Re: [Chrysler300] Fw: 61 motor rebuild

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Hi David and All:
Value or "devalue" is kind of subjective here.  I can't see any way  
rebuilding and restoring authentically the engine and engine compartment would  
devalue a car from a purely monetary standpoint.  However, to those of us  who are 
trying to authentically restore a car which has already been messed  with, an 
original untouched engine compartment to look at is essentially  priceless.  It 
is only original once.  My  '64 Riviera is that way--even to the sparkplug 
wires with the 1964 date on  them.  However, its engine compartment appearance 
is not up to its  exterior or interior appearance standards.  I am sure there 
are many other  Rivs with better original engines than mine (they made 40,000 
of the things!)  yet I hesitate to touch it.
With your 300G, the engine compartment is one of the high points of  the car 
(as opposed to the Riv) and one would certainly like to be able to  proudly 
raise the hood at car shows/cruises.  If it were mine, I think  I would document 
the living "dickens" (photos and videos) out of it so that  others could 
benefit from it with their restos, then AUTHENTICALLY restore  it.
My 2 cents (or is it 5 by now?) worth.
300ly, Gil Cunningham
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/10/2007 1:32:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
dkshapiro@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

From:  david shapiro 
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Friday, November  09, 2007 12:32 PM
Subject: 61 motor rebuild


Question for group,  I have a decent running G with 112,000 thousand
miles. the motor smokes  some, not a lot but noticable, leaks a little of 
everything
and of course  looks fairly shabby. the rest of the car looks fine.
Was going to pull the  motor and rebuild it, hardened seats, new gakets,
timing chain, ect. ect.,  paint and reinstall. I have gotten some flack
about this from different  sources saying that doing this to an original
motor will detract from  "authenticity" and devalue the car. Any truth to 
this??
I await the advice  from the sages.
Thanks  
In a fog of smoke







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