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Hi i live in melbourne
Im looking for places to bye reco engings
im after a 308 and im to nervious to bye one out of
trading post in case its Stuffed.
So i only dound one place called R E engines and
wounding if any one knows any good Places
where i can get a engine from?
Thanks.
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buy a stuffed engine from a wreckers, they will sell you something rebuildable,pay no more than $400 take it to "high torque" in high street preston for rebore ets, take cylinder heads to "head sense" in bendigo surrounding suburbs (dont have the address,
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Don't repco do reco/exchange short motors? they will give you a warranty.. that's if you just want a stocker..?
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If you are buying a
'stuffed motor' make sure it has no more than 40thou rebore because they will take it out to 60 if you buy a 60 it cannot be rebored.
Also pay about $100 - $20 for it and make sure you get the manifolds flywheel water pumpetc they a
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Thanks for the help now just have to shpo around and see wat i com up with.
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Actually that should read $100 - $120 not $20. If there is not much lip on the top of the bores it may not need reboring.
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i once bought a vc 4cyl reco motor from repco, when it arrived it was a HM GEM motor and it was a...well lets just say it was NOT a very good rebuild. edit- sorry it was a VH model, with the air injection... Edited by user Saturday, 26 November 2005 7:54:23 PM(UTC)
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I had my last engine (351 cleveland) done by Wellington Engines in Northern Road West Heidelberg. It's a small place with only a couple of employees. The boss, Jeff Wellington also does some of the machining. Took my stuffed motor to him and told hi Edited by user Saturday, 26 November 2005 10:03:53 PM(UTC)
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thanks mate i give em a call
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i have a 308 turbo pattern short motor with nice bores (std), turns freely but yet to drop the sump for a gander. also a pair of heads from same motor in good nick. are you interested? im near the grampians in west vic |
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