DV8R up for grabs

[lanceslambos]

Long long story short- I’m moving to KC in the next 60 days and the Aurora must go! I just don’t have the patience anymore to mess with this car. For a quick update - I threw $10,000 into a ‘98 with new everything minus transmission. I got a balanced and blueprinted 4.6 vin Y from a ‘98 STS. It was bored .30 over, has port and polished heads, drilled/honed out oil galleys, Mellings high volume oil pump, and a stage 3 pcm from Northstar performance. The engine only has 3,495 miles on it and never got hot but already has blown HG (or possibly just a bad intake manifold gasket) That’s why I’m done. I can’t mess with an out of state shop and throw more money into this car. The engine isn’t damaged but it’s going to need studs and gaskets. Otherwise it has new alternator, undercarriage bushings, axles, cv joints, shocks, brakes, windshield, radiator, performance exhaust etc. The tires only have 3,495 miles on them. (see parts list below)

Everything works minus one rear window. Granted it’s totally rat rod on the outside but you can paint it! For a full list of parts check out my thread “ten grand Aurora” it’s going to need a trailer or be pulled home unless you want to create clouds down the highway, hurt it and possibly other drivers too. The engine is under warranty but It’s not transferable. Sorry I’m not going to mess with getting it fixed. This destroyed my spirit but my loss can be your gain! It’s got some punch for sure -300 hp & ~ 330 ft lbs. I have every receipt for everything done on the car. Hey I’m not even putting a price on it because if it doesn’t sell I’m going to crush it. Look at some of my pics from previous threads and contact me ASAP !!

car photos

Seriously you will never find an Aurora with this many good parts for sale. It's almost a brand new 22 year old car which was what I was trying to do. You can have the whole car for the price of a set of new tires. Think of it this way - for the price of a new radiator or alternator you can have the rest of the car for free. The interior is in nice condition and it has a clean title.

here's a parts thread -
parts list

[lanceslambos]

Well after further consideration I realized that this could just be a $20 intake gasket since the engine has never got hot. With this in mind I'm going to hold off on selling it until I know for sure next week. If it's just the intake gasket I'm fixing it and keeping her. If it's the HG she's going bye bye. I will follow up on here as soon as I know either way. In the meantime you can still shoot me an offer.

If this all seems silly think about it this way - she's my baby and I have a huge investment in her. Just like an unruly child you will do about anything to help them but if pushed too far it's time to move out of your house and go live somewhere else!

[AUROD X]

I feel you Bro, just hold on to it since you put lots of time, sweat, & money. It does get frustrating when after all this at the end does not fall in place.
That's how I felt with my IROC-Z and still not finished after 15+ years. Now everytime I open garage is like Awhh, but then I imagine how I really want it and it's WOW!. But I know it takes time and lots of it if you're doing it yourself. Now my AURORA is my daily driver and planning on doing some mods just got to do research, have done some things to it. Next I'll show pictures of my BOSE sound system upgrade, boy hit's hard and sounds great.

[lanceslambos]

Fans working and the new intake gasket didn’t change anything. I’ve started throwing parts away. Interior panels, trunk carpet, center caps (juicers) and misc. stuff like custom painted engine covers and electronic modules which all worked fine are landfill bound!