TO the trans was missing on mine. When I got a new block and built it up, without changing anything else transmission and clutch wise (still using the same old worn clutch kit), I no longer have that issue.

The old block had walked hard and I never suspected it would have been crankwalk until I put 2 and 2 together. Now, I'm not saying yours is walking, but based on what you've said so far, and based on that movement in the videos which definitely doesn't seem within spec, I'll go out and say your thrust bearing and/or crank is worn too much. I said this before and I'll say it again, either sell it like it is or find the time to pull the motor and rebuild it.

 

[doubleclutch]

What I'm about to tell you is based on my personal experiences with the last engine I had in the car (the one that had also sat for 15 years in a garage).

No matter how much I bled the system, changed the clutch cylinders or how much I adjusted it, the clutch pedal would very frequently fall to the floor ON RIGHT TURNS (emphasis on right turns because the forces during a right-hand turn cause the crank to slide to the left i.e. driver side). When I pressed it during the turn, it would feel as if there was no pressure plate and it would come up just from the pedal spring itself. Additionally, the so called 'crankwalk bolt', the only bolt going from the block TO the trans was missing on mine. When I got a new block and built it up, without changing anything else transmission and clutch wise (still using the same old worn clutch kit), I no longer have that issue.

The old block had walked hard and I never suspected it would have been crankwalk until I put 2 and 2 together. Now, I'm not saying yours is walking, but based on what you've said so far, and based on that movement in the videos which definitely doesn't seem within spec, I'll go out and say your thrust bearing and/or crank is worn too much. I said this before and I'll say it again, either sell it like it is or find the time to pull the motor and rebuild it.

Thanks. Comments like these are exactly why i come here for help and discourse instead of relying on facebook groups.

Right now the options are 1) sell it as is or 2) replace the thrust washer motor in car.

I just don't have the time or space right now to pull the motor. We are moving in a month to a place with an extra garage bay, so I could sit on it till all that is over and maybe rebuild it over the winter, but I'm not really sure I want to hang onto it for that long. On top of that, $500 for timing components plus whatever else i have to put into the motor just does't make sense for a car i don't plan on keeping.

 

[Kryndon]

Think up of a price or post it up and see what the highest offer would be. If it sells, it sells.

You can try to just replace the thrust bearing but it will be a PITA and most importantly, a bandaid fix. Usually in severe crankwalk cases, both the crank mating surface and the thrust bearing wear out a lot. So even if you only replace the bearing, the crank itself remains gouged/damaged and will eat up the new bearing quickly. It wont bring your endplay back in spec (unless the wear is very minimal, but I highly doubt it). 7 bolt engines use a main girdle as I'm sure you know, so it would be sketchy to leave the full weight of the crank and rods/pistons essentially hanging onto the input shaft of the trans and the front oil seal cover. You'd need to fish out the old thrust bearing, slide in the new one, put the girdle back on and torque it down while applying the correct pre-load on the thrust bearing (the FSM goes into detail).

Don't let me sway you one way though. The other fellas have given some good advice too. The inevitability of the situation is that this car will need a rebuild sooner rather than later, whether by you or by the next owner. It's just the nature of sports/tuner cars that were left to sit for so long with an unknown history.

 

[doubleclutch]

Welp, she's cleaned up and up for sale.

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