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Few rebuild Q's
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:40 am
by Daniel
Hey guys, taking on a full rebuild atm...hope it works out
Anyway my question is, why does everything seem so cheap?
AE mains R161
AE Bigends R80
hastings rings R155
It just all seems so cheap i dont know if i can trust them...
Well sending the pistons in for ceramic coating and have a MHG aswell
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:48 am
by Gary57
Well sending the pistons in for ceramic coating and have a MHG aswell
What is the coating costing and how much is the gasket??
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:48 am
by rat
that does seem a bit cheap
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:51 am
by Daniel
Gary57 wrote:Well sending the pistons in for ceramic coating and have a MHG aswell
What is the coating costing and how much is the gasket??
R1200
http://www.powerkote.co.za/prices_t.html
And the MHG...well got that for free
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:12 am
by Gary57
And the MHG...well got that for free
Can I get one too??
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:12 pm
by Doctor G
Daniel why don't you get ACL bearings instead? They're around R500 a set but you should get some peace of mind with it at the very least.
Also be very careful not to touch the surface area of the bearings at all. If you even breath too hard on those lead copper bearings you will create imperfections which can lead to bearing failure.
Oh and it goes without saying that you need to photograph and document the entire build on a thread off course
Good luck!
msck
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:55 pm
by NIZAN-R
nothing wrong with the cheaper stuf
my motor is running on it and it is still working 8 months now.
ask PFB i drive the shit out of this car on a daily basis.
rings was i think R150 big ends also around R150 mains on my 93 was difrent than what the computer said but got the right ones for R250 and a payen head gasket.
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:25 pm
by mario_200sx
Not to cause any shit here, but going the cheap route is going to cost you more money in the long run.
Rather go ACL Race bearings, they are very very good!
8 months with no problems is just a drop in the bucket! Not saying your call will break, but you get what you pay for! And we all know that, it has been proven!
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:02 pm
by 300sx
personally i swear by that ceramic piston coating.. had it done on three motors now, very good idea
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:25 pm
by Daniel
does anybody know where 2 get ACL bearings in PTA?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:00 am
by veecee
rezlo?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:28 pm
by Enzio
Just finished my rebuild with ACL bearings. Had to order from the cape though....was about R700 bucks for big ends, mains and courier.
I was looking and nobody in pta had, so they'll have to order.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:22 pm
by Daniel
cool thanx
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:12 pm
by Vlade
Daniel wrote:
And the MHG...well got that for free
The benefits of pitching up at my house, at the right time...
Before you all scream for freebee's its all gone boys...
My ass is in New Zealand
D... The parts is pretty cheap... its the engineering that is expensive... I know you can get a lot done via your buddy, so you got that added bonus their too...
I always say get it done once get it done decently... get the motor balanced after the rebuild, you'll have a long running beauty
BTW: I couldn't get hold of oversize ACL Race bearings, but normal ACL's work just perfect and is my bearing of choice, we tried fitting some retro sh!t in Chem's motor, had to exchange them for ACL's because they wouldn't fit perfectly...
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:18 pm
by Enzio
Vlade wrote:
... its the engineering that is expensive... I know you can get a lot done via your buddy, so you got that added bonus their too...
True that - my costs for engineering was about R3500 for my rebuild.