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the moment of truth.....
just spoke with the mechanic that will be looking at my car. right now he is pulling the plugs on my svx in an attempt to hand turn the motor.
of course if he can not, it will mean i have a bent rod. that means death to my svx. for those of you that are interested it has a lot of good parts. wheels, brakes, and exhaust will all be salvaged. my fwd tranny is in excellent operating condition for those in need. i sincerely hope it does not come to this. i should hear back from this guy today or monday regarding the status of my car. my chest feels heavy..... if there is a SVX God may he be with me now.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!" |
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Re: the moment of truth.....
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Amen.
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Re: the moment of truth.....
even if it does come to that, which i hope it doesn't, it shouldn't be that expensive to replace the rod...plus that svx engine on e-bay went prett cheap. Might be cheaper and well worth it to do that.
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everyone will probably laugh but here goes....
i am actually considering buying a 88' Conquest TSI just to play around with in case the SVX does something crazy in the future or in case i cant reasonably get it running.
always loved the widebody Conquest's, it does have a turbo four that is very modifiable. lots of performance potential and a very broad aftermarket. anyway just in case my svx is dead that is likely the direction i will be headed.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!" |
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I won't laugh at you. I've always liked those cars. I think it will be really hard to find one in anything like good condition, though. I would bet the vast majority of Conquest/Starion owners fall into the "flog the crap out of it" category.
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Re: the moment of truth.....
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I almost bought one about 8 months ago. It had 60,000 miles, new turbo, original owner... It was sweet. It sold at auction for something insane like $1000. It was in wonderful shape. It was at a wholesale auction, and the guy who bids for the dealer where i worked couldnt get there fast enough.
-Mike I tried to post a pic of it, but it wont let me... oh well. It was black... and shiney. |
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god that sucks.
the one i am looking at has 127k and 5k on the new rebuilt motor. it is about 250 miles away from me i think. maroon with tan interior. i will probably talk to the guy this coming week. he is asking $2500 but i think i will try and talk him down to $2000.
i will hopefully hear back from the guy regarding my car by monday at the latest. anyway i continue to play the waiting game......... thanks for the kind words pockets.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!" |
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Good luck
Leo, I hope you get an easy ride. My friend Gerry bought a Volvo 850 GL with a 2.5 litre engine, 5 cylinder I think, and it had hydraulic lock.
He stripped the head, removed the fluid, lubed it up, and away she started!. You might be lucky and I hope you are. If you are not, it would seem to be a better plan to replace the engine than to strip the car, though I can appreciate you may need a set of wheels straight away, and not spend a month or more off road looking for parts. Hope it works out my friend Joe
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My thoughts are with you and your car. Hope things go right Leo.
Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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If that Conquest has the 2.2 turbo, it was a bullet-proof mill for me in my '87 GTS sedan. Original engine, turbo & auto-tranny at 237K when I sold it last year, & it's still on the road. I hope the SVX comes through, but at least the Conquest is cheap enough to keep as a pet. Good luck, Ron.
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