Gutted.... Might need to sell or scrap the skyline

[LRF4N]

Got back from Rome yesterday and was looking forward to posting pics of the colosseum etc. Didn't think id be posting this.... Gutted doesn't even begin to describe it...

 

The car was in the garage for a new timing belt and some cosmetic upgrades but the mechanic discovered some cowboy work underneath

 

He was struggling to remove the pulleys and once he did he found the crank had been cut with an axle grinder and welded together- poorly

 

There is a skyline specialist fairly close who I'm gonna call later for some advice but it looks like it's not worth it to keep going. Not the news I was expecting but he did have the heart to tell me once I got back and not ruin my holiday

 

Couldn't have came at a worse time with show season just starting...

[Ricey]

Good jesus.......there are some right bronco's out there.

 

Nightmare mate

[coldel]

Oh bloody hell, that is rotten luck mate, such a nightmare its something you just cant pick up when buying a car - replacement engines knocking around for the £1500 mark?

[Ian]

Who did the work previous? My money is on Rising Sun/dyno tuner/whatever they are called this time around

[Mondo 300]

They cut the crank itself or the crank pulley...?

[Voodoo Vix]

Sorry to hear this Lrf4n , good of the guy not to ruin your holiday though

[RobPhoboS]

Argh BUT it may well be worth popping another engine in there, I presume yours was standard ?

[docwra]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Surely if its been working find up to this point its balanced though, any reason you wouldnt just ignore it?

[coldel]

Must be recoverable mate? Good opportunity/excuse to drop in a low mile engine? Its going to cost but you will lose about the same amount if you scrap or sell low?

[LRF4N]

Thanks guys. Il get pics up later. There were a couple of bits cut.

 

Bought the car from jdm garage who took it in as a trade in. It was a track car at some point

 

Col yea iv seen some cheaper but it's the same with a replacement engine- you never know the true history

 

It's not just the cost of the engine it's the labour costs on top. It will quickly mount up to the cars value if not more. I have considered a different engine but the cost will be higher and less predictable

 

I'm so pi**ed off the car was taking shape nicely...

[LRF4N]

I have thought about ignoring it but the mechanic advised not to.

 

I will get a bit more for stripping it but it's the time and hassle. And it looks too good to break

[coldel]

Few guys on the forums are breaking their cars at the moment, might be an option to break all the parts off yours? You would certainly make plenty more money on it that way vs selling as a shell?

 

It is just rotten bad luck coupled with some fecking bell end doing a cheap and dangerous job and hiding it previously.

 

I guess at least now you know, you could have just been driving it about like a ticking time bomb...

[LRF4N]

Exactly mate. I couldn't believe it when he told me

 

I thought I didn't like this car as much as the zed but I was proper gutted today

[rabbitstew]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Ive heard of, and probably done a lot of dodgy things myself in my time, but ive never heard of anyone cutting a crank up then rewelding it. Thats pretty mental.

[docwra]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Ive heard of, and probably done a lot of dodgy things myself in my time, but ive never heard of anyone cutting a crank up then rewelding it. Thats pretty mental.

 

I dont think its actually possible, having come from CA engines which @*!# their big ends every 20 minutes I know that even a light score can cause issues, a total reweld is never going to be balanced again. I can see that perhaps the very front part where the pulley attaches might have been grafted on, but like I say, if its not thrown a shell within 5 seconds of starting its probably not so much of a bodge job as you think

[rabbitstew]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Ive heard of, and probably done a lot of dodgy things myself in my time, but ive never heard of anyone cutting a crank up then rewelding it. Thats pretty mental.

 

I dont think its actually possible, having come from CA engines which @*!# their big ends every 20 minutes I know that even a light score can cause issues, a total reweld is never going to be balanced again. I can see that perhaps the very front part where the pulley attaches might have been grafted on, but like I say, if its not thrown a shell within 5 seconds of starting its probably not so much of a bodge job as you think

 

Yep I think your right. The vibrations and noise from some cut & shut crank would be pretty mad and im not sure why someone would even want to do that in the first place. Like you say, it must be more of a case of the pulley part being welded on for some reason.

[The Chubby Ninja]

Gutted for you irfan that's @*!# news. If I were you I'd just run it til it blew. And then I'd be looking to put a v8 in it. Every cloud and all that

[firemansim]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Ive heard of, and probably done a lot of dodgy things myself in my time, but ive never heard of anyone cutting a crank up then rewelding it. Thats pretty mental.

 

I dont think its actually possible, having come from CA engines which @*!# their big ends every 20 minutes I know that even a light score can cause issues, a total reweld is never going to be balanced again. I can see that perhaps the very front part where the pulley attaches might have been grafted on, but like I say, if its not thrown a shell within 5 seconds of starting its probably not so much of a bodge job as you think

 

+1

[GIXXERUK]

Woah, you cant just cut a crank and reweld it, thats crazy.

 

Ive heard of, and probably done a lot of dodgy things myself in my time, but ive never heard of anyone cutting a crank up then rewelding it. Thats pretty mental.

 

I dont think its actually possible, having come from CA engines which @*!# their big ends every 20 minutes I know that even a light score can cause issues, a total reweld is never going to be balanced again. I can see that perhaps the very front part where the pulley attaches might have been grafted on, but like I say, if its not thrown a shell within 5 seconds of starting its probably not so much of a bodge job as you think

 

I'd be amazed if you could weld and retain balance, if you could the cost would outweigh a new crank ? I would expect it take shake the engine to pieces

I think it warrants further investigation, is it possible he has got it wrong ?

 

Crap news mate

[RobPhoboS]

Hmm, perhaps get someone else to have a butchers at it if people are thinking along those lines...

 

How long have you had it, and been driving it around ?

Edited April 15, 2014 by RobPhoboS

[LRF4N]

Iv had it over 2 years. Overall it runs well considering what we found

 

He's gonna call the skyline specialist himself to avoid me getting info wrong

[leonk]

Gutted for you. Have a look at http://crankshaftrep....org/welding/��, might not be as bad as you think?

[docwra]

Adding weld to journals is a very different kettle of fish to welding a whole crank ............ and the mechanic wouldnt be able to have seen the journals without taking the sump off either.

[Richf]

I've also known people to weld the centre of crank pulleys you run a ring around the hole and the heat expansion can pop stubbon ones off , the idea is to fit a new one afterwards

[glrnet]

Gutted for you Irfan, really hope you can come to an economical and practical solution, such a great looking car.