I pulled and disassembled my '48 235 motor.
My local machine shop is charging me $1836 for engine kit (all gaskets, new pistons, new cam, new lifters, new bearings, new timing gears, new oil pump) hone/bore cylinders, machine my rods to accept insert bearings, rebuild my head with hardened seats, assemble the bottom end.
It seems very reasonable to me, he has rebuilt a number of these 216/235 babbit motors, and answered every question I had. I am curious what others have spent?