Sorry for the long post, but here goes... Last May, I had my car painted a pretty nice two tone black/maroon, with a hand painted silver pinstripe. Bought new tires, installed an intercooler, water/meth injection, stainless exhaust, bought some great tuning hardware/software, and planned on enjoying my car after having been away from it for so long (due to Iraq, and other training throughout the US). Drove it to work the night after I got it back from the paint shop, and something went bad. I didn't have time to diagnose it, because that same night I found out my family and I would be moving to Japan in 4 weeks, FOR THREE YEARS (without my car)! So four weeks later, We are in Japan, and my car is sitting in storage with BRAND NEW paint, tires, etc. Between packing and planning an international move, I tried to figure out what the problem was, and I think I spun a main bearing, or rod bearing? Something pretty major, that definitely wont let the car run. I really don't want my car to rot in storage over the next three years, and It cant be driven due to the problem. I have put a lot of time and money into it (like everyone), and I don't want to part with it. I don't have any family or friends back home that can help me with it either. WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY CAR SO IT DOESN'T SIT AND ROT FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS? Does anyone have any suggestions? A friend suggested that a parts mfg or performance shop could use it as a test car in exchange for repair. Sounds like a cool idea, but I don't know if it is realistic. I just like to think there is SOMETHING that my car could be doing instead of deteriorating. ANY suggestions would be appreciated! THANKS!
