I was the high bidder on the engine, but didn't meet the reserve. I made an offer and the seller accepted it. I picked it up last night, so now I'm the proud owner of a 1977 W72 Y6 code "engine" (less any accessories, intake manifold, carb, etc.). The crank turns fine and the cylinder walls ook good. Except for the serial number, it's exactly the same engine I have in my car now (that runs fine, but looks kind of nasty, and has 146,000 miles on it), which I plan to rebuild sometime before spring. So, the question is - what do I do with this one? Here are some of my thoughts:
1. Part it out and put the parts on Ebay to hopefully make a profit
2. Get the heads rebuilt so I'll have them ready ahead of time when I rebuild mine.
3. Rebuild it and add some high performance "stuff" to it for a 2nd engine
4. Hang onto it to use for parts if there is something I need for rebuilding my current engine.
Any thoughts?