Hey guys, I have a terrible feeling I made a simple mistake.

I picked up a I6 engine from a guy off craigslist, and it was a sweet deal plus he threw in an engine stand all for $100. He said it came out of a 1966 coupe with only 50k original miles, I didn't really believe that upon seeing the engine, but the condition looked ok.

Anyway, I was stripping it down and cleaning off all the grime, and I saw this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...necrack001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...necrack002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...necrack003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...necrack004.jpg

I was so busy looking over the block for cracks or damage that I didn't even see this.

So my question is, is this worth rebuilding? All other engine components look to be in good condition, though there was quite a bit of rust throughout the coolant chambers. My guess is that the engine sat with fluid in it for a number of years. {i was able to drain a couple quarts right off the bat.}

So I'm hoping that I can repair this missing portion or somehow get it running.

The end goal is that this will be a low-low-budget rebuild so that I can rebuild my original engine in a "proper" manner. It's a daily driver, so I would have to just do a swap.

Thanks guys,
Nick

 

It may be possible to get fixed. But at this point just resell and pick up something better is what I would do.

 

a machine shop should be able to fix this....
shouldn't be astronomically expensive, but if its worth it i don't know whether it would be better to fix this one or try to find another

edit OT: funny seeing two similar sigs one after another

 

A new engine stand itself retails for about $100. I don't know what an I6 sells for but as long as that fix doesn't exceed about what you paid for. Also consider, you never really get what you put into a motor as far as money value goes. That is on the bottom of the motor, the seller may have not even noticed, who knows....



Cool sigs btw....I need to have someone make one up for me, something with the word steel in it, since my car has all of its parts made from it.


James

 

That is a pretty easy fix for a competent welder. Basically, build it up, grind it to shape and redrill the hole (probably the most difficult part). Looks like someone overtorqued the bellhousing bolt.

 

Got to be a competent welder to do cast iron, don't just drop it off at a corner barn.

 

Yeah, best welded with gas and the correct rod. This way you can preheat the block. The fact that it is on the edge makes it a bigger challenge.

 

Thanks so much for the info, guys. My computer went down right after I posted. I'll give my local machine shop a call and see what they can do.

Thanks again,
Nick

 

If you have to have the block bored and rebuilt by a shop be prepared for that to be expensive, or atleast mine was.

 

I vote JB weld the b#tch, and run it. Save the pennies for a V8