petrolhead01 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 i need some help with the value of this!! i have been offered a 2.0 pinto, it has a performance cam fitted and is a good runner!! what it worth as i dont know and dont wont to pay over the odds? any help would be much appreciated...........
bomber1 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 around £100 upwards is it 205 block injected model
Mk 1 Mark Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 injection head with cam and vernier is worth £150 standard 205 blocked pinto bottom end Not worth much £50 + depending on condition Alloy sump and pick up from £80 to £120 Carb? 38 dgas £30/70 depending on conditon... That what i have bought and sold over the few years complete engine running and you know its good with ancilleries £200 +
johnnysomersett Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 personally id be more inclined to grab a 3.5 Rover V8 hahaha...if it would fit into your bay!
Tom Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 if its a manky gold block ally sump p&p head with silver rocker cover fr32 cam and vernier let me know cos i ahd one go missing from outside my garage
Pipster007 Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 I know of a Pinto with 205 block, alloy bellhousing, alloy sump, alloy vernier, 320 camshaft. The head needs a complete strip and re-working. The bottom end needs the same, ie strip down and overhaul. Should I buy it for £800, is it worth it??????
Fiesta Steve Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 I know of a Pinto with 205 block, alloy bellhousing, alloy sump, alloy vernier, 320 camshaft. The head needs a complete strip and re-working. The bottom end needs the same, ie strip down and overhaul. Should I buy it for £800, is it worth it?????? No
Pipster007 Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 I know of a Pinto with 205 block, alloy bellhousing, alloy sump, alloy vernier, 320 camshaft. The head needs a complete strip and re-working. The bottom end needs the same, ie strip down and overhaul. Should I buy it for £800, is it worth it?????? No How much do you think I should offer
Fiesta Steve Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 If the whole engine needs a complete rebuild I wouldn't offer more than half that price maximum. Is there anything special about the engine that makes it worth so much
Wessie Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 injection head with cam and vernier is worth £150 standard 205 blocked pinto bottom end Not worth much £50 + depending on condition Alloy sump and pick up from £80 to £120 Carb? 38 dgas £30/70 depending on conditon... That what i have bought and sold over the few years complete engine running and you know its good with ancilleries £200 + there we go pip
fezza Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 Pip mate,i would have thought about £300 tops off the top of my head,if it needs a re-build and thats only because the sump and bell housing are worth £100 a piece,just my opinion though
Fiesta Steve Posted February 10, 2007 Report Posted February 10, 2007 injection head with cam and vernier is worth £150 standard 205 blocked pinto bottom end Not worth much £50 + depending on condition Alloy sump and pick up from £80 to £120 Carb? 38 dgas £30/70 depending on conditon... That what i have bought and sold over the few years complete engine running and you know its good with ancilleries £200 + there we go pip Head and pully £150 205 block £50 alloy sump £100 & alloy bellhousing £100 Thats about 400 quids worth, and thats why I said half. If it needs rebuild its only worth what the parts are worth, unless there something specail about it.
petrolhead01 Posted February 11, 2007 Author Report Posted February 11, 2007 mate you hijacked my post!!! lol spoke to a few guys i know and phil at connaught and he recons that the engine you have been offered is worth at the most £300 but personally i would offer £250, as for mine its far to much for a stock engine so im going to pass!! anyway pip i thought you had got a good engine from someone of the site
Baz. Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 mate you hijacked my post!!! lol spoke to a few guys i know and phil at connaught and he recons that the engine you have been offered is worth at the most £300 but personally i would offer £250, as for mine its far to much for a stock engine so im going to pass!! anyway pip i thought you had got a good engine from someone of the site yeah Pip wheres that engine gone then??? Red hot pinto??
DEP Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 anyway pip i thought you had got a good engine from someone of the site Yeah so did i. This one i believe. http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... ght=engine
petrolhead01 Posted February 11, 2007 Author Report Posted February 11, 2007 anyway pip i thought you had got a good engine from someone of the site Yeah so did i. This one i believe. http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... ght=engine cant be the same engine cos the one pip has is a stocker with a cam!! and a shit one at that!!
Pipster007 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Posted February 12, 2007 That's the engine alright. I had Colin Ashton take it and strip it. I finally got to see it the other day when I went to MOT the Capri, and I was not very happy. The tops of the pistons are covered in carbonised coke. It looks like a stanley blade or some other type of tool was then used to scrape some of the carbon off in order to read what the piston stamp size is. The head has a lot of carbon build up inside and looks like the valve faces were given a once over with a wire brush. As the head was removed in the past, the least that could have been done was to lap in the valves or give it some kind of a de-coke. The head was painted silver and the spark plugs were even painted in the same silver paint I feel I was overcharged by £400ish, judging by the prices on the previous page, for an engine that needs a complete strip down and proper rebuild.
petrolhead01 Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Posted February 12, 2007 That's the engine alright. I had Colin Ashton take it and strip it. I finally got to see it the other day when I went to MOT the Capri, and I was not very happy. The tops of the pistons are covered in carbonised coke. It looks like a stanley blade or some other type of tool was then used to scrape some of the carbon off in order to read what the piston stamp size is. The head has a lot of carbon build up inside and looks like the valve faces were given a once over with a wire brush. As the head was removed in the past, the least that could have been done was to lap in the valves or give it some kind of a de-coke. The head was painted silver and the spark plugs were even painted in the same silver paint I feel I was overcharged by £400ish, judging by the prices on the previous page, for an engine that needs a complete strip down and proper rebuild. just took a look at the link for the engine!! :(certainly not as described then!! if its that bad fella then take it back!!! have you told them its no good?
Pipster007 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Posted February 12, 2007 They've said they are going to the Esher meet on Wednesday, so I'll have a chat with them then. I said to take the engine back and return the money, but I've been told the money has all been spent and "Sold as seen" was thrown into the conversation. So I see what we can come up with.
Baz. Posted February 12, 2007 Report Posted February 12, 2007 Mate i am gutted for you Personally i think they should do the decent thing and give your money back
DEP Posted February 12, 2007 Report Posted February 12, 2007 Mate i am gutted for you Personally i think they should do the decent thing and give your money back Quite right
Pipster007 Posted February 13, 2007 Report Posted February 13, 2007 Well I would be happy to come to some sort of arrangement, as there are a couple of items of use. It looks like the real prob is with the previous engine builder. The chap I bought it from, bought it to be ran in their car of which they never did. However, if I sold an engine to someone which I thought was a good one, and then it transpires that it's a pile of pooh, then I would certainly offer back a percentage of what was paid to me. eg, if someone bought an engine from me for £700 and it's only worth £400, then I wouldn't hesitate to pay back £300 because that will have to be swallowed up in the rebuild of it
DEP Posted February 13, 2007 Report Posted February 13, 2007 However, if I sold an engine to someone which I thought was a good one, and then it transpires that it's a pile of pooh, then I would certainly offer back a percentage of what was paid to me. eg, if someone bought an engine from me for £700 and it's only worth £400, then I wouldn't hesitate to pay back £300 because that will have to be swallowed up in the rebuild of it Sounds very fair to me mate.
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