Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
Gotta suffer to be beautious - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close! Steve: Sounds like 1200 bucks difference? Did the extra parts require additional labor? nothing is free is this world. It's a little late but you should have asked for additional cost before you ordered additional parts. As a building contractor I was always bit in the butt by additional work until I started using additional work orders. Hate to say it but I doubt if your machinist is trying to gouge you, but if I had been him I wouldn't have proceeded until I got an AWO authorization. My 454 rebuilt without the aluminum heads was over 4300 bucks. Larry (Z)
RE: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
For what it's worth, (if nothing else but to make ya'll feel better), my 383 chunked me for $4500. That's the price ya pay to live in Alaska! Kerry A. Fruhauf, SSgt, USAF Unit Security Manager 3 CS/SCBS 552-9751 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close! Steve: Sounds like 1200 bucks difference? Did the extra parts require additional labor? nothing is free is this world. It's a little late but you should have asked for additional cost before you ordered additional parts. As a building contractor I was always bit in the butt by additional work until I started using additional work orders. Hate to say it but I doubt if your machinist is trying to gouge you, but if I had been him I wouldn't have proceeded until I got an AWO authorization. My 454 rebuilt without the aluminum heads was over 4300 bucks. Larry (Z)
Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
Steve: Sounds like 1200 bucks difference? Did the extra parts require additional labor? nothing is free is this world. It's a little late but you should have asked for additional cost before you ordered additional parts. As a building contractor I was always bit in the butt by additional work until I started using additional work orders. Hate to say it but I doubt if your machinist is trying to gouge you, but if I had been him I wouldn't have proceeded until I got an AWO authorization. My 454 rebuilt without the aluminum heads was over 4300 bucks. Larry (Z)
Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
Hey Dale, 45%. LOL
Re: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
Hey Steve, You kinda left out some important parts. Did they have to pull the engine or did you pull it and take it to em? What were the goodies? Do they do in-house machine work or send it out? It really doesn't make any difference! At our shop If I give you an estimate what something will cost and then you add something, we get the prices on parts and labor together and call the customer just to make sure. What was thier labor rate? Did they rebuild entire engine? Cast or forged Pistons? What kinda Rods etc. I know on my 396 my cost alone on Pistons, Roller Rockers, Cam, Rod and Main bearings straight from the federal mogul rep was 1250.00 dollars and you mark that up to retail and thats right at 1800.00 just in parts. Throw in machine work and then your really talking some bucks. But again, he shoulda called before he ever turned a wrench if it was different from what he said. Just my 2 cents. J.D. Pro Auto, Inc. Memphis, TN 67 Chevelle
RE: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close!
Title: Message Maybe your "nice to have" parts you priced at Summit/Jegs/etc at "Racer's Net" and he priced them at retail. That's about a 30%-40% markup. Dale McIntosh TC Gold #92/ACES #1709 67SS/67 Elky Dale’s Place – My 67 SS and 67 El Camino ChevelleStuff – Decoding info on 64-72 Chevelles Team 67 – 1967 Chevelle/El Camino Specific Midwest Chevelles – Midwest Chevelle Show Information -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cecil "Steve" MartinSent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:48 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Chevelle-List] OUCH! Estimate on engine wasn't close! Guys, I put my engine in to the local speed shop last February. I get notified it's ready recently. I asked for a total and got my answer today. I about fell on the floor. The original estimate was $1,800 to rebuild the 396/402. I added some "nice to have" parts that total couldn't have came over $1,000. I get the total from the guy at a little over $4,000 !!! OUCH !!! So far all recent communications have been by e-mail. I asked him tonight in an e-mail to justify that as it was way over the estimate. Has this happened to anyone else? Steve
