You can get a (albiet crappy ***) bottle jack for like 10 bucks. Its a pain in the ***, but combine it with a small block of wood and some cinder blocks and you will get the job done cheap.

 

I have a bottle jack, only problem is all the wood and cinderblocks that I have that I would use to jack the car up, are used as jack-stands under which ever wheel I am working under. and ALL the wood and cinderblocks are being used to support the car so there are none left over

If I had 100 bucks laying around, and then another 30 for a jack I would not be complaining. I simply don't have it right now. I owe a lot of money because of my truck accident

 

LOL Anothony, Yes, I agree with you. However, Matt, Jesus, man, If I lived a little closer I'd bring you a freakin set of ramps or a jack. I got 3 sets of Ramps laying around, and like 2 good jacks. If this is all thats really holding you up, ask a friend from school or something. But once again, If it comes down to the car or school, you gotta definitely ditch the Z.

Hey, WTF is this about a truck accident?!?!

 

Matt, go to the Northeastern section of the board and ASK FOR HELP. You might end up with someone who will come over with their jack and help you put in the starter. Starters are a one-hour job. If you cant afford a mechanic, go round up a friend and Get it done!!

 

Ya I know you would help Jon, and thanks for the offer You have NO IDEA how much of a punch in the face it is having a car lying around, becoming more of a burden due to it not starting..

Oh ya, and I thought I told you I hit a tree in the Bronco? I was only going about 20.. the tires were bald, rear-end was fish-tailing in solid mud.. I went straight in-between 2-sets of trees (sideways, mind you..) and I put on the brakes and the ABS straightened the truck out, so instead of going sideways into a bunch of trees, I hit one head-on. It was my best friend up front, and then a retarded friend in back that I did NOT know wansn't wearing his seatbelt. I smashed the tree, heard a loud BANG... heard something that sounded like glass shattering; i made sure everybody was ok, Calvin (the one in back) said his head hurt. While he was getting out of the truck I was checking out the damage (a little penny-sized dent in the bumper ), and I looked over and blood was literally gushing from Calvin's head. Upon impact, calvin flew forward and nailed his head on the rollbar. Gouged it open, needed some staples. Well, anyways we left, everything seemed fine. The radiator was fine, wheels where fine, alignment was fine, no broken lenses/glass etc. I take the truck home, start cleaning it out another day; the F*CKING SPRINGS ARE SLAMMED THRU THE FLOORBOARDS Ya; as in the shackles gave in and slammed thru the rear floorboards, and started peeling the floorboards right on the welded seams. It was sold to a buddy that fixed it all up.

The Northeastern section; I'll have to check that out. Do people help out there often? I will have to check this out; thanks a lot

 

see thats my point im trying to make,if all he needs is a starter right now find a way to get it in.tis not a major job.theres ALWAYS a way if you REALLY want to do somethign.heck rent the sob if you have to.
btw wtf happened with your crash if you care to say .whats eating all your cash up?

 

^The fact that i didn't have any money to buy a new car so I am basically borrowing a spare car from my parents. That and I owe my g/f a LOT of money which was made worse than it is by other people finding out so now it's a top priority.

 

[QUOTE=85_305]Ya I know you would help Jon, and thanks for the offer You have NO IDEA how much of a punch in the face it is having a car lying around, becoming more of a burden due to it not starting..

Oh ya, and I thought I told you I hit a tree in the Bronco? I was only going about 20.. the tires were bald, rear-end was fish-tailing in solid mud.. I went straight in-between 2-sets of trees (sideways, mind you..) and I put on the brakes and the ABS straightened the truck out, so instead of going sideways into a bunch of trees, I hit one head-on. It was my best friend up front, and then a retarded friend in back that I did NOT know wansn't wearing his seatbelt. I smashed the tree, heard a loud BANG... heard something that sounded like glass shattering; i made sure everybody was ok, Calvin (the one in back) said his head hurt. While he was getting out of the truck I was checking out the damage (a little penny-sized dent in the bumper ), and I looked over and blood was literally gushing from Calvin's head. Upon impact, calvin flew forward and nailed his head on the rollbar. Gouged it open, needed some staples. Well, anyways we left, everything seemed fine. The radiator was fine, wheels where fine, alignment was fine, no broken lenses/glass etc. I take the truck home, start cleaning it out another day; the F*CKING SPRINGS ARE SLAMMED THRU THE FLOORBOARDS Ya; as in the shackles gave in and slammed thru the rear floorboards, and started peeling the floorboards right on the welded seams. It was sold to a buddy that fixed it all up.
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LIEK WOA!

 

 

Oh I sure can say I`ll have my Black 85 Z28 Camaro in 10, 15 and 20 years from now.

 

hey matt, I kinda know what your going though, I`m flat broke right now, I lost my job and I did owe alot of money too, from every post I`ve ever seen you make it sounds like you really love your car and I know how that is I`ll never get rid of my baby I even had someone offer to buy it but I said no, I`ll NEVER get rid of my 85 Z28 for anything, I`m slowly building her up with my own hands, This winter I`m rebuilding the T-5 and building a 350 or 355 for her and I hope I can get her painted black with gold ground effects and gold rims. Go find a winter beater cavaliers are great and cheap I picked up a 90 Z24 for $250 all it needed for saftey was a brake line and fuel lineand it`s a great little car. last winter I had a 93 Grand am that was $3000 and it was the BIGGEST POS EVER so just because you paid alot for a car dosent mean it`s good. and matt if I lived closer I`d give you a starter and put it on for you, DO NOT sell your baby over a starter, think how you`ll feel if you let your Zed go with all that stuff for $2000 and watching her go down that street on a flat bed. it`s your chioce but I wouldn`t sell it if I were you.

 

Well thanks for the advice Chris; it's good to see that you follow my posts that closely I really *do* love that car it's just getting so hard. I was hoping to have my T5 out and sold to Jon (pneumatic tire) this winter, have my T56 installed, and have my car in primer for next winter....
Thanks for the motivition... I was talking to my good friend today who *also* goes by the name of Chris, and said he would be MORE than willing to help me work on the car, he said I just have to tell him what to do (he is very car iliterate, but I am slowly brining him to come to know American cars VERY well ).
That is deffinently motivation as well, now I just have to find my damned receipts for napa and exchange starters..

 

Matt that is awesome news! I knew you HAD to have a friend or two that could help you out. I say just get a good starter on her, and drive the damn thing like it is till spring and it warms up. Besides, you got a motor to break in young man. GIT 'ER DONE!@!!!1111!!11

 

haha ya. Only problem is no money to put it on the road, as well as the urge to in these salt-ridden parts of NY

 

I dont think I could let it go for a grand lol.
Thanks for the input though.