In a previous thread I went through the machinations associated with determining if I had a bad cam or not on my old Vette. It turns out I have so it needs to be replaced.
With some egging on from some chums, I have decided to go ahead and pull the engine and try replace it, and lifters of course, etc.
As part of it, I tried to do the market survey to see what the options were.
A rebuilt motor is about 2-2500 around here (SBC 350), plus you'd have to get it put in.
I went to a dealer and a couple of garages and surprisingly, they could not quote me a price to fix the engine, or replace it with a replacement. The local garage does not do that sort of thing any more, only peripheral types of repairs (brakes, etc) - not the heavy duty ones like this. The dealer just told me about $100/hr - as long as it takes.
I admit I am a rank amateur for sure, but there is a lot to be removed to do all this and irrespective of experience, I figure I must be looking at 15-20 hrs labor to do all of this, which put me into the $4000+ range for a replacement engine and $1500+ just to repair it. Obviously if I could replace the cam with the engine in a could get away with not removing as much, but this way I can take a good look at all the subsystems as well. Steering hoses, fuel, vacuum hoses, etc.
Just wondering if I am all wet with that cost assessment to have it done. I decided to try pull it and do it for about $500 in parts and go through all the old hoses and such at the same time as it is out, so it is all moot.
I'm just curious.