Hi all, (long post)
I'm gonna ask some questions -please send any reply
off list thanx.
After listening to what others have said, I am trying
to decide wether or not I should do a rebuild of my
Imp's 318.
I have never attempted such a big job. It's not the tearing down
and reassembling that I am hesitant about, it's the
'getting the engine out and back into' the car that I
am leery of. (A friend of mine bought a book and did a rebuild of
his 'Cuda's 318 and it worked out OK.)
Positives would be:
It would be a great learning experience.
(My son wants to be an auto mechanic and he would be helping.)
I can replace stuff I know might need it anyway. (freeze plugs,
timing chain, cam, lifters and maybe even rings.)
I can repaint the engine. (Needs it badly.)
I can redo the engine compartment.
I can leave the car and engine in the garage while I work on it.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
Negatives would be:
I have no experience at such a large job.
If I screw up I have a VERY large boat anchor.
I'm sure I don't have all the tools I will need.
I don't have an engine stand or a hoist.
If I just replace the oil pump, and clean the screen
and there's still no pressure, I'd have to do the bearings
anyway right? What would that entail? Send it out to
a machine house?
How expensive would it be to have the engine rebuilt
by a shop? And, how far into it would I have to have them go?
Overbore and all that?? (I hope not.)
Anyway, ANY advice/stories at all would be a BIG help.
Thank you. (Sorry to bother you with this, but I sure
wanted to bring the car to Carlisle again this year. Oh well.)
Dan Wing
Marcy, NY USA
imp1983@xxxxxxxx
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