Hey everyone i was thinkin of having the engine rebuilt over the winter time...i was wondering whats the averagae price to do a whole complete motor....im not to mechanically inclined i just know how to do basic stuff.. any help or ideas appreciated...it blows white smoke when i get on it. i just bought this car about a month ago
Tell you what, the best thing you can do is go to your local engine building shops and talk to one of the guys and let them know what you want done and get price quotes. You gotta remember that the prices these other guys are gonna give you on this site will vary cause they are in different parts of the states.
i your willing to learn i would rebuild it yourself. the engine in a mustang is probably one of the easiest things to work on. rebuilding an engine is simple and only takes basic knowledge. its just nuts a bolts. if you DIY and your walls and pistons are good you could do a nice re-ring, which will replace the main and rod bearings, all pistons rings, all gaskets and seals. usually you wont get cam bearings or core plugs but a machine shop does that pretty cheap. pull the engine, strip it down. take the block and heads to the machine shop have them check it out and machine it and etc whatever it needs. whiles its out you could upgrade the heads,cam and intake for more performance. its not a hard process, grab a chiltons manual and it tells you all you need to know. you will gain alot of knowledge about your car. not to mention the feeling you get when you fire up an engine YOU built. not some shop, YOU built. cant beat it.
get a haynes or a chiltons and go to town on it. take lots of pics along the way for reference so you dont get lost. other than that your only real expense will be how much a machine shop will charge you to clean/hone your block. may as well put in new bearings and rebuild your rods while you are at it. I am sure you can have everything done and buttoned back up for less than 500 if you keep it stock.
