I G Joe

ok my car was hit and i am worried about the damage that was done. but i was thinking if they cut me a check for $1,400 could i get new pistons/rings and have my block bored .030 over to a 306 within that price range?

my engine has high miles on it and i wanna make it last longer.

5speed GT

you could have that done for that money and have money for a full gasket set also

88mustang

There not gonna cut you a check for $1400 on an 86 GT with high miles. They'll just total out the car and give the book value. Or they will total it out and sell it back to for a couple hundred bucks. Theoretically though, you could by a complete stroker kit for less than 1K with all new internals. That would be new pistons/rings/rods/crank. Summit has a 306 kit for like $800-900.

5speed GT

dont forget machine work

88mustang

Yes, + a couple hundred at the machine shop.

I G Joe

yes i understand the whole totalling thing but they came out and gave me a quote so, so far it hasnt been totalled and lets hope it stays that way. another thing is they might just pay the body shop directly.

gbtrout

Normally they only do that if it has a loan on it.

I G Joe

oh well in that case i guess that wont happen.