RIP my poor car

DinosGSR · 01-20-07, 02:54

Hey all. My Integra called Dr. Kevorkian the other day and decided to kill itself in an intersection. Now I have no car and I need some options. Here's the situation:
[*]Timing was off 180 degrees (timing belt is intact and no missing/chipped teeth, tell me that's not an act of God)[*]All valves bent[*]Pistons shot[*]Head pitted and scratched[*]Who knows what the bottom end looks like

I have no real cash to spend on this right now. The car is being used as collateral for a consolidation loan. I attend college 3/4 time and I have a full time job, netting around $1600/mo. before expenses. I am by no means well off. I have to consider my options:

Option 1
[*]Repair the car

Pros:
New high compression pistons
New head (B16?)

Cons:
Lots of money
It's just an Integra

Option 2
[*]Sell the shell, keep the engine, build engine later, sell engine

Pros:
Use the money from the shell as a down payment for another car
I get a car quickly

Cons:
Trying to use the money I have to get OUT of debt, not back in it
I'd have to pay labor costs to fix the engine, I have no experience with this

Option 3
[*]Build a time machine and sell/fix the car before this happens

Pros:
No way I can lose

Cons:
Somewhere between the realm of 'impossible' and 'not happening'

Yeah I kind of need some more options

Any help?

blkZ28Conv · 01-20-07, 03:10

It maybe cheaper to find a used engine and install it. If possible, most places want a core, learn engine rebuilding as a hobby and rebuild the broken engine with "Hot" parts.
Unfortunately, with the mini-car hot-rodding fad, these engines can be hard and expensive to come by.

Surely sorry this happen.

DinosGSR · 01-20-07, 03:18

Yeah, though I wonder if repairing the car as-is would be cheaper than paying for a new engine and having it installed professionally?

blkZ28Conv · 01-20-07, 03:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by DinosGSR

Yeah, though I wonder if repairing the car as-is would be cheaper than paying for a new engine and having it installed professionally?

This has happen to me twice with modded small engines in the 70's
The VW had the engine rebulid by a mechanic friend and rolled on.
The Madza Rx7 had a new engine installed by the dealer (my expense).