Crash:
Throwing the header and weber prices into the total is cheating! While you
are at it, what about a nice aluminum head, ported and flow benched, total
seal rings, custom oil pan with windage tray, lightened aluminum flywheel,
alloy valve cover, aluminum radiator, serpentine belt ancillary drive,
electronic coil over plug ignition with crank position sensor, electric
water pump? Oh, yeah, and the $4500 supercharger setup too. I bet we could
spend $15k of your money on my dream engine real easy...
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
----- Original Message -----
From "David Ramsey" <dwramsey at worldnet.att.net>
To: <BritishCarMan@aol.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Engine on Ebay
> Jamie, I'm getting the parts from many different places, APT, Summit
> Racing, Crane, and on the net.
> Stock power for a 948 is 43hp @ 5k rpm. I also finished a high level
> "show" stock rebuild two years ago for close to $3k. That included NOS
> steel water pump, lever arm fuel pump, all correct hoses & clamps, and
total
> rebuild of my 1 1/4" H1 SU's. There are pictures of this engine floating
> around on the list.
> My local machine shop will do a quality long block for around
$1500,
> another local shop will also do it for the same amount and it will last 2
> months.
> The cost difference between doing a 948 and 1275 are nil and if
> going to a ribcase your making a big mistake (5- speed is the only way to
> go).
> Some parts for my rebuild are:
> balanced, nitrated, wedged crank $700
> belt drive $250
> Crane lifters & push rods $160
> balanced lightened rods $400
> three ring flat top pistons $400
> All ARP bolts and nuts/studs $250
> Manaflow LCB Jet-hot coated $300
> 40 dcoe Weber/ cannon manifold/ K&N filter with stacks $500
> High-volume oil pump $150
> Vandervell bearing shells $90
> For a total of $3200 just in these parts.
> Add in for extras and machine work I'll be lucky to hold it under $5k.
> This will all be in front of a Datsun 5-speed and 4.22 rear.
> I can do a ring/valve & shell rebuild for around $300
>
>
> >Good lord Crash, who are you getting parts from? I'm keeping mine all
> >original except the cam. Stock power I beleive is 53 hp or was it 48. If
I
> >were to put a bunch of high performance stuff on it then I would probley
> >spend a bundle. My head is still good so I don't have to worry about
that.
> If
> >I were to figure up $3500.00 for a engine rebuild I would just go ahead
and
> >throw a 1275 w/rib case tranny in.
> >
> >Jamie
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