custommade
7th August 2013, 06:56 PM
Hi guys,
So removed the 186 from my SWB today and tore it down.
It was not in the best of shape from my quick look main bearings and big end bearings were very worn and some had deep gouges and these were on the crank too.
Didn't put my micrometers on anything but pistons and bores looked fairly worn too.
So a full bottom end rebuild then. Took it to my local engine builder told him that Id like him to do the machine work, and he may as well supply the pistons and bearings, as he's going to have to grind the crank and bore so just easier if he gets what is needed to fit. And I would put it all together.
He gave me a quote off the top of his head of about $2000 do you think that this is a reasonable price for machine work, pistons+rings, bearings and gaskets?
I don't know what machine work costs never had much done before.
Machine work:
Hot tank
Crack test
Bore
Hone
Welsh plugs
Cam bearings installed
Fit pistons to rods
Probably deck the block too?
What do you think??? to much, cheap, about right?
Cheers
Luke
So removed the 186 from my SWB today and tore it down.
It was not in the best of shape from my quick look main bearings and big end bearings were very worn and some had deep gouges and these were on the crank too.
Didn't put my micrometers on anything but pistons and bores looked fairly worn too.
So a full bottom end rebuild then. Took it to my local engine builder told him that Id like him to do the machine work, and he may as well supply the pistons and bearings, as he's going to have to grind the crank and bore so just easier if he gets what is needed to fit. And I would put it all together.
He gave me a quote off the top of his head of about $2000 do you think that this is a reasonable price for machine work, pistons+rings, bearings and gaskets?
I don't know what machine work costs never had much done before.
Machine work:
Hot tank
Crack test
Bore
Hone
Welsh plugs
Cam bearings installed
Fit pistons to rods
Probably deck the block too?
What do you think??? to much, cheap, about right?
Cheers
Luke