Tim, I wouldn't say that was high, considering how much work you had done,
and how many new parts went into it. A typical "rings and bearings" rebuild
might very well be less, however. And one where the owner did the
disassembly and re-assembly and the shop only did the machine work could be
much less.
But this discussion of rebuild costs is really somewhat irrelevant, since
the original poster didn't even own the car in question, yet, and had not
even examined the engine to get an idea of what might need to be renewed --
he just "assumed" it would need rebuilding. Just like he "assumed"
shoehorning in a Chevy would be cheaper. I think enough listers have
pooh-poohed that idea that I need not add any additional comments. I'd just
like to say that a lot of the fun of owning an MG is in the idea of
"MG-ness" -- that it is not a Chevy or Ford or something equally mundane.
And it's not like the engine parts are difficult to come by, or even
particularly expensive for the most part.
on 11/5/01 10:51 AM, Tim Economu at economu@whidbey.com wrote:
> Dave said"
> I don't know where you are, but $2700 sounds awfully high. Try calling a
> few machine shops and see what they want to rebuild the engine."
>
> Just had mine rebuilt by Performance Motors near Seattle for 2500 bucks. New
> cam, lifters, 3 angle grind, larger stainless valves, double row cam chain,
> rebore cylinders, new pistons and pins, reground crank, line bore cam and
> new bearings, and new pump. Also the engine was balanced. Got the parts and
> labor bill and it all seemed in order. This was just for the long block,
> since I removed and reinstalled the engine. Does anyone else think this is
> high?
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Tim Economu
> 1969 MGBGT
>
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