Depending on "who" rebuilt the engine and depending on what kind of a "rebuild" it was.
To some, cleaning the grease off, spray painting it and just replacing the rings and main
bearings and new gaskets is a rebuild.
Proper rebuild is Magnaflux of head block and crank. New valves, hard seats and guides
resurface both block side and manifold side of the head.
Boil the block, re-bore block, new pistons, recondition rods, grind crank, new cam bearings
check cam against specs .
It has an alternator and generator, which is it???
Properly done, cost for a rebuild is between $4,000 & $5,000.
Don't mean to bring you down Kevin, but the reality of it is, resale value after rebuild......
......as Tim posted about a grand, maybe a little more if you can find the right person.
After all......most guys understand that you can buy a brand new crate engine for a
couple grand and have a modern dependable small block for less than half what it
costs to rebuild a 60 year old Chevy 6 that's only gonna put out 1/3 the power and
give you half the fuel milage.
What you've sunk in to it, can only be considered a labor of love, not a good investment
by most.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
