Tips on Rebuild, 7afe Options

[JFrost9]

well i spoke to a mechanic who rebuilds engines. He said he would rebuild my engine and put it back in my car for 2600 which i think is steep. I think i could buy a GT for 4k, and then make about 1400 off parts, and i would have a GT instead! Anyways, the real reason for this post is that if i do go ahead and get this guy to rebuild/fix my engine, are there any 'extra' things i should ask him to do? (he would probably charge extra) but i think if it would help it out, then im game.

Thanks for any advice,
Josh.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

yea, its just something i dont feel confident enough to do. I do have a manual, but i just got a new clutch and the flywheel resurfaced not even 1000 miles ago.

To tell you the trueth, there are so many things that I jumped into not feeling very confident about, and I haven't really ran into anything I couldn't handle. It's not that bad. I have a little business on the side working on peoples cars, and I try to tell them that. It's really not as bad as everyone thinks once you get in there. You have to have a basic knowledge and definately orginizational skills, but past that, you are in the clear. If you buy a motor for 300 from a junk yard, and you can find one. They put those 7afe's in everything. You try to put it in, and you can't, you can still part the motor and your car out, and you won't lose any money on the deal. You'll lose a little time, but that's the worste that could happen. You could learn exactly how to do it, and have a low milage motor for cheap. And that would be awsome.