alga
6th December 2009, 08:53 PM
So, tomorrow I'm getting my donor -- a white 1987 Sierra with a Pinto 2.0, carb for an equivalent of 105 pounds. The owner has lost hope to sell it whole and has already sold the front bumper, lights and rad. I did not see it run, as the coolant is drained and it's out of fuel (leaky tank), but the owner assures me that the engine is a sweetheart, not a single oil top up necessary between changes.
My plan was to go for Zetec, so CVH would have been a better interim option, but somehow they're hard to come by, with lots of twinks and some Pintos on the market.
So, the dilemma: a complete, running, although outdated, relatively heavy and weak Pinto vs. trying to assemble a Zetec system with unsolved fuel pump, intake manifold, ECU, starter, flywheel, clutch, alternator questions. Or should I try to find a complete CVH engine and get it running on the cheap with plans to upgrade to Zetec later on? What would you do?
My plan was to go for Zetec, so CVH would have been a better interim option, but somehow they're hard to come by, with lots of twinks and some Pintos on the market.
So, the dilemma: a complete, running, although outdated, relatively heavy and weak Pinto vs. trying to assemble a Zetec system with unsolved fuel pump, intake manifold, ECU, starter, flywheel, clutch, alternator questions. Or should I try to find a complete CVH engine and get it running on the cheap with plans to upgrade to Zetec later on? What would you do?