Short block rebuild
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Racer
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From: Hometown The best
Short block rebuild
I was wondering how much it should cost to have rings and bearing installed in my engine. The engine will be out of the car with the heads, exhaust manifolds, intake, waterpump, timing chain, cam, fuel pump and oil pan removed and of course all accessories removed also. I will be installing a new cam, gear drive, heads, intake, carb., fuel pump, dist., headers, water pump and other accessories once the ring and bearing are installed. Would the stock pistons be o.k. for a mild performance build.
Drifting
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From: Oxford Ohio
Rebuild
I wouldn't put new bearings in unless I turned the crank and reconditioned the rods. Also wouldn't put new rings in without a bore and hone of the cylinders.
After all that, it would practically be a rebuild. While it's that far apart I'd replace the cam bearings.
After all that, it would practically be a rebuild. While it's that far apart I'd replace the cam bearings.
Melting Slicks
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From: Texas
just had mine done 79 350, cleaned, bored .030 over (355), keith black flattop pistons, rebuilt vortec rods, new cam bearings. deck the block .010", polished crank. i reassembled everything else. $680. just for the short block.
Drifting
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From: grand prairie texas
It sounds like you are pretty much planning on a rebuild. Once you tear the engine down its best to carry the block to a place that can vat it out and from there they will mike the cylinders to see if you can get by keeping the engine standard bore and honing the glaze off of your cylinder walls. They will also put new cam bearings into your block. That probably will cost you about $150 dollars. You from there can install your own rings on the pistons and rent a ring compressor and install them your self. The rods and main bearings are also easy to install your self once the machine shop has checked out the crank journals
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Racer
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Hey speedreed8 ..........Was the $680.00 for parts and labor. That sounds like a bargain compared to what I've spent on my parts so far. What cu. in. would 60 over give me and what are the pro and cons for going 60 over instead of 30 over.
Drifting
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Bore and torque plate hone $26 per hole, Crank turn $100. Cam bearings and plugs with threading oil journals $25, Recon rods $10 per rod, thermo clean and shot peen block $39, Deck if needed $75, Balance parts and crank $170.
The heads depends on what they need.
The heads depends on what they need.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Texas
$680= parts(new pistons,recon rods,bearings,freeze plugs,cleaning, paint) + labor+ machine work.
Higginbothom machine, tyler, tex.
i installed, new dart iron eagle heads, roller rockers (summit), howards retro-fit roller cam, new msd hei,
stock L82 alum. intake, jet performance quadrajet. it runs quite well. i'm pleased with perf. i know everybody likes pics.
my son helping reassemble new engine
Higginbothom machine, tyler, tex.
i installed, new dart iron eagle heads, roller rockers (summit), howards retro-fit roller cam, new msd hei,
stock L82 alum. intake, jet performance quadrajet. it runs quite well. i'm pleased with perf. i know everybody likes pics.
my son helping reassemble new engine
Last edited by speedreed8; Dec 7, 2010 at 09:55 PM.
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Racer
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From: Hometown The best
That looks like about 600 labor and rotating assemblies from summit are$221 to about $350 for 4.30 pistons, rings, bearingsgaskets and freeze plugs. So thats about $900 to $1000 for parts and labor. Sound about right
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Racer
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If I only lived in Texas I would jump on the $680 deal. Thats a bargain. I'll see what I can find here in Virginia for near that price now that I have a basis to go by. Thanks for the info
Instructor
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From: San Antonio Texas
Keep in mind that rebuilding is good, providing that the machine shops are doing whats best for the customer. Sometimes they'll tell you that..."well we can't reuse this, or that..." And in the end you end up paying more than if you got a summit short block(355 .030) ASSEMBLED. Just my thoughts on it. Talk to these guys here, maybe someones in the area that can recommend you someone?
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I was wondering how much it should cost to have rings and bearing installed in my engine. The engine will be out of the car with the heads, exhaust manifolds, intake, waterpump, timing chain, cam, fuel pump and oil pan removed and of course all accessories removed also. I will be installing a new cam, gear drive, heads, intake, carb., fuel pump, dist., headers, water pump and other accessories once the ring and bearing are installed. Would the stock pistons be o.k. for a mild performance build.
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