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So after 3 months of frustration, I am again frustrated. First it was getting the pistons, got those, then the harmonic balancer needed to be replaced, found a different one, then the piston rings were wrong (factory screwed up) then it was a missing bottom waterpump stud, found temporary solution. Got the engine in the car, went to hook up the transmission crossmember only to have 3 bolts strip out on me. Re-tapped the threads an got new bolts. I thought it was ready to go...... Hooked up the wireing, installed the radiator, filled everything up, and..... no spark from the distributor . Fiddled and futzed with that, got spark and it ran for about 30 seconds until the replacement harmonic balancer selfdistructed. Will it ever end? I just want my car back. The summer is gone, and I havent had it for a single day of it.

Will

I know your pain (or part of it at least). I'm having my car worked on. The guy has had it since November and the project is going slow. I was hoping to have it for the summer, but like you said - its almost gone. Not sure when I'll get it back.

Seven months later I got my car back and i have to say it is worth the wait. Summer is all year around here anyway. Wasent but a hour after going on my first motor break in run that i got pulled over for wakeing up the intire ojhi vally. My dad says i must be living right becouse out of many tickets i could have got all i got was a worning and a nice car remark...

Todd