Sapperfires car is up for sale!

ratdog442 said:
when we are not in the garage we are in front of you looking at you in our rear view mirror.
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Seems there are fewer and fewer gen 1 guys around here. Well, like the saying goes, it is lonely at the top.
 
BAD97LSC said:
gen ones are boys marks the man's mark is the gen 2, because we are getting older and dont have the spunk to play repair games all day, we just get to turn the key and drive in style, you guys get to stand in the garage and bitch about fxing everything on them dinosaur's
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Jamie, I can't even believe you said that. :lol: "Almost" all of the fixing threads on here are all gen 2's. Well, most of them.

1. My blend door is broken. How to fix it.....
2. My pats system won't let me start the car...
3. My neon quit working... where can I get a glitch???
4. I have a miss, do you guys think maybe it's a COP...
5. My cup holder broke... Awwww, put the fukker between your legs and hold it.
5. I have a bad HID, now I need another bulb and I guess I may as well buy adapters and sh!t to put in some aftermarket HID's.
6. This thread was started because Gen 2's can't keep up with Gen 1's and who started that thread :p
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=66539&highlight=Gen+2+repairs

I would go on and on but I have to go to another city in my Gen 1 to take my son to the doctor. Guess what. I'll go to the garage and turn the key and I'll pull out of the garage, "in style" and not stand in it. ;) Just remember, you sold me that style, of course I added some on the inside.

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=64742&highlight=Gen+2+repairs

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=61531&highlight=Gen+2+repairs
 
You had a progress thread, friends helped you, people complimented your work, and you probably had just as much fun as you did angry moments along building your car up. Buying a fresh used car of the same make and mode later on down the road is usually stupid. You will end up kicking your ass for it. I have sold alot of cars I put a load of effort into because I couldn't afford to get it right. If you sell this mark, buy a delorean. I mean, you will need one to go back to '98 and get a brand new one that will still piss you off in the end.

Any "new" mark you buy today is gonna end up having you do the same damn work you already did to your current car. You know that. I know that. I have ignore dmy own good sense plenty of times, becuas ei needed the cash. I'm not saying this to be the token "aww shucks don't leave us" guy, because I don't know you, and I don't spend much time here.

I'm only trying to express that I sold my '93 because it made me fed up with marks, now, two years later I own a '95 that makes me fed up with marks. My buddy had a '94, sold it, later had a '95 sold it, now has a '97, and still is the same story. If all of us just finished our one existing car we may actually have something to be proud of, at least among other like-minded enthusiasts.


On that note: Gens 2s are gay.
 
Dude, that's the same exact pep talk I've had with myself ALL day, I pulled the car in this morning at my shop and popped the hood, clampped a hood strut with vise grips and stood there for about 15 minutes just staring at it. I'm already proud of all that I've accomplished on this car. When I got it, it was a nasty heap that wouldn't start. I'm a mechanic as one of my trades, so I know all too well about anything I buy in the future is going to have problems. Our last car went thru 3 motors, 3 transmissions, a rear end and most of the stuff that breaks when it gets used. I wish i still had that thing, would be nice to have a lil work car and not throw my tool bag in my Mark. It makes me sick that i can't keep it clean like Bills all the time. I really like this car, there are several fond memories made with it. However there are so many things still wrong with it that I want fixed, the body needs some work, plus paint, I want a moonroof car and several Gen2 functions, but if I were to sell it and buy a Gen2, I would have to throw a Gen1 front clip on it. That would cost alot too. I do like the neon light, but I don't like the problems with it. I think Gen1s with sequentials look just as good. Either way it's a car, cars are money pits, it's just the way it is, I'm fixing this car as best I can for now. It has a coolant leak that I've gotta fix this weekend so I can drive to Austin next week. It has a valve tapping and I did a compression test today which revealed leaking rings, a cylinder 3 valve that is either bent or has a bad seat. I am not that much of a motor guy, but if I had the right tools and a set of instructions I can figure it out, I'll just grab another salvage motor, only this time I'll do a few more checks on it before I drag it home, it's only money right...walking is free
 
It's a shame you are so far away. I found a '96 LSC hit in the front in the junkyard with 49,000 miles on the clock. The motor and trans are there. The only thing missing was the alternator.
 
It's not a matter of finding a new motor, I have 7 to choose from for $150 each, I'm just broke. My wife and I aren't even able to get the kids anything for Christmas. Good thing they have 3 sets of grandparents and lots of aunts and uncles. My kids know we don't celebrate Christmas anyway, it's just a holiday for buying junk you don't need.
The holiday season is the worst for a mechanic, nobody wants to spend the money required to fix their car, therefore i don't make much during this season. If you feel bad that my kids don't receive presents, they would love to not have to walk to school
 
How hard is a Gen II engine trans swap? Just bought another low mileage parts car..
 
Id say its even easier cause dont have the coil brackets and wires.
 
Yeah, id say a bit easier because of that too, unless you have a blower that has to be lifted off with a cherry picker...lol
 
NoLimit95 said:
Seems like the Gen 2 has two wiring harnesses on it where the Gen 1 only has one and something else about the size I think. I could be wrong but seems like there is some kind of difference. I do know that on a Gen 2, if you were to put a Focus pump on, the wires have to be reversed where on the Gen 1, they wouldn't. Something must be different for that to be an issue.

Gen 1 pump OEM

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Gen 2 pump, obviously not OEM but Bosch also has two harnesses on it.

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Here is the Gen 2 Bosch. Above is a Carter.

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Ok,seeing those fuel pumps has me worried that i have the wrong one from advance auto.This is the one i am looking at right now waiting until january to go on:http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...Denso_20771657-P_52_R|GRPFUE2AMS_574029450___

It seems ALOT different than the pics posted here.Its 4 inches long and about 2 inches wide (if that).Does it seem right?
 
Sorry to hear that sapp... It sucks. I will agree on the buying another car and having to fix all the same stuff again, just in a different car, but it just blows that even now its not running right... Wish you were closer to FL, I'd try to help ya out. Good luck man.
 
wow would he be better parting it out or selling the whole car what does everyone think ?
 
The main money part of the car is screwed, how would parting it help me...it's not getting parted...and if I can keep it rolling a couple more weeks I'll buy another motor
 
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