A local machineshop quoted me $2,800 to rebuild, balance and blueprint the engine.

I paid $1,200 in machine work to flux, tank bore, balance internally (pistons/rods/crank), sleeve two cylinders, turn the crank, shot peen and true the rods, replace the cam bearings/freeze plugs/rod bolts, deck the block 50, press the timing gear onto the cam, and all the head work- flux, valve seats, valves, guides, springs, retainers, 3-angle valve job, mill the head 50, etc... and rebuild the rocker assembly.

For the $1,200 I supplied the pistons, freeze plugs and cam bearings. The rebuild kit cost me about $500.00 w/pistons/gaskets/bearings and another appx. $200.00 for the cam.

When I assembled it and wished that I had remembered to ask the machine shop guys to drill and tap the crank to tighten down the pulley. It took me an hour or so to do myself.

Assembling it myself was a worthwhile experience, though time consuming. I plastigaged/micro'ed everything and it was all perfectly within spec.

'51 Chevy 1/2 ton w/'62 261, HEI, offy, fentons, dual carter/webbers, t-5 & 12 bolt posi