| Re: Dreaming of a new engine |
Subject: Re: Dreaming of a new engine by rklessdriver on 2011/5/5 21:26:31 You got to figure his cost of the parts is pretty low as I'm sure he buys from a huge parts distributor like EPW or Carolina.... You can buy "good enough" parts really cheap from them. Cast Badger flat top pistons are only like $60.00 a set, Clemex or ACL or Engine Tech brgs $15 a set, cast ring set, ect.... He can charge whatever he wants for labor/machine work. I can remember when a friend of mine who owned a general engine rebuild/machine shop was trying to compete with the cut rates and he told me he could actually turn a small profit building and selling a stock rebuild 350 SBC for like $950.00 just using what was ever parts were on closeout or sale at EPW. It's possible but I don't think your getting the best stuff. Of course it's all in how good of parts you need and it may be fine. If you can get an itemized break down of the parts he will use, me or PeteK can tell you for sure. Will |
