The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

Yeah, but like Wes said, the 2.3l Miller SC'ed engines are crap. Here's the one I'm going to look at tonight and probably pick up tomorrow. Sounds like it needs a new motor but uses the same one I have in the P5 so I'm quite familiar with it. I'm very excite!


Do they just pop or something? For 2k (or less maybe) should be a runner for awhile.

I hate working at dealerships on slow days. Makes me want to buy a new car.
 
hence the temp fix. I wouldn't put an FS in anything but a protege for long term.

i know what you mean, the company i work for stock when down 20% in the last month....hopefully there's no layoffs...car payments on unemployment will be very tough! :/
 
Aww yeah! I got me a Milly for $650. It needs a new motor though ($900). But I'm very excited!
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The Milly looks pretty clean.Or is that why the photo was taken from the other side of the property? Good deal though. Now another engine swap so yo can DD that for winter right? Shouldn't take nearly as long since it is an even up swap.
 
Larry, it was definetly a 20 foot car before I got to clean it up. Now it's a 10 footer. Once the motor is in and it's cleaned up as my DD it will be a 5 footer. :)
 
Oh hush up Mr. Modest...it's a great looking car for being 11 years old!


And on a side note, if anyone is looking or knows someone looking for a nice p5, I know someone selling theirs. It's my neighbor's brother. 03 w/115K, 5sp, just had the timing belt, WP, pulley's and spring, etc. done, new tires, brakes, lowered, HID's, window tint, and alot of audio equipment (he's a professional installer) REALLY clean for an Ohio p5, only spots of rust are back where the bumper mounts on the pass quarter, and up front where the rocker panel is on the driver side, both minimal. Asking $5000. He'll probably trade it in, but figured he'd try and sell it outright for more money first. I actually wanted to buy this one before I found my p5, but he wasn't ready to sell at the time.

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I can get more pics/info whenever as well. Meant to take a few more pics, but the sun went down before I remembered. lol
 
Damn Josh that is a nice looking P5. I only wish I could get it but we are already living paycheck to paycheck. Could he put in storage for me until spring?
 
Morning folks.

Quick question on the Milly...

Why not just rebuild it rather than full swap?
 
Why rebuild the motor with 175k miles on it than swap in a new motor with 30k miles on it? I would want/need to pull the motor anyway to rebuild it (the rear head is really close to the firewall) so I might as well just swap it out. Plus it's easier to just swap the motor than tear the old one apart. And with it being my DD I would rather have the piece of mind knowing I've got a good motor in it rather than an old, tired one.
 
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