My big ends have gone on my car and im wondering what to do? I cant afford to spend thousands getting it going again and dont know enough to even think about taking the engine apart. I have been told to forget about it as a re ground crank is rubbish. Is this true or is it just as good? Who could i give the engine too and trust them not to rip me off? Am i best to buy a new engine all together or just bin the car?

 

Have it rebuilt........some places do a fixed price rebuild so you know what the costs are upfront

http://apiengines.com/index3.php

Shaun

 

Thanks for that, i had a look at the web sit but could not find any prices. Do you have an idea roughly how much they charge?

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...uk-2000-a.html

Look here.....about post 16 or so the talk turns to money.

Have a look on SN and David at API gets a good rep

Shaun

 

Yea i suppose its a fair price at the end of the day but is that the price when your engine gets cooked or the price for all crank work? Im affraid its more than i can afford or am willing to spend nowadays. Looks like ill need to sell it thanks for your help

 

Post up some pics of your car on this thread.....someone might be on the lookout for a project

Shaun

 

I dont know how to do that as im pretty useless with computers. Its on ebay as a classified ad for £2100. Id sell for 2 grand but its not worth selling it if its worth any less than that. I only been driving it for two weeks. Thats £500 a week loss. Maybe i should have hired a ferarri instead. Thanks for the info mate.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-SUBARU-IM...item2a07c25e74

This one I guess

Shaun

 

Yea thats the one mate, thanks for adding the link If it dont sell at that price ill need to decide if i should garage it for the long term till i have cash to spare or break it

 

Blimey that looks like a clean looking car

And in the best colour as well

My bugeye is in need of some TLC which will come to a few grand....so some one like me might call it a day and buy yours

Can you just post up the VIN number

Best of luck, any links to the original sale ??

Shaun

 

Its no concorse car mate, i have yet to see an ra that is. That said its certainly no dog either. I got it off ebay a couple of months ago at the most with a 2.2 engine and blown head gaskets. I spoke to andy forrest about it while my pals car was getting mapped and he said that a 2.2 should at the very least have a remap which as you will know better than me cant be done on my ecu. So i decide the quickest and cheapest option was to find the engine that was meant to be in the hole. Sold the 2.2 bottom end on ebay and the guy who got it told me it was a standard 2.2 non turbo, pistons and all!! Got another engine on here from a car that i went and heard running before removal. You know the rest. Gc8028743 would be the number