I paid 1,000 USD for the car, 1400 USD for the tranny rebuild, and 2600 USD for the engine rebuild. In defense of the wrench, I said rebuild the engine. I said nothing about any of the engine wiring or sensors that are not plugged into the engine.

The fuel rail indeed had pressure. I hooked the wires in right, and the batt had plenty of juice. The car is now in the possession of my trusted wrench. This is my last attempt. After this, if it dont work, i'm gonna find a way to get rid of it and get SOME money out of the damn thing

the latest in the epic saga of a POS: The "heart" of the car is finally out of ICU. A burnt distro cap, fried wires, roasted distro rotor, bad radiator hoses, a warped and stripped radiator tank, and a shot power brake booster is all that CSR fixed. After paying this bill, it's back off to the tranny shop so he can try and solve the shifting issues. After all this, Belen has one more date in the OR: I still hafta install a new UIM.

Also upcoming: a prognosis on the wires inside the engine bay and exhaust plumbing, and whether or not I have a horn installed. I sure hope I get this damn car broken in before I report to Recruiter School in January. I am really beginning to hate this frickin car.

well i will give u 900 for it ... cuz thats what im getten for my scholorship money haha ... you could have just gotten a crate 350 for 1700 plus intake man and carb... that would have been way better

Any news from getting money from the dealer?

OUCH! That really sucks

4dr: You would hafta bring the price up considerably considering she has a new engine, new tranny, new what you read above, and cost me a grand initially. And please dont rub the SBC in anymore. Ive beat myself up ad nauseum about it already. The engine, tranny, and PCM, all turn-key, woulda ran me less than what I paid already. Leaving me enough money for the wiring harness and a few others. I am PISSED.

20GTP02: Doesnt look like I have enough time to do that anymore. I think I jsut took it up the butt on this one. We'll see.

About taking it back to the tranny shop, he aint charging me anymore than I've already spent, and he already warned me that 700R4 trannies are hard to tune after a rebuild. He doesnt seem to think that it would take too much more time or effort. My frustration and anger are directed towards the first rebuild shop and the dealership. And myself and the car. grr.

woah easy there i was just messing around

no offense taken. sorry if I came across that way. This car tends to be a bit of a sore subject for me.

lol yes ... we have all had cars like that

Richard, at this point you should have gotten my 3100 w/ harness and PCM and tried making that work in it. Someone absolutely abused that thing with and iron fist.

oh, but they have, havent they?

I'm not sure the engine and tranny woulda mated up correctly or not, but it woulda been a performance mod in the strictest sense, wouldnt it?

This last weekend, I went up to the tranny shop to see how he was doing. He told me that the car wont start. Funny: it ran from CSR to the tranny shop ( a drive of less than 5 minutes, including stop lights). Why not a week later?

Tried to jump it off using the GP. All the Bird did was try and electrically kill the GP. Went and replaced the battery. Tried to crank again. She was OH SO CLOSE to turning over on her own. But never did.

The tranny guy said he's gonna look at the plugs and look for fouling. After that, I suspect timing.

Why timing? The car was shaking violently while tryin to turn over, the starter was clicking, the interior chime was making noise, the fuel rails were pressurized, and the wires are brand new. The distro cap was mounted 180* out, and mis-wired. If the crank, cam, and distro were all far enough out of time to actually be operable...oh damn. No. The car ran after the distro cap was re-timed.

Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe I dont give a *&(% what happens to this )*(&^% car anymore. Im actually kinda hopin the )(*^%$% thing does catch fire again. This next time, I wont do anything to help the #$%( thing.

@(*^)^$$&*%#$(*)(*&%##$!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get that poor thing here and I'll make sure it lives a valiant life or a heroic death.

The first time I floor the gas after I'm done with it and I'll probably twist the front end off of it.

I just got a wild hair, and decided to do a little shopping. Jegs, Summit, JCWhitney, ClassicIndustries.com, nor Pontiac/Chevy offer wiring harnesses for the 2.8, 5.0, 5.3, or 5.7 3rd Gen F-Bodies. Where else can I look for these parts (aside from junkyards)?

I'm currently at work and cannot browse eBay right now.

Thanks yall.

Have you tried

http://www.painlessperformance.com/index.php

Is it too late for a crate motor?