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What to do with my Trueno??

Postby Tuscan » Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:05 pm

My ae92 Trueno which I've had for the past 4 years is in a bad way. I took it in for a new clutch only to find that it needs a big end rebuild and would probably cost about the same as what I paid for it to fix it :(

So I guess its the end of the road for me and this car. I guess I'll have to sell it for parts. How should I go about this? Any recommendations are really appreciated as to how, where etc.

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Postby toymachine » Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:14 pm

How much for the whole thing :)

I'll always be after trueno parts, for the next few years anyway. Can't see me having the cash to pay the RWD premium thats around
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Postby Tuscan » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:16 pm

toymachine wrote:How much for the whole thing :)


To be honest I wouldn't have a clue what its worth...
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Postby rollaholic » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:19 pm

pfft, sif sell it - just get a replacement engine. cheap as chips!
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Postby Defective » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:28 pm

yeah, 20v silvertops seem bloody cheap....
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Postby rollaholic » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:30 pm

he'd probably want to go with a direct replacement though :)
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Postby Tuscan » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:37 pm

Thought about replacing engine but I would have to pay someone to do it which I assume would cost quite a bit. Plus it needs a clutch as well so would likely end up pretty expensive. All good if you know how to do it yourself but I'm bloody hopeless!
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Postby Luke28 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:09 pm

did you take it in for a new clutch and they told you it needs a big end rebuild and didnt do the clutch? why is that?
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Postby Tuscan » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:33 pm

The mechanic rang me up and said the big end needed doing and he reckoned probably wasn't worth doing the clutch unless did it all...
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Postby Infinite » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:14 pm

sup, if you want your motor swaped i could do you a deal but i live just out of hamilton...
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