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[mydogpea]

I'm waiting on a quote to come back on a 2F rebuild. I'd keep the stock 4 speed right now and hopefully scoop up a used bell housing here on MUD. Either way, the tear down begins tonight IF the V8 conversion is cost prohibitive compared to rebuilding the 2F, then I'll go 2F.

The cost should between the 2 should be close. Advantage with a V8 is that parts are easier to get than the 2F. Advantage with the 2F, if it's done right, it will last a good 200k depending on driving style, and it's original, which will keep it's value if you ever decide to sell.

 

[Unoman]

Just got a quote back for $2500.00 all in.....he actually has the pistons in stock

 

[mydogpea]

Just got a quote back for $2500.00 all in.....he actually has the pistons in stock

Does that include pulling the motor out, bore & hone, rebuild, and reinstalling the motor? If so, that is a great deal! The quote I got was just for the complete rebuild. I take the motor out, and I put it back in.

 

[Unoman]

Includes everything but pulling and putting it back in. After doing more digging and since my head is new, I am just going to take the re-builder the short block and then re-assemble.....save my self even more money

 

[74fj]

Or you pop the head, run a ridge reamer around the cylinders, pull the pistons, hone it and put it all back together using standard or .010 over rings. Cost, somewhere around $200. You need to pull the head anyway just to find out what happened to #1. Could be a ring or a hole in the piston.

Yea that was what my plan until the #6 piston was scared to hell. f1.5 pistons (domed 4 ring) have been discontinued and are very hard to find. Spector offroad could not even get them and man-a-fre wanted 400 just for the pistons b/c they said they only had 1 set left! You are lucky to have a 2F. My machine shop found a set collecting dust in the shop and gave them to me for 220.