Richard wrote:
>
> For a very worn motor, she ran very well. She should run much better
> when I get her back. Completely rebuilt, slight overbore (he's
> leaving me one rebore left), reground cam, head done up (but I
> forget exactly what's being done). It's a hot up he does regularly
> and apparently produces a much more powerful motor, with a little
> less bottom end, but retaining its drivability and a smooth idle.
> Cripes, I might be able to blow off motorised scooters now. A
> standard motor rebuild costs $3,000. The hot motor costs $3,300, and
> prepared for unleaded fuel, $3,600. Why would anyone build a
> standard motor?
... and this is in Australian dollars (South Sea peso) - so if you
'murricans want to get a cheap rebuild you can send it to Australia.
But I would wait until the Aussie dollar drops to $US0.25 and then you
can come out with the engine for a holiday and still get the rebuild for
cheaper than you would have it done in the US!
So Richard, I expect to see you out at the track after that rebuild. I
will still be running my worn out motor so you should be able to keep up
with me :-)
18th November... the last sprint of the year and it is a wonderful
Twilight Sprint. Sprinting in Summer at night with the top down... it
doen't get much better than that :-)
Eric
'68MGB MkII
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