>Based upon your experiences, is this figure too much or am I getting off easy?
Too much.
2 years ago I paid $2500 for R and R of my 4 cyl MGB engine. This was a
situation where I dropped off the broken car and pickup a
running car. Full rebuild.
This year I had an engine rebuilt by a national MGB race engine prep shop.
Including EVERYTHING on the engine and shipping across
the country it cost what you are paying. Remember this was everything from the
front fan to the clutch plate, and from the oil
filler cap to the oil pan. Totally custom, totally race prepared. This engine
runs around 90 horsepower, true, at the rear wheels.
Shop around.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of William Killeffer
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:27 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: apology and question
>
>
>Hello,
>Due to an email snafu and bankruptcy of my isp, I have neither been able to
>send nor receive the list. So, if any of you have attempted to contact me, I
>apologize for the trouble.
>Here's my question w/ background:
>I finally got my 74 mgb to run, but the popping noise I mentioned one time
>continued and was supplemented my occasional carb backfires. Adjustments to
>the carbs did nothing, and the presence of a seepage down one side of the
>engine lead me to believe a head gasket replacement might cure this problem.
>Since I've never done that before, I took it to a Eurasian car mechanic here
>in town that had done some work for some friends. One of the mechanics on
>staff used to be a mechanic at the local MG dealer before it closed. After a
>few hrs, they called me to come and look at what they had found. Due to the
>negligence of some dpo in the past, the camshaft, valve lifters, rod
>bearings and several other parts were worn out, and the exhaust valves had
>pounded themselves into the head, and the cylinder walls were way off spec.
>The head gasket was also bad, but that's beside the point. Today, he
>determined that the pistons were worn out as well. On the bright side, the
>block was not cracked and the head was sound with no warpage.
>The price he quoted me for all this to be replaced was $3600. That's more
>than I paid for the car! Now, I trust his integrity because he has done some
>work for friends, but he did charge my best friend nearly $8000 to rebuild
>the engine and tranny on his 70s Porsche 911.
>Based upon your experiences, is this figure too much or am I getting off
>easy? There aren't too many other shops here in town that do this sort of
>work to the best of my knowledge. The end result would be a nearly new
>engine, but I'm trying to avoid getting ripped off.
>
>Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving,
>-William Killeffer
>1974 MGB
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