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Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm
I bought my motor from a salavage yard it was running but smoking so I took it over to the machine shop in town to see what it needed, come to find out it was in really bad shape, the pistons didnt look bad but the cylinders had been ridge reemed and it took 40 thousands over to get them good, mains and rod bearings were scored, I repaced the cam bearings just because. I also replaced the timing set and the exhaust valves needed to be replaced. the head was resurfaced. I had the machine shop do all the work because I dont know all the thing that are involed with assembling a motor. I supplied the pistons and oil pump and the macine shop did the rest for 763.00. I had found a couple places the had remanufactured J13 motors for around $1,000 + core at the time I did not have a core and I figured if it was done locally I could watch what was done if I bought it elsewhere it might be a problem in the long run. So to answer your question I think its better to do it yourself or have your machine shop do it.
Nick