Re: How long to rebuild a motor?

[Kevin Trent <trentkc@domain.elided>]

James offers darn good advice.  Make sure when you begin, the car is in a 
storage situation that will accommodate the project's duration, especially 
if/when the rebuild falls off schedule.  I'm a bottom feeder, and have 
picked up more than a few unfinished projects that had stretched into 
years.  Improperly stored alfas deteriorate quickly.   //kct

At 09:20 AM 8/2/02 +0000, you wrote:


> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:35:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: How long to rebuild a motor?
>
> Two days to two years. <snip>
> If you spend time on it every night and every weekend, taking your time,
> learning, and buying tools and supplies as you go, you could probably
> do it in 3-4 weeks.
>
> Most people, however, don't dedicate this much time to it.  Once you
> pull the engine, don't expect to drive the car again for several months
> while you weave the job into the rest of your life.  If you want to drive
> the car again in a week, give the car to someone else to do the job.
> An experienced, well-equipped shop can do it in 5-10 days, in and out.
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