Long story short, I purchased a non locked ‘93 LC 80series for unbelievably cheap, might as well have been free cheap. The body looks great, surface rust on undercarriage/ axles.
The previous owner said that the engine with 300k+ miles and headgasket blew 12 years ago and has been parked since. He began using the truck as a donor to his new truck so the interior is taken apart. But not a big deal as my crashed locked 80 of the same year will be the donor for this one. To include my engine with 214k miles and locked front and rear axles.
I’ve never taken an engine out nor have I ever rebuilt one. Should I use this blown engine with 300k+ miles to rebuild to gain experience…. Or should I just rebuild and replace the headgasket on my crashed truck motor with 214k miles and stick that on this truck.
For anyone in the Southern California Area that would be interested in taking my soon to be crashed parts truck with blown motor in trade for helping me rebuild my engine.
I’m in Temecula, Ca and can be found on instagram at wolfden_lc80.
The previous owner said that the engine with 300k+ miles and headgasket blew 12 years ago and has been parked since. He began using the truck as a donor to his new truck so the interior is taken apart. But not a big deal as my crashed locked 80 of the same year will be the donor for this one. To include my engine with 214k miles and locked front and rear axles.
I’ve never taken an engine out nor have I ever rebuilt one. Should I use this blown engine with 300k+ miles to rebuild to gain experience…. Or should I just rebuild and replace the headgasket on my crashed truck motor with 214k miles and stick that on this truck.
For anyone in the Southern California Area that would be interested in taking my soon to be crashed parts truck with blown motor in trade for helping me rebuild my engine.
I’m in Temecula, Ca and can be found on instagram at wolfden_lc80.