traded the r6 for it straight up.

runs good, smokes a little. i expect to throw some money in an engine rebuild when it goes.

truck has 206,600, 5speed, new clutch, radiator, water pump, fuel pump, procompshocks and steering stabilizer, 1500 dollar paint last 8 months, newish flowmaster ex, new headliner, redone seats, no rust on truck, just changed oil..(previous guy used 10w40 penzoil and said it used almost a quart every 3k.. ill keep my eye on this..) with 15w40 penzoil diesel oil (zxappeal recommended it). also threw a bottle of "restore" in the oil.

havent driven it much about 100 miles since i got it. has good oil pressure.

this weekend replacing pcv and egr valves and the ngr valve as well.

tell me what you guys think.

also how much an engine rebuild or swap (for another 318) should cost).

is there a way to tell if the truck just needs the heads redone or if it's the piston rings as well?

also keeping an eye on radiator fluid. if that's going it would be a head gasket problem as well? so far it hasnt burned any of that (noticeable i marked te resevoir)







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6/29/2006 10:44:56 PM

what year and how many miles? why do you think you need a rebuild? a quart in 3k aint bad on a 318/360 and they really don't have an incredible amount of power after a lot of miles, but it doesnt get much worse after a while, if anything i would reccomend a good intake and injector cleaning, they tend to gum up, and the #8 plug always fouls from oil from the pcv valve

6/29/2006 11:34:46 PM

so you bought a car that has a $1500 paint job & uses a quart of oil every 3,000 miles. & you're happy about it...

6/30/2006 2:02:44 AM

I give it two weeks before he figures it out that he traded his ride again for a POS and then sells it off.

6/30/2006 5:02:43 AM

all the info about the truck is in the post. 200k miles. runs good so the pcv is right near the 8th cylinder? easy to get to?

thanks

6/30/2006 7:39:52 AM

wow, sounds like the guy that got your bike got a great deal.

6/30/2006 8:01:47 AM

^hahahhahahahahhahahahha

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6/30/2006 8:07:08 AM

^^^^I'll pickup ur rr when u wreck it again ..for FREE

6/30/2006 8:08:36 AM

6/30/2006 8:13:07 AM

I'm not wrecking the RR in the next two weeks...

and I finally got all the parts to fix the damn thing in yesterday (minus the engine spacers, still have to look for them)

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6/30/2006 8:30:01 AM

nm when u part it out on ebay i can aid in the shipping of it FOR FREE

6/30/2006 8:49:05 AM

cruizin round in the truck last night.. rear end locked up at 45mph.. FUCKING SWEET
gettin fixed this week.

7/13/2006 6:10:27 AM

haha it's bigblueram jr.

7/13/2006 7:19:26 AM

ah his did that too?

7/13/2006 7:49:25 AM

can you seriously keep a vehicle for more than 3 months? you are the most ADD guy in the garage

7/13/2006 9:23:57 AM

i didnt say i was sellin in now did i? i think a bearing or 2 went taking a look today.

7/13/2006 10:04:44 AM

little blue ram

7/13/2006 10:32:30 AM

7/13/2006 10:50:33 AM

So it's been about two weeks. Do you still have it?

btw, may need to take a trip down to FL and pick up an 03 gixxer.

7/13/2006 11:17:07 AM

Quote :

"i didnt say i was sellin in now did i? i think a bearing or 2 went taking a look today."

7/13/2006 11:55:37 AM

it's damn rare for a 9 and 1/4 to fail, even at those miles. i've got some parts for one if you need any. ring and pinion, some bearings, etc. i never broke mine, under HEAVY abuse. damn things are basically as strong as a d60. shafts are actually bigger.

has it had the plenum gasket done? that could be the cause of the oil burning, common failure on the magnum v8's.

7/13/2006 6:22:47 PM

at least he didn't get auto

7/13/2006 6:46:09 PM

the rear diff had a loose screw on the shit forgot what it's called pilot something or something..it was finger tight haha. nothing got chewed up. it's fixed now .

plenum. nah needa do that. is it a bitch to do? break out my hanes manual and ill tackle that bitch.


yeah the gears looked healthy even after 200k miles not ground up etc.

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7/13/2006 11:01:18 PM

pinion screw that's it!

7/13/2006 11:33:55 PM

pcv valve can be pulled standing on the passenger side. Although thats prolly the least of your worries right now

7/14/2006 9:53:59 AM

yeah i did that already. haha thx

7/14/2006 10:47:29 AM

plenum isn't too bad, it requires pulling the intake manifold and everything that keeps it from coming off...

7/14/2006 5:35:41 PM

no more rattling noises from the rear

ill do the plenum if i get bored bahaha thx for the helpz

7/14/2006 9:11:18 PM

it sits too high

stock plz

7/15/2006 2:05:15 AM

it's a nice height. it aint no ricorz

7/16/2006 4:12:53 AM

^^ yeah look, its almost as tall as the house in the background...

it's a good height.

7/16/2006 4:26:02 AM

7/16/2006 10:41:25 PM

its damn clean

7/16/2006 10:43:32 PM

chuck norris

7/17/2006 12:09:04 AM

Is this an off-road only truck or a jacked-up, car flattening, pedestrian eating deathmobile?

7/17/2006 12:55:29 AM

alec ill take "a jacked-up, car flattening, pedestrian eating deathmobile?" for 1000.


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7/17/2006 8:47:05 AM

looks like it's stock height from the pics.

7/17/2006 5:08:07 PM

it's only a 2 or 4 inch lift i forget. it's not much at all. getting new seals and plenum gasket done on it sometime before the end of this month.

7/18/2006 9:09:00 AM