genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 06/05/15 08:28 AM Author Share Posted 06/05/15 08:28 AM ok , lets say the spool rods and ross pistons cost him $1400 . $600 for balancing . bearings and rings $600 . the engine will only need a hone and the crank is also in perfect condition . so that is $1650 to assemble the bottom end of the engine . now if it takes him 10 hour to assemble that makes it $165 per hour . might be wrong but I do not think it would take me longer to file finish the rings and fit bearings in that time if I was a engine rebuilder , but I am not so I am only guessing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 06/05/15 09:16 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 09:16 AM Doesn't matter if you think the crank is in 'perfect condition'. What you've been quoted is balancing the entire rotating assembly with new slugs and rods and meat pulled out of the crank counterweights to suit. This isn't backyard rebuild on 186 red motor. If you want a quality bottom end mate then pay the money to one of the most respected engine builders going around. Or, just keep the train wreck going. Plenty have given you advice to try and help but you keep second guessing or go around in circles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Donating Members 932 Member For: 16y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: north QLD Posted 06/05/15 09:18 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 09:18 AM Pretty sure the reject shop build and sell race engines in isle 3 for a grand maybe check that out.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 06/05/15 09:33 AM Author Share Posted 06/05/15 09:33 AM train wreck here we come , isle 3 it is . thanks for the advise , but I will see what the other engine rebuilder charges . so I can compare prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 06/05/15 09:33 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 09:33 AM Were you getting a girdle and main studs supplied by any chance in that build price as well Gunna? Tony normally uses ACL or King race bearings in his builds too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 06/05/15 09:45 AM Author Share Posted 06/05/15 09:45 AM no girdle or main studs , as he said the power I am after it would not be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff xr6t Member 569 Member For: 11y 1m 18d Posted 06/05/15 09:57 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 09:57 AM Just put rods in it and leave the rest. If your gonna do rods and Pistons and all the rest then do it to your ba motor and put the fg one together and sell it no point building the fg motor when you have a ba one there. But I still say just put rods in the FG motor an through it back together and beat on it!! I've seen a standard El motor in my mates car go for over 6 years with 400rwkw broke 3x tko600 5 speed boxes ( they are the strongest 5 speed that tremec make and on paper are stronger then a t56) blown up 3x btr 4 speeds and the motor is only just starting to put oil in the catch can now. This is a car that is on the two step a lot thrown around on a burnout pad smashing the limiter so put it together with the standard Pistons and worry about puting forged Pistons in it when the stock ones let go. When a piston lets go the rest of motor should be fine but when a rod lets go the rest of the motor will be completely f*cked head, crank, block, sump and everything else apart from probably cams will be destroyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 06/05/15 09:58 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 09:58 AM Are u really sure about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 06/05/15 10:00 AM Share Posted 06/05/15 10:00 AM Gunna are u positive that price did not include girdle and main studs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 06/05/15 10:11 AM Author Share Posted 06/05/15 10:11 AM he wanted $4500 for the girdle included and then said that it is not needed . you can phone him tomorrow to see what he said to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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