Thread: 390 rebuild??$$$$$
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11-04-2006 10:06 AM #1
390 rebuild??$$$$$
I really would love to rebuild the 390 engine in my t-bird but after shopping around why is it so much cheaper to just by a rebuilt 390 already done from a good shop? I have gotten prices on total rebuilt 390's for about 1,300.00 all the way to 1,500.00. after crunching numbers on what i need to do to my original engine i am well above these estimates without a warranty that some of these shops include. is my thinking all wrong or should i get the rebuilt and save some big cash. i really would like to just use my engine and learn some more about the car but this doesn't all add up to me......why?I am the sun...Show me your moon!
The last couple of weeks have been spent waiting on parts and getting the engine ready to put in the car. I found a manifold (turned out the guy I bought the center sump oil pan from had one). It’s...
1968 Plymouth Valiant 1st Gen HEMI