my waterpump disaster turned into a blown head gasket....the guy wants $1000 to do both gaskets and send the heads to a machine shop for a look over.....now my problem with that is its getting close to the cost of a rebuild and under my engine everything is leaking oil pan is smashed rear main is leaking why not just get a rebuild? im going to start pricing rebuilds i drive my car daily driver all stock i wouldnt mind a little more power but nothing thats going to cut down the life of the motor i want it to run good for a long time. so i was wondering what you guys have paid for rebuilds whats a good price and whats too much thanks....also and aftermarket parts i should pick up to have installed during the rebuild

 

Not worth rebuilding unless it's forged with the good ****e.......in my opinion.

 

well im already in the car for about $1200 with the waterpump and opti and a broken spark plug i dont wanna just abandon it now.....sure everything that could go wrong did go wrong im basicly ready to dive in for the long haul

 

To make ya feel better i had my block crack, my tranny go, my ragtop slashed, waterpump fail and my fuelpump die all within a year and a bit And im a student living on my own lol. THat sucked. (And exactly a year before all that my headgasket went!)

 

hahaha my tranny went when i first got the car along with the engine the dealer had to replace it under 2 day rule LOL but they did a horrible job and ive had nothing but problems now im stuck with it how much did u pay for the rebuild?

 

I paid 2500 CDN To have the block remade, and all the internals replaced with stock stuff. Wish I had more money to do it better though

That also included labor and fluids and such.

 

thats wayyyy cheaper then i thought it would be 2500 cdn thats like 1700 american hmm

 

a friend of mine suggested a cam and rollers for a small hp gain but not to much can anyone here recommend a certain one?

 

I thought my head gasket went too after the waterpump install. Upon engine removal however, I'm pretty sure I hooked one of hte hoses up backwards and was flowing coolant into one of the exhaust manifolds. CHECK ALL THE HOSE, THEN RECHECK THEM AGAIN! I still wanted to rebuild the engine anyways

 

HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO THAT?

 

2500 IS really cheap. I stayed up 13 hours straight evening till morning with my mechanic helping him put it in lol

 

I just had a kicker motor built just to hold me over till i finally get off my butt and finish the 396.. cost me 1700 bux complete from intake to the oil pan.. Mind you that i shattered 4 rod's and 4 piston's and the crank was cracked.. w/ all new internal's.. Guy is in Queen's NY and does excel. Work.. Comes w/ a warranty as well..12 months' 12K miles.. Ain't much.. but its somthing.. Actually took the motor back to him for a few other things like a 847 cam , valve springs, and a cloyes.. All that and still under warranty.. the rear main leaking is really not that big of a deal.. the smashed oil pan sounds quite interesting actually.. how'd that happen? otherwise just put together a reg. rebuild and the more part's he can reuse such as the rod's, crank and stuff it could be cheaper.. Don't have the number but its' westchester crankshaft in queens in case you wanted it..

 

Didn't anyone tell you to stop smoking the dope when working on your car.

That's just obsurd

 

For what you are looking for, I think the hotcam kit would be ideal. Will be fine for your daily driver and includes everything you need to upgrade the valvetrain along with the cam.

 

where can i pickup the hotcam kit?