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sydney
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July 2003
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 Worst luck ever.
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Wed, 20 April 2005 04:02
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i just wanted to to share with you guys my worst luck experience with an engine conversion.
ok, late last year decided to do an engine conversion to my 4afe csi ltd corolla. thought dropping in a 4agze would be sweet, simply buy a half cut and drop it straight in. But no, it never goes as planned. 1st work shop i took it to got charged around 1300 to put the engine in, including new a reconditioned steering rack due to the split boots. tried to charge be 2 g's but then took it back after i spit the dummy at him.
This was all done minus the wiring since they new nothing about it.
2nd work shop was to complete my wiring and anyother extras it needed to make it run. Was advise to go aftermarket ecu, so i went for an ems since that was their specialty. Ok, at this point you would think it would be over after the wiring. But nope, i was in trouble since the 1sst workshop at stripped the wiring completely from dash to lighting etcc.... Dodgy 2nd workshop advise me that cut n shut was the best way to go about it. So naturally i wasnt going to argue since i was in no position. went with the suggestion and wham was hit with a bill for around 3200 approx. This included ems ecu, wired and tuned.
turns out this guy was shit at tuning. i decided no use crying over spilt milk took it to JEM who was more than helpful and tuned my car and made it run like new. NExt, waterpump was on the way out, this might sound stupid but i was told from the 1st workshop not to change my waterpump after inspection suggested the gasket was still new and didnt look like it needed changing.
so waterpump change was in way, 400 bucks for waterpump change and 600 dollars for some other stuff like broken rear engine mount and the cost of the remaining wiring that was needed to be done. forgot to mention my dodgy wiring caused 3,4 blown ignitors.
ok all this was done, got defected by the cops. costed me 650 to change my suspension to meet safety requirements. new front engine mount and rego/greenslip costed me something like 800.
just when i thought everything was over. i was told by Rigoli that this annoying crackling sound when i free revv was the sound of my main bearings on the way out and could get worst even leading to my motor blowin up.
so i need to get that fixed, which i think it means motor rebuild.
edit. the whole thing has costed my between 8500 - 10,000 dollars, i just dont remember what it was used on.
That my friends is my expensive but sad story.
p.s this was all in the matter of 3 - 4 months.
[Updated on: Wed, 20 April 2005 04:10]
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kayot1k | Wed, 20 April 2005 04:02 |
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Skip | Wed, 20 April 2005 04:51 |
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86DRFT | Wed, 20 April 2005 04:57 |
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rob_RA40 | Wed, 20 April 2005 05:02 |
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Allan | Thu, 21 April 2005 06:41 |
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86DRFT | Thu, 21 April 2005 00:42 |
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EldarO | Wed, 20 April 2005 08:21 |
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meeves | Wed, 20 April 2005 10:58 |
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EldarO | Thu, 21 April 2005 06:31 |
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Allan | Thu, 21 April 2005 06:44 |
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Arch | Wed, 20 April 2005 09:49 |
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dingaling | Wed, 20 April 2005 10:34 |
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Super Jamie | Thu, 21 April 2005 08:15 |
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kayot1k | Thu, 21 April 2005 13:35 |
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Super Jamie | Thu, 21 April 2005 13:49 |
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