Does that price include head work too? Remember you most likely don't have valves designed for unleaded gas and they should all be changed if you plan to drive it much, or put many miles on it. That will add significantly to the cost, or not if he's planning on just doing a valve job and leaving them alone.

 

no head work. i think i'm just gonna buy another motor and save mines and rebuild later.

 

hey there guys i need help on this remember the guy that had that to good of a deal on that 350 he dont answer his phone now. im glad i did not both that motor, i was shopping around for motors i found this place that would rebuild my matching # motor for 1500 bucks parts and labor preety much stock rebuild but with a bigger cam. with 2 year warranty what do you thinks.

 

Wow, that's an open door! Depends on what the guy is doing for machine work, what parts he's reusing, what parts he's replacing, and the quality of the replacement parts. How about him doing the machining and you buying whatever parts you want and doing the assembly. You could get a decent setup for 1500 clams. You might even have enough left over for a six pack.

 

well he said all this will be new flat top pistons, rings, mains preety much new bearings all material a rebuild will need, with a better cam, much better heads he will trow in new valves on the head shave or cut the heads.and some more goodies. and he will only re use my block, crank,lifters, and rods. i seen this guy for a while and i never talk to him before but i'm glad i did today his a v.i.p that come to my club were i work. he works at a machine shop this guy has a 68 chevelle pushing 1500 hp so the shop will warranty all work in writing.

 

I see one glaring issue, unless it was a typo! If he's reusing lifters he's a schmuck! The rest can be reused if they are properly checked. Hot tank and magniflux the block, align bore the mains, size the rods, turn the crank mains and rod journals (if needed), and of course new soft plugs, etc.
A small blcok Chevy is about the cheapest engine one could ever rebuild; stock or modified! A complete engine kit with hypertectic pistons from Summit is only around $225. Add a cam/lifters for another $100, and that leaves a lot for heads or head work. You could easily be under $600 reusing your heads if they are rebuildable. At least if you can do the assembly work. If you can't then $900 more seems a bit on the high side from what I see. I know local shops here that will do it for around $1250-$1300 turn key. Some will do it for as little as $750 if you provide all the parts. This is for a simple rebuild with rebore; and a bit less if it just needs honed.
Now if we're talking blueprinting, balancing, and all sorts of high performance work, it can be very spendy!

 

I thought I was seeing things...I guess not. Reuse the lifters???! Heck no!
As far as the machine work for the motor, I priced mine today, and I'm going to get all my machine work i.e. block hot tanked, magnafluxed, bored and honed they're also going to completely rebuild my heads and put new cam bearings in, all for right at $500. That's at Napa's machine shop.
I'm going to do assembly myself (with all the parts from Summit, I'm still going to come in around $1K)
You gotta check around. The guy I talked to yesterday told me $500 just to do my block, no explanation...just " well, that's the only way I'll do it".
I said..."I'll get back to ya", then called the other machine shop in town Napa, and lo and behold, they have a price list, and explained (in almost painful detail) what every thing entailed, and the price for everything.
Just be careful, folks all over are looking to make a buck at someone elses expense.

 

Yep! Very good point. A quality shop will estimate what each step is and the cost. When I had mine done the machine work was just over $500, and that didn't include heads. The shop charged $7 per rod to size, $10 per hole to bore, $160 to align bore the mains. $30 to hot tank and magniflux. The rest I don't remember details of pricing, but it included installing soft plugs, turning the crank, polishing, assembling the rods and pistons, etc.
My engine kit was another $500 with the .040" forged pistons and 10-10 main/rod bearings.
What was truly amazing and fortunate was my block. The original 427 had a crack, and they quoted me $80 to fix a 3/8" crack. The welder had a mishap of some kind and they lost my block when it split in half! I was devastated beyond words. Not because it couldn't be replaced, but because it would have to be replaced with a newer 454 bare block and my parts fitted to that.
As I was leaving the owner stopped me and said he might have an option if I wanted to exchange my pistons. My block needed .020" bore, and he had a block sitting there that a customer left 18 months earlier, and owed them $190 for hot tank and align boring. He gave me the block for what was owed on it and credited me for the work they had already done to my block, so it was basically free to me!
And now the really strange part! When I checked the engine numbers and dates the replacement block was the exact same date code, with the same prefix and suffix letters as my block! Except for the serial numbers inbetween it was a twin to what was destroyed, only needing .040" bore instead of .020" bore! How's that for coincidences?

 

Sorry type o .I agree with you guys but here in cali,machine work and labor is very expensive. I shop around and that was the cheapest. i found, parts are not bad but the labor, skills me just for them to take out and put back in the motor they charge 600 bucks. if i take them motor is 600 bucks to rebuild to stock. and 1300 with new. 270 cam,hot tank the block and bored or what ever they do can't remember lol lol,flat top piston,lifters,702 or 202 valves,hv pump,double roller chain,cut and shave my heads,started,fuel pump,water pump,redo the radiator,and other good stuff. with 2 year warranty. make it turn key, Another local shop wanted 1800 bucks for this same set up. and 800 for labor to take out and put back the motor. so i drove 80 miles to the shop that gave me the best deal,the car will be done in 10 days, the motor also will be balance and blueprinted what ever that means,the owner of the shop gave me everything in writing,and said that my car would be very reliable, with a little kick more. if i have any problems with the car when is done to bring it back and he will take care of it. and give me a rental free of charge until they fix the problem.
I know is kinda pricy but i rather have somebody that knows what there doing, and have it done right the first time instead of me messing something up. I had to learn the hard way.

 

Hey pard, its your money and your decision. I for one am not questioning your call. Udowhatchagottado.