Bought this 18 months ago for my 16 yo daughter (rides horses so good for being on farm, hauling saddle, ect). 3 mos before she got her license a liner slipped. Rig was too nice to scrap so I tore down the engine and did the following:
sent block to D&D in MI for flanged liners
new Crower 229 cam & lifters
new pushrods
D&D rocker arm girdles
new timing chain & gears
new oil pump
new water pump
new radiator
new fan clutch
new radiator
crank turned .010 over
pist/conn rod assemblies all balanced to within 1 gram of each other
heads gone through by Sellars Mach in Chlt (they do alot of Nascar work)
new rad/coolant hoses & t-stat
new coolant resevoir
new p/s hoses
new belt
new battery
new starter
and of course all new gaskets, seals, bearings, ect
new Atturo XT 285/60R-18 tires (5)
new knock sensor
new purge valve
I have receipts for most everything.
On rig when bought:
Full roof rack (brand unknown)
4 forward HID lights
2 rearward HID lights
2 front HID lights on factory A-bar
spacer lift (about 1.5")
upgraded front driveshaft with grease-able u-joints
I've added:
front prototype DII Greg Davis winch bumper (no fairlead slot because daughter doesn't have winch)
genuine rear ladder
replaced both a-pillar trim
replaced d/s rear b-pillar trim
repl front driver seat cushion and heater
repl coin/ash tray mount so compartments spring out like they should
I removed factory flares because they were faded.
Paint on hood, roof, and entire rig is good. Headliner is good. Sunroofs work and don't leak(!).
Might be a few small things I've left out ( I knew I forgot something....new coil packs, plug wires, and platinum plugs). Runs great - cruises at 85 EASILY! Daughter is having to drive to not only HS classes but is also starting early college classes so needs something more efficient. I'd keep it but I still have my 2000 and my daily commute is 50 mi/day. One of the nicer examples you'll find. Ready to get in and drive cross-country if needed to - as solid of a DII as you'll find. You;d spend more than this to duplicate this rig.
sent block to D&D in MI for flanged liners
new Crower 229 cam & lifters
new pushrods
D&D rocker arm girdles
new timing chain & gears
new oil pump
new water pump
new radiator
new fan clutch
new radiator
crank turned .010 over
pist/conn rod assemblies all balanced to within 1 gram of each other
heads gone through by Sellars Mach in Chlt (they do alot of Nascar work)
new rad/coolant hoses & t-stat
new coolant resevoir
new p/s hoses
new belt
new battery
new starter
and of course all new gaskets, seals, bearings, ect
new Atturo XT 285/60R-18 tires (5)
new knock sensor
new purge valve
I have receipts for most everything.
On rig when bought:
Full roof rack (brand unknown)
4 forward HID lights
2 rearward HID lights
2 front HID lights on factory A-bar
spacer lift (about 1.5")
upgraded front driveshaft with grease-able u-joints
I've added:
front prototype DII Greg Davis winch bumper (no fairlead slot because daughter doesn't have winch)
genuine rear ladder
replaced both a-pillar trim
replaced d/s rear b-pillar trim
repl front driver seat cushion and heater
repl coin/ash tray mount so compartments spring out like they should
I removed factory flares because they were faded.
Paint on hood, roof, and entire rig is good. Headliner is good. Sunroofs work and don't leak(!).
Might be a few small things I've left out ( I knew I forgot something....new coil packs, plug wires, and platinum plugs). Runs great - cruises at 85 EASILY! Daughter is having to drive to not only HS classes but is also starting early college classes so needs something more efficient. I'd keep it but I still have my 2000 and my daily commute is 50 mi/day. One of the nicer examples you'll find. Ready to get in and drive cross-country if needed to - as solid of a DII as you'll find. You;d spend more than this to duplicate this rig.
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