RE: [Chevelle-list] Engine Work

[Dale McIntosh]

As mentioned, $500 - $1000 isn't out of line for cleaning, valve work, etc. plus parts.  I wouldn't purchase ANY parts until the cleaning and such has been done.  That'll let you know things like the bearing sizes, or if it needs a new crank kit, bore size and if it needs an overbore, etc.  I had my 396 rebuilt/freshed up a couple of years ago and it cost about $2400 and that included R&R'ing the engine (granted, a good chunk of the cost) and an additional .020 overbore and pistons along with a 3-angle valve job.  In addition, they had to have a guy from a race shop come to their shop (same town) to tune the injection for the new parts I'd had installed.   Dale McIntosh TC Gold #92/ACES #1709/NECOA #41 67SS/67 Elky Dale?s Place  My 67 SS and 67 El Camino ChevelleStuff  Decoding info on 64-72 Chevelles Team 67  1967 Chevelle/El Camino Specific Midwest Chevelles  Midwest Chevelle Show Information   I've stopped 818 spam messages. You can too! One month FREE spam protection at www.cloudmark.com   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Gary W. Treible Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 3:14 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: [Chevelle-list] Engine Work   My question is what should I expect to pay to have the block cleaned, painted, and re-assembled if I supply the parts (cam shaft, lifters, pistons, etc.).  Are there things I should look out for?   I don't want to screw this up.   Gary