The story of the Grizz - no 56K

[2000Silverbullet]

We sold the TransAm to split the money between two siblings.




The proud day the Grizz came home from Vancouver.



Had it home for a day.













The next day it spun a rod bearing.

10 year old Fram filter.




Teardown time.



This could be trouble within the next couple of years.




Out it comes.







Out it is.










Rebuilt the SC.




Welded up the exhaust manifold.




Rebuilt the starter and alternator.





In goes the newly rebuilt long block engine with new crank, water pump, hoses, wires, plugs, 180 stat....







Waiting on the last part now......being expedited by Harofreak.

[harofreak00]

Hopefully that $40 shipping charge gets it there soon!

[Pontiacdad]

I have found no difference in expedited or regular when it comes down to it.
3 days at best either way.

The Griz will soon live again

[2000Silverbullet]

When I got home on Friday, one tire was almost flat, down to 15 psi.

Will take Grizz a little time to raise the funds for the $400 three month insurance and plates.

Hoping it will be ready to roll by July.

[2000Silverbullet]

Best I've seen here for UPS is 5 business days.
Send a tracking number and we'll find out.

A private courier service like Loomis or Purolator is cheaper and quicker but not always available to all

[TenGHz]

Strangest looking 3800 ever!

[harofreak00]

Best I've seen here for UPS is 5 business days.
Send a tracking number and we'll find out.

A private courier service like Loomis or Purolator is cheaper and quicker but not always available to all

EQ89 3688 184U S

http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSIntern ... lDetail.do

[2000Silverbullet]

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[2000Silverbullet]

If this EGR works like it should and gets here quick......there's a bonus in it for you Haro.

[JMH1950]

Paul, if you used UPS to bring that over the border the shipping is going to look good once you get the bill for brokerage.

[harofreak00]

it was USPS

[2000Silverbullet]

.....and as long as it was marked as a 0 value gift, I shouldn't have to pay any brokerage or tax.


Took off the existing EGR and the tube fell apart with globs of melted JB weld in it. The pintle and actuator are fine.

......someone should have told me the JB weld wouldn't hold up to the heat.

[JMH1950]

.....and as long as it was marked as a 0 value gift, I shouldn't have to pay any brokerage or tax.

If it was USPS then as long as the value is less than $50 there should be no extra charges. However if anyone has ever had anything shipped to Canada via UPS, they know what I was talking about when I thought you had it shipped UPS.

[harofreak00]

I marked it as a $30 gift. If you mark it as $0 gift, you can't collect any insurance on it if it goes missing or broken.

[calaeb0896]

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How much horse power that thing put out? lol Least your gettin it back on the road tho!

[wjcollier07]

I marked it as a $30 gift. If you mark it as $0 gift, you can't collect any insurance on it if it goes missing or broken.

You have to show proof of purchase/value regardless. The amt of insurance you purchase is just the cap on the coverage.

[radomirthegreat]

I was waiting for the Grizz to come here! Looking at it is creepy since it's pretty much exactly how my 94 was, except for the door handle and a fender.

Are you still going to be the one driving the Grizz to break in the engine?

[2000Silverbullet]

I know it will get here soon....probably later next week.

Here is the old broken one.

[LakevilleSSEi]

USPS's online tracking sucks balls.....It'll say it left Saint Paul for 5 days, and then the day you pull it out of your mail box, the tracking will change lol.

[2000Silverbullet]

It arrived today at 2:50 pm June 16.

Good shipping Haro.

I slapped it on and it started and ran fine.

Another light came on. Low engine oil level. I swapped the level sensor from an N/A 3800. It had a way shorter probe so possibly it's not compatable.