After selling my beloved GTO and missing her so much I brought her back she is in need of help, after driving her for a year since getting her back she started making a horrible noise & today I have been told some rod has gone in the bottom of her engine, I either have to get it reconditioned or source a good second hand one so please any advice would be very welcome as none of the mechanics round here will touch her, sorry I can’t be of any more help if it was a horse I would know the correct name for the part that has gone
Sorry to hear that , where abouts are you in the country ?
From the description it sounds like one of your con rods has come through the block aka shook a leg out .
A second hand engine would be the easiest fix to get you up and running again , problem will be finding a good used engine .
Changing the engines in these isn’t that bad so if a garage won’t do it I would avoid them in the future .
Eurospec in Guildford are the tried and trusted garage to work on these motors , many won’t go any where else now
Regards
Craig 
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Thank you Craig for your advice, I am in Wiltshire 10 mins from Castle Combe race track , looks like I’m going to be engine hunting 
from Trisha
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Just been to see a chap breaking his mk2 engine is spot on and now out ready to pallet.
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Thanks Dave any idea how much he is asking for it ?
Will inbox you his number you can talk to him direct
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That’s great Thank You
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Message sent mate 🖒
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Hey welcome back to the club.
Nothing to do with TJ Danes are you?
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Thank you Butler, sorry don’t know TJ Danes the only Danes I know are my 3 Great Danes do they live in Wiltshire ??
Tj used to be a member here who ran a Great Dane rescue. Saw your user name and wonder if you knew him. Never mind 
Oh and your bound to get people asking to see the dogs now 
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Aww what are their names ?
Craig
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Wallace ( Left ) Atlas ( middle ) & Awsom ( right )
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Wouldn’t want to to be your postman lol
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Hi,
Am just beginning to notice there are quite a lot of members in Wiltshire probably about 10! It’s a small gto world!
James
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Wow I would love to meet a few as I don’t know anyone else near me with one & it doesn’t help when something goes wrong & no one will help as they say " that’s a specialist job " & being more at home with horses instead of horsepower it’s a bit of a problem
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Hi @Greatdane1, I am in the process of organizing a meet in the Cotswold’s at the end of June.
You are obviously more than welcome to come along, have a laugh, chew the fat and discuss car issues.
You certainly aren’t alone in Wiltshire and the surrounding area.
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Not sure if my girl will be back on the road by then but if she is I will come along
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As I live near the Cotswolds I will be going, even if my car isn’t finished by then, so don’t worry about that @Greatdane1. 
Terry 
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