To buy or rebuild.

[krbrooking]

Gq gq gq gq gq gq gq gq gq gq gq gq!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What you selling yours??????


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[rkinsey]

KR,

Im in the same boat and have looked at 4.2TD conversion but I just cant justify the cost of it all as I need to also do suspension and brakes etc.

I have called quite a few wreckers and have been quoted $3000.00 to $4500.00 for a second hand motor exchange! (Bet they dont sell to many of them....) I'd pay a $1000.00 but not what they are asking. Bloody rip offs.

I have been quoted $12,500.00 to have my RD28T GQ motor rebuilt down to $6500.00 with new injectors and a reconn'ed fuel pump. ($4200.00 just to have the motor done. I have the contact details for this guy and he is in Sydney. Nice bloke to talk to.) Installation is a bit more I think.

For me this would be the quickest way of getting the GQ back on the road.

My next option, and one I will probably go with, is to strip the motor and rebuild it myself over time (I bought a Ford Explorer for $1800.00 as my daily to get me around) This will take a lot longer but I have always wanted to do up a car and here is my opportunity to do so.

Hope I have given you some ideas as to your situation.

Cheers,

Rob

[Wine_maker]

Agree with nissannewby and rkinsey.
When I rebuilt mine 2.8, cost was only 1300$ with fuel pump maintenance, new spraying nozzle, piston rings, etc.

TD42 is great, but are you sure that current rd28t power is not enough for your current needs and you strongly need 4.2?

[mudski]

Well kev if you can wait until my td42t build is done, might be a while, you've seen how my ZD30 goes. I will be flogging it of cheap I reckon. Its pulling my camper at 1.4t quite good but the hills is where it struggles. Would do for any deisel though I would think.
Although a GQ is cheaper. Do you really want to go backwards in tech and design?
P.s I am in no way trying to piss on the GQ's. I know they are a good car. Just seems pointless to go back just for an engine.
Do what I did. Look for a td42t that needs a rebuild and slowly build it.

[krbrooking]

@rkinskey & winemaker
The only thing with that is that I have already rebuilt the motor with a new head. Not only that, I don't believe that the 2.8's can handle pulling around the extra weight on an ongoing basis especially once you have put more stress on the motor by upgrading the power. The other thing is that if I am going to spend around the 10k mark to rebuild my motor again I would rather spend the extra 8k or so and do the 4.2 and know I will be happy with the result, I know it is a fair bit more and I will have to save more but I think in the long run I will be happier. Having said that I am still open to the thought of if the right buy comes up I will definitely think about it.

@mudski
Are you just doing a motor swap or have you bought a whole new 4.2 and rebuilding that??? And if I remember correctly yours is an auto and I am not a huge fan of an auto.

I know it seems like I am being picky but I am sick of buying second hand cars and having to rebuild them a year or so later, I am not for one second saying that there is a chance of that happening me buying a car off someone here and it being a dud but at the same time the cars in my price range will have at least 250k on the clock if not more. At least with a full rebuild I know everything is new.

[mudski]

Kev mines a manual bud. Just doing a motor swap too. Rebuilding the motor first then ill do the swap.

[threedogs]

@ Mudski are you de burring and enamelling the block????
Should balance and blueprint it while its apart

[mudski]

Not blue printing john I'll just balance the crank, rods and pistons.
And wth is deburring and enameling do?

[nissannewby]

@ Mudski are you de burring and enamelling the block????
Should balance and blueprint it while its apart

Sorry bud but do you know what your talking about?

Balancing is very good mark, get your crank assembly balanced with the balancer and flywheel, clutch etc. Also make sure the balance the rods end for end too.

[nissannewby]

@rkinskey & winemaker
The only thing with that is that I have already rebuilt the motor with a new head. Not only that, I don't believe that the 2.8's can handle pulling around the extra weight on an ongoing basis especially once you have put more stress on the motor by upgrading the power. The other thing is that if I am going to spend around the 10k mark to rebuild my motor again I would rather spend the extra 8k or so and do the 4.2 and know I will be happy with the result, I know it is a fair bit more and I will have to save more but I think in the long run I will be happier. Having said that I am still open to the thought of if the right buy comes up I will definitely think about it.

@mudski
Are you just doing a motor swap or have you bought a whole new 4.2 and rebuilding that??? And if I remember correctly yours is an auto and I am not a huge fan of an auto.

I know it seems like I am being picky but I am sick of buying second hand cars and having to rebuild them a year or so later, I am not for one second saying that there is a chance of that happening me buying a car off someone here and it being a dud but at the same time the cars in my price range will have at least 250k on the clock if not more. At least with a full rebuild I know everything is new.

Stop being so picky or up your budget. It might be better in the long run to save your dollars and get a nice 4.2 wagon.