1FZFE Overhaul update

[DTAYLOR]

Well it has only been four months since I hauled my engine down to Carlos the magician for a replacement of the UB2700, and a complete overhaul.

I am proud to report that the engine is back in the same county as the truck now, and re-assembly and re-install are imminent.

Carlos has done a beautiful job, and the engine looks like new. If it runs as good as it looks I'll be pretty happy with it. For that matter, I'll be Ok if it runs as good as it did the day before the HG blew. I'll post some pics if I can figure out how to get them tiny enough to load to the site.

Later,

DTaylor

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Hope you dont mind me asking,

But could you offer a ballpark range of what they charged to do the work?

 

[IdahoDoug]

What's a UB2700?

DougM

 

[Beowulf]

What's a UB2700?

Search newbie, SEARCH!!!

-B-

 

[cruiserdan]

He won't find it searching off that. Mr Taylor has biffed the number.

It's a UB-2710.

 

[IdahoDoug]

Aha,

Found it and I unnerstand - that's a great deal.

DougM

 

[Tuner]

I hope Carlos isn't reading this...for that price, I could move to Houston and stay for a couple of months and save money over the local folks...

 

[DTAYLOR]

He won't find it searching off that. Mr Taylor has biffed the number.

It's a UB-2710.

Sorry Dan,

UB-2700 it is.

DTaylor

 

[DTAYLOR]

Hope you dont mind me asking,

But could you offer a ballpark range of what they charged to do the work?

The work Carlos did was a basket job due to the first machine shop messing up the UB-2700, and throwing out the main and rod bearings on tear down. He "made" a new UB-2700, and rebuilt the engine to "long block" status. His charge was $700 labor and $130 for gaskets and thrust washers.

I haven't got it all together and running yet so I haven't run a total, but I suspect around $3500 will be a close guess, time I get her back on the road.

DTaylor

 

[DTAYLOR]

Recent progress

I had to set the project aside for a bit but I'm back on it now.

Here are a few pics.... Pic 1 getting everything ready to take it apart.
Pic 2 head off and everything looks pretty good. Pic 3 after overhaul, putting it back together, still a ways to go..

 

[DTAYLOR]

More pics...

Intake side; my shop; my alternate wheels...