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Author Topic: How much should an engine rebuild cost?  (Read 3208 times)

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Offline PDXAmC

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How much should an engine rebuild cost?
« on: March 19, 2013, 06:36:23 PM »
So I am about to take my Eagle in for (in my opinion) some major work this week. I know an engine rebuild can entail a lot of things and can be done to higher or lesser degrees of completeness. What have you paid for a rebuild on a 258? Also what do you all think is a reasonable shop rate? Thanks everyone.

Offline TLC87Eagle

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Re: How much should an engine rebuild cost?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2013, 07:25:03 PM »
I have about $1,100 in my engine.
Around $350 of that was in Machine Shop Work.

This includes:
-Bored .030 over
-Crank .010 under
-Decked .005
-Milled .005
-Head Reworked with Valves, Springs, Etc.
-Sealed Power Pistons
-Hastings Chrome Rings
-Clevite 77 Bearings
-Melling Oil Pump
-Isky Cam and Lifters
-Cloyes Double Roller Timing Set.
-Fuel Pump
-Water Pump
-TFI Ignition Upgrade
-Gasket Set
-Carb Rebuild Kit

And Probably a few other things I can't remember.
1987 Eagle Wagon Limited

Offline Amc1320

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Re: How much should an engine rebuild cost?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2013, 07:56:03 PM »
$1400 bucks for everything exept new carb and dizzy I added, (included all the gaskets I needed to finish it up as well) but I had the shop do everything exept remove and replace the engine, I have done it before but felt more comfortable with the 30K mile warranty if they reassembled it.

Got 160K miles out of it once, gonna go for it again!!
Rob c
84 Eagle Limited Wagon (driven everyday)
81 Eagle Kammback
81 Spirit (undergoing surgery)
83 Spirit (parts car giving it all to keep the rest going)
Manchester, TN

Offline vangremlin

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Re: How much should an engine rebuild cost?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2013, 11:00:09 PM »
That sounds about like what I expected it would cost for a typical rebuild.
1981 Kammback 258 - "Pepe"
1980 Coupe 258 - "Ginger
1972 Gremlin X 304
1978 Gremlin 4 cyl 121 - sold
1964 TBird 390 - sold

 

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