I was just wondering how many of you have rebuilt you engines your self? Money is tight right now and i need a rebuild on my engine, i have all the parts needed and plenty of friends that can help me, is it worth it for me to rebuild it?

 

If you have the tools to do it you will come out about $400.00 ahead than just buying one , if you havto buy the pricison tools it might be the same or cost a bit more but you will be ready for the next time . if money is tight and you don't have the engin measuring tools it will be worth the $1000 to have it done .

 

one thing to concider is do you feel like you can do it..ANOTHER THING IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WORKING ON AN ENGINE IS NOT A GOOD THING.....things you need is an engine stand..like 45.00 at sams..then you need a ring compressor, plastic gauge,a real good torque wrench, 1/2" and 3/8" sockets and some rubber tubes to go over the bolts on the rods not to scratch the crank, a feeler gauge to check ring gap, wire brushes to clean passage ways, tap to clean all the threads, scraper the clean oil,dirt,gaskets, a punch to mark your rods, a mic to check crank,rod openings,bore,lifter bores...I know I'm missing something else?????

 

how about a manual with some instructions on how to rebuild the engine there vfast! LOL
and get one with plenty of pictures so it's easier to understand what they are trying to tell you about.

 

opps.. don't need no freaking pictures that how to hotrod a small block ford is a good book from what I hear

 

If i rebuilt it and bored it .030 over would i need a new crankshaft, which would you recomend just rebuilding it to stock or boring it .030 over

 

you just need the stock size crank if your boring it .030 over, you need a different crank if your going to do a stroker, like a 331 or 347 and you would need different rods, and the block would have to be clearenced as you have it machined. if you want a stroker i would say just buy a short block from dss or coast high performance.

 

if you go .030 over all you will need that is different than a regular rebuild are new pistons. i would suggest getting flat top pistons while ur at it (as long as you dont mind running 93 octane). it will give you more power.

a degree wheel would also help on the rebuild. you need many kinds of assembly lubes. summit has a kit that includes all of them. do you plan on having your block hot tanked? i suggest getting it done because it does a lot of cleaning for you that you cant really do without it. you will need to borrow a harmonic balancer puller from someone/someplace. if you plan on replacing your cam bearings you will need a cam bearing puller/installer. you also need tons of bags of various sizes to organize parts. also you will need a big garbage bag to cover the engine when ur not workin on it. i think that about covers it

 

so im looking around $500 or so doing it myself, or maybe around $1000 to have some pro's do it. Hmm. after thinking about it i know i could do it but i would would trust someone that does it for a living a little more.