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- Joined
- Jan 18, 2009
- Messages
- 817
- Reaction score
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- Points
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- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 1961, 2010
- Make / Model
- Mercury, Mitsub
- Engine Size
- 144 "Thriftpower", 2.4 MIVEC
- Transmission
- Manual
My baby needs some work. I've got a list of everything I can think of that she needs, but I'm not sure how much it will cost, or if I've missed anything. Also, some of these will have to be done at a shop, because right after I come back from deployment I have like 5 days to get from Maine to Florida with pretty much just the clothes on my back.
I know she will need a full drive train lube with an oil change, trans flush/filter, and coolant flush before I drive to JAX. I think it's a little under 500 bucks at VIP, but would any New-Englanders mind checking that for me next time you're in one?
That should be enough to get me down to JAX without any problems, but when I get there, I have a lot more stuff that it needs.
I know it needs some por-15 on the frame, but I'll do that part myself when I get time.
The bed is rusted through over the rear wheel-wells. Does anyone know how much it will cost to patch that?
And the killer - I need a rebuild. It's a 5.0 with 193xxx miles on it now, and it's never been rebuilt. So I'm guessing I'll probably have to go .030 over. I plan to port and polish the intake, and maybe a more performance oriented cam, but not more than that. How much do you think this would run me if I did it myself? Also, would I need to reprogram the computer?
Does anyone have any estimates on how much this will run me?
