19th Oct 2021, 16:58

Have you considered getting a few donor cars to scavenge for parts? Maybe you could find one with the same engine and overhaul its drivetrain while continuing to drive your existing car. These things are still out there and dirt cheap since they made so many of them. I had a friend who did the same thing. He had a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado with an engine that burned tons of oil. He located another Eldorado that had a ruined interior and rotted body, but a engine that was in good shape. He simply swapped the engines and it's been running great ever since.