New here, just bought '90 ZR-1

[bdw18_123]

Can't wait to get it going, needs some work, but the price was right! I'm a mechanical person, so it should be a fun project.

(EDIT: Tom Crabs found my ZR-1 on eBay a couple days before I did, before I knew about this forum. Here is a link to that thread:

http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread....ight=ebay+find)



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[HIZNHRZ]

Congrats. You came to the right place!

[tomtom72]

Welcome to our corner of the world!
Congrats on the purchase.

[tccrab]

Congratulations and Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Beast!
So you're the guy who got the eBay White '90 with the broken timing chain down in Laguna Beach. Hopefully it's just the chain and there's not head/valve/piston damage. Best of luck with that.
Regardless, you're now a member of the family, so Welcome Aboard!!


A couple of guys you'll want to get to know right away:
JeffVette (a.k.a. Jeff Flint)
http://www.pnwzr1.com
Jerrys Gaskets
http://jerrysgaskets.com/store/index...=index&cPath=0
Marc Haibec
http://www.zr1specialist.com/
Kurt White
http://whiteracingproducts.com/

There's a handful of others, but between these guys there's most everything you might need.


TomC
"Crabs"

[flyin ryan]

Welcome . Good luck with the project.

[bdw18_123]

Originally Posted by tccrab

Congratulations and Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Beast!
So you're the guy who got the eBay White '90 with the broken timing chain down in Laguna Beach. Hopefully it's just the chain and there's not head/valve/piston damage. Best of luck with that.
Regardless, you're now a member of the family, so Welcome Aboard!!


A couple of guys you'll want to get to know right away:
JeffVette (a.k.a. Jeff Flint)
http://www.pnwzr1.com
Jerrys Gaskets
http://jerrysgaskets.com/store/index...=index&cPath=0
Marc Haibec
http://www.zr1specialist.com/
Kurt White
http://whiteracingproducts.com/

There's a handful of others, but between these guys there's most everything you might need.


TomC
"Crabs"

Yeah, I was excited, but not so much anymore. I feel like backing out and forgetting the whole thing. I'm worried about the possible damage. I don't have another $6000 to spend on another engine, or heads (heard those cost like 5k each? Yikes... what have I gotten myself into...) Could the head possibly be repaired if the damage is not too extensive? Maybe just replace the valves?

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by bdw18_123

Yeah, I was excited, but not so much anymore. I'm worried about the possible damage. I don't have another $6000 to spend on an engine, or heads (heard those cost like 5k each? Yikes... what have I gotten myself into...) Could the head possibly be repaired if the damage is not too extensive? Maybe just replace the valves?

you know what.. don't sweat it yet.. Check it out, be sure it is what you expected and go from there.. if you buy it and bring it home, then the fun begins.. Take your time, and go through everything..

if I recall it broke one chain right? so you might have to replace one head, maybe not. Everything is speculation.

but look at it this way.. assume rest of car is fine... you spent 7K on the car.. buy a motor for 6K and you are still under the value of it in good shape

I think Ron ( Cuisinartvette) might still have a motor for one and he is in Cali

[flyin ryan]

Originally Posted by bdw18_123

Could the head possibly be repaired if the damage is not too extensive? Maybe just replace the valves?

Oh ya, depending on whats wrong. I doubt the head itself is that far gone, by any stretch of the imagination. Bent valves are no biggie, maybe some guide work too, whatever, nothing that can't be taken care of. Very hard to know for sure what your dealing with until you get in there, though, TBO.

[Nick]

White '90...

[tccrab]

As the founding member of the "Wet Blanket" club, I'm speechless.

Good luck with your project.

TomC
"Crabs"
WetBlanket #1