What to do with old long block?

**third_shift|studios** · 07-24-2009, 09:53 PM

Sup guys!?
Many of you know that I killed my original Ls1 by frying the oil pump. While it was at the shop, my builder said "just replace it with another Ls1 for the fastest turn around. So i did...and now i'm sitting on a long block with internals and everything.

The skinny is, he never took the motor apart, he just saw that there was tons of black/gritty shit all over the oil pan and figured the block was no better than a paper weight.

Keep in mind, when the oil pump failed, the engine went through about another minute or 2 worth of revolutions while i tried to get the car into a safe area for picking up. I recall lots of metal on metal sounds from cylinder 3.

So i ask you, ls1 brethren, is it worth a winter project or two to rebuild the motor with updated valvetrain etc? Or should i consider it scraped?

**SandmanWs7** · 07-24-2009, 09:57 PM

**third_shift|studios** · 07-24-2009, 10:04 PM

yes...yes, there's always that...it will look so lovely next to the microfiber Macy's couches and Ikea tv stand

**0rion** · 07-24-2009, 10:52 PM

it's most likely hosed.

**JoshieDoom** · 07-25-2009, 06:47 AM

Tear it down, sell what you can, make the rest art.

**TransAm11973** · 07-25-2009, 07:35 AM

yea i was gonna suggest the table thing

**SandmanWs7** · 07-25-2009, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by TransAm11973

yea i was gonna suggest the table thing

Yeah, I saw that on tech.

I would put the crank or the other 4 pistons on the bottom to make it higher and use it as a poker table.

**garygnu65** · 07-25-2009, 09:36 PM

a new trend in furniture. what could be done with a fried transmission? i like that table, great ideal.

**Smittro** · 07-25-2009, 10:58 PM

Wow that table is awesome but I would'nt want to find it in the dark with my toes.

JK

Rebuild it if you can TSS IMHO.

**Smittro** · 07-25-2009, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by garygnu65

a new trend in furniture. what could be done with a fried transmission? i like that table, great ideal.

Halogen lamp base? Use the case for the bottom and a drive shaft for the post maybe? Weld up the Universal area so it wont move and then maybe figure something out for the top for the light fixture. I think the poker table and a couple trany lamps in a home bar would be pretty cool IMO.