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Graham

 

Welcome to the forum 99xk8,

Good to have you with us.
That is a sorry story, let us know how you get on.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't already done so you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Zoinks!

 

Welcome to the forum 99xk8.

You'll notice that we do things differently around here and reply to posts before they have even been posted.

It's a Jaaaaag thing. LOL

I'd look for a motor from a crashed vehicle.

It will be good to see you.

 

hey,
bought a 99 xk8 from an impound yard sight unseen (aside from photo's) which showed some body damage...no big deal. but when it arrived, and i popped the hood...the engine was blown/dismantled. apparently it was to difficult for the a-holes at the impound yard to mention that.

so....now i don't know whether i'll repair this motor (don't know that it's possible), replace it (what long blocks are interchangeable? 97-01?), swap in a 350 (but just the kit to do that is $1500 without the donor car), or part it out... havent decided on my actions yet.

 

yes i'm not sure why my ad shows as being posted at a different time than it actually was?

 

picture of it....i'm great at hiding damage in photo's...maybe i should work for the impound yard too?!

 

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