Thanks, Greg, laughing about all the good points you make here!
I'll look at the other options, I've had good feedback on shops that
could do the rebuild.
I'll keep you posted.
Dawson
On May 7, 2008, at 6:00 AM, gtwincams wrote:
> Dawson, Steve,
> I'm afraid the days of having that much free time to completely
> rebuild
> someone else's engine are long gone for me. It's a nice, altruistic
> idea, but this club has a hard enough time deciding on drive
> destinations - do you want your engine rebuilt by such a committee?
> You
> will definitely get what you pay for (the term "zero sum" comes to
> mind). It could work with a more structured organization, or in a high
> school auto shop, or if you have a close friend in the club who is
> capable, but I'd be pleasantly surprised to see it work by having a
> series of tech sessions. My gearbox tech session worked because
> John's a
> friend and you all just watched me take it apart, but it's going to be
> enough work for me to rebuild his gearbox, it takes a back seat to my
> own projects, and he's going to owe me a lot more than putting
> together
> a resource list for club members...
> For a sense of proportion here, Dawson, the engine I'm rebuilding
> for my
> Lotus has taken me 3 months with parts delays, machine shop backlogs,
> receiving wrong parts, finding new problems, etc., and would cost me
> $8-10,000 from a professional. Even though your MG should not take as
> long or cost as much because it is simpler, you want it done
> correctly,
> and probably within the next 5 years, I expect.
> Just trying to be honest here. If someone else wants to disprove my
> position, please step in.
> Cheers,
> Greg
>
>
> Dawson Church wrote:
>> OK, this sounds great. I have room in my garage, and there's no time
>> pressure, so we could schedule tech sessions to diagnose and (after I
>> get the parts required) to fix. I think we should focus on the engine
>> and wiring. I can get the carbs and other peripherals rebuilt
>> elsewhere easily. But the engine and wiring are very practical for
>> other members.
>>
>> Since I will be getting a lot of value from the club in this form,
>> I'll commit to putting together a tech forum / resource list / local
>> shop list for the club web site, in return.
>>
>> Ron, Greg, Steve, others, let me know if you think this is a good
>> plan.
>>
>> Dawson
>>
>>
>> On May 5, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Steve Lehmann wrote:
>>
>>
>>> i would be inclined to belive that w/ the headpower of the clan and
>>> a book why
>>> not somebody come up w/a garage for this engine and do it as a club
>>> project
>>> tech session?
>>>
>>> of course head will have to go to a shop.
>>> (ken-auto life center- yolonda ave)-
>>> take in crank-rods ect. and have them miced-
>>> i say it could be a good club project.
>>> just a thought-
>>> steve.
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