Engine assembly cost?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Engine assembly cost?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bryan C on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 08:36 am:

How much should I expect to pay to have the engine assembled? Including the valve train and all with the correct shims and what not.
Not counting any machine work or any parts, just assembly.
Thanks


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Vaughn on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 09:38 am:

Are all the parts clean? Does the assembly person have to spend a lot of time cleaning parts?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 09:40 am:

There is a lot of fitting required if you do a good job. I'd figure $500 anyway.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 10:13 am:

That's about right, $500, depending on cleaning and fitting.

Last short block was in '07 and that was the assembly labor, $430.
And note the cylinder boring cost, opening up to .040"....the cost listed is the actual machine shop cost $48.00 for all 4.


2007


And here is a receipt from 1988, where I had a block bored only for new alum pistons, the machine shop cost was $49 for all 4!

Dang, machine shops boring charges haven't changed much!


1988


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bryan C on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 03:50 pm:

Everything will be cleaned and I can even balance the pistons, both ends of the rods and piston rings.
I know machine work varies based on shop and the engine itself so I didn't want to bother asking about that.
So $430-$500 answers the question, thanks!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank van Ekeren (Australia) on Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 05:02 pm:

I might have to start charging again, I still do it for nothing for club members, babbitt and all, just the cost of parts!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson on Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - 12:51 am:

I am moving to Oz


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