And She's Dead...maybe

[ronaconda]

40 miles outside of Des Moines, Iowa she died...heard some noises, lost power so I popped it into neutral and that was all she wrote. With nearly 247K I believe the engine is done - it will not physically turn over. More will be known when I can look at it either at Ryan's or when I get it home. Grabbed that Million Mile Award before it happened though!!!

A HUGE thank you to Chad and Ryan for being with me when it happened - I honestly don't know what I would have done without either of these two guys!!!

THANK YOU!!!

Updates will follow as soon as I know more.

[DTMAce]

Holy crap dude, you're kidding? That sucks! Glad you had help getting home though!

[Money pit Beretta]

Sad news man. Keep updating!

[quad4berettagtz]

Sorry to hear that Ron!! In Iowa of all states too

This just means you have 364 days to resurrect her for BFest 2011!

I'm taking it Chad's car got driven a little more than anticipated on the way home, and your car got the trailer ride?

Thank goodness for people who trailer (just like Ken helping out Cliff and I when I killed Cliff's car in Niagara!).

Keep up the updates!

[ronaconda]

Unfortunately it's true. I didn't get a chance to look at it at Ryan's so it will have to wait until I get home. Talking to people it sounds as though the crank/rod bearings went. SO...it seems that if the bearings are gone I get some time to get to decide what I want to do. So stay tuned for updates because, depending on what I decide to do, I may be picking some of your brains for advice!!!

[3X00-Modified]

3500 swap! lol

[Asylum]

http://www.car-parts.com

Find a nice 3500 and I'll get Billy to build you a smokin' 3t40, ship it to you and then you can really have fun!

[Wanako]

http://www.car-parts.com

Find a nice 3500 and I'll get Billy to build you a smokin' 3t40, ship it to you and then you can really have fun!

3t40?? pfffft! 5-speed FTW!! Render that first gear useless!

Ron, you're only problem doing a 3500 swap is finding the side motor mount that will make it fit on our early cars. I've been wanting one so I can at least have one when I'm ready for my swap. I don't feel comfortable cutting up my car and welding a mount like Woody did.

[Asylum]

http://www.car-parts.com

Find a nice 3500 and I'll get Billy to build you a smokin' 3t40, ship it to you and then you can really have fun!

3t40?? pfffft! 5-speed FTW!! Render that first gear useless!

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My 3t40 hasn't been beaten by a 5-speed N/A anything yet!

Even when the motor was dead stock.

[ronaconda]

http://www.car-parts.com

Find a nice 3500 and I'll get Billy to build you a smokin' 3t40, ship it to you and then you can really have fun!

3t40?? pfffft! 5-speed FTW!! Render that first gear useless!

Ron, you're only problem doing a 3500 swap is finding the side motor mount that will make it fit on our early cars. I've been wanting one so I can at least have one when I'm ready for my swap. I don't feel comfortable cutting up my car and welding a mount like Woody did.

I don't feel comfortable welding in a new mount either, HOWEVER, i know that there is a scaled drawing of that front mount out there somewhere, in fact i may even have it, and i feel VERY comfortable building the 3x00 mount for the early cars like ours.

Plus, it helps to have family that works in a steel fabrication shop!!!

[quad4berettagtz]

...aren't there abunch of these floating around from other manufacturers? In fact I think your two home (Chad) should have had one you could copy. I've seen a few and installed one in someone else's car (a car I think Cliff, Pat, and I might claim for our own soon <cough> Gor's <cough>). They really don't seem that techical - you just need to be sure it is made the correct length for either the auto or 5 spd...

[lmnjlo]

Sorry to hear that Ron!! In Iowa of all states too

This just means you have 364 days to resurrect her for BFest 2011!

I'm taking it Chad's car got driven a little more than anticipated on the way home, and your car got the trailer ride?

Thank goodness for people who trailer (just like Ken helping out Cliff and I when I killed Cliff's car in Niagara!).

Keep up the updates!

I am happy to help Ron. Thats what we are here for. I am sure that anyone else in the group would have done the same thing for you had they had a truck and trailer. I will have to bring my truck and trailer again next year since this year it came in good use. Glad I brought the truck! Next year I am making a "BerettaFest 2011 Official Hauler" sticker for my back window! lol

ya...I had to drive the car more then I thought....BUT... it ran GREAT all the way from Iowa to Denver, Colorado. So...I added another 600 miles give or take. I think Ron just wanted to drive my truck for the COLD A/C. I had to sit in my car with no A/C, and watch some dude drive my truck with my women in the passenger seat!!!!

Just kidding. Glad to have helped Ron....anytime.

[Wanako]

Glad I brought the truck! Next year I am making a "BerettaFest 2011 Official Hauler" sticker for my back window! lol

I had to sit in my car with no A/C, and watch some dude drive my truck with my women in the passenger seat!!!!

Just kidding. Glad to have helped Ron....anytime.

"Official Tow Truck of Beretta Fest"

Women, plural, as in, more than one.

Chad, you're such a player.

[woody90gtz]

Ron, you're only problem doing a 3500 swap is finding the side motor mount that will make it fit on our early cars. I've been wanting one so I can at least have one when I'm ready for my swap. I don't feel comfortable cutting up my car and welding a mount like Woody did.

Ok, then there goes my idea! hahaha

[ronaconda]

So a VERY small update that may make a decision for me...the crank will not turn by hand.