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Re: MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild

To: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild
From: "Rick deOlazarra" <cattail@redshift.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:24 -0700
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild


> Hi folks,
>
> I've got a '57 MGA with a 1600 engine in it that I am rebuilding to be a
> driver car, and I want to overhaul the engine before I put the car back
> together after painting. I have tried searching the internet for
> estimated costs for an overhaul, but have come up empty. Assuming the
> engine is in decent shape, with no major problems, what should I expect
> to pay someone to overhaul it, replacing things like oil pump, water
> pump, satellite valves, etc?
>
> TIA
>
> Howard Battan
> Auburn, WA


Howard,
 Can't help you out on a rebuild estimate, but for perspective, I got a
quote of about $4500 for a thorough quality rebuild on my 1600.

-Rick

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