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Posted 22 August 2016 - 10:44 PM
trying to a get a idea of what a 308 rebuild would cost from a shop
specs red 308 trimatic block
new items supplied ,acl brand etc
new oil pump
timing chain
flats top pistons
new moly rings
new welsh plugs
new gasket kit
new cam ,rod ,main bearings
reco heads with new large valve,Lt1 springs etc
hone block only
linish crank
resize rods etc
cleaned and assembled to a long motor stage
thnaks
Lotsa Posts!
Posted 22 August 2016 - 10:54 PM
Try Westend for guideline....been told they're good to deal with & not stuff people around.
Cool
Posted 22 August 2016 - 11:00 PM
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Posted 22 August 2016 - 11:00 PM
4K approxSorry are you suppling all those parts Tony
Cool
Posted 22 August 2016 - 11:03 PM
_ljxu1torana_
Posted 23 August 2016 - 01:17 AM
to pay 4 grand you want the engine builder to supply the parts as well as the rebuild.
_imperial engines_
Posted 23 August 2016 - 06:39 AM
We are building a lot of Holden V8's these days. Everything from street cruisers to full race boat engines. I recently did a Ski boat engine -not a hottie but a good quality ,reliable build with well matched parts, cost about $4500. We are currently doing a Race Boat engine, 253, cost with all systems-i.e. ignition, carb, exhaust, cooling, will go well over $20K. Keep in mind a good ignition "sysyem" will set you back $1350. The labour for this build is about $8k. This includes a lot of flowbench time and head work- alighn honing the main tunnel, the conrods have about 9 hrs labour put into them A9l, radius milled top and bottom, beam polished, new bolts , resized, Shot peaned,pin bore mods.Several mock up builds required to get deck heights , valve clearences, rod clearancing etc. Crankshaft needs a lot of prep work before grinding and balancing to ensure that the assembly can be internally balanced without heavy metal.
What i'm getting at is that if you are rebuilding a 30+ year old engine and wanting to improve performance AND have durability ,there are many area's that need attention.
One not one your bores only needing a hone. Bores can LOOK ok but run a bore gauge through and you will see some startling deviations in size, shape , roundness, Taper , wear.
As for your build,I would think you would need to spend $3.5-4K on labour/ Machining plus parts.
Otherwise grab a cheap 355 kit, cheap alloy heads, cheap manifold, decent cam, basic L34 heads and screw it all togeter for probably about $7K with machining.What could possibly go wrong!
Hope this helps.
Cheers
_ljxu1torana_
Posted 23 August 2016 - 06:44 AM
hi nick 20 grand for a boat anchor.the customer should have had a 308 or a 350 done up for that kind of money.
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Posted 23 August 2016 - 06:58 AM
i supplied the block, crank, x rods,rockers and crank
it will have a 286 cam ,edelebrock manifold and a rochester carb which i supplied as well
looking to get mild performance gain and reliability
Will get a tax invoice and warranty
_Lightyear_
Posted 23 August 2016 - 07:12 AM
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