£209 for rebuild???

Jono FD3 · Post by **Jono FD3** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:27 pm

guys, just after your opinions.......

I've been in touch with my motor factors and they have quoted me the above price for rover 3.5:

Main & big end shells
cam bairings
hydrolic cam followers (are they hydrolic??)
Bottom end gasket set
Topend gasket set

Rings - they are trying to sorce me some (aparantly the 3.5 ones are discontinued??)

Does that sound reasonable or would it be cheeper to buy another unit???

Also.... is there anything else I should add to the list above??? (used to rebuilds on mini 1300cc's!!!)

Cheers
Jono

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:46 pm

Are you talking about the cost of the parts only?

A cam bearing set from RS is about £22.00
A set of big end shells is about £20.00
A set of main bearing shells is about £25.00
A set of 3500 rings is about £39.00
A set of standard lifters is about £52.00

So by the time they stick on about 25% mark up, you will be spending 200 quid.

The only thing you should add to your list is, dont try to fit the cam bearings yourself unless you are confident you can do it at home.

Post by **Coops** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:11 pm

also if you contact the companies in the members discount section, you could save more money, just a thought.

Jono FD3 · Post by **Jono FD3** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:28 am

Cheers guys... yea, parts only that is!!! good to know I haven't missed anything!! So it looks like I'm paying a little over the odds then as my price doesn't include rings!!!!

Who is this RS???

Any companies from the members section you can recomend to get the parts???

Cheers
Jono

Post by **Coops** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:58 am

RS = Real Steel www.realsteel.co.uk
i can recomend both v8 developments (ask for Rob)
and v8 tuner (Paul)

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:43 pm

I'll second that Tony. I have dealt with Shaun at V8 Devs and the service was great. Real Steel are good and they keep a good stock of RV8 stuff which they will ship out immediately from a phone order. Havent used V8 tuner, but I know people who have and they sang their praises too.

Post by **Coops** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:21 pm

I'm working on RS at the moment,
but they dont seem that keen on getting back to me regarding offers for you members at the moment.
BUT i will not give in just yet on them.,

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:02 pm

Thing is Tony, RS have a lot of members of their gold card scheme who shell out £50 a year for the privalege of a 10% discount. The guys who pay that would soon get the hump if RS gave another group the same deal for free!

Post by **Coops** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:34 pm

very true,
never mind there loss

jefferybond · Post by **jefferybond** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:51 am

Jono FD3 wrote: Also.... is there anything else I should add to the list above??? (used to rebuilds on mini 1300cc's!!!)

If you're fitting new hydraulic tappets, you'd best fit a new camshaft too. If the old tappets are worn, then the cam will be too. A worn cam will soon knacker the new tappets!

Price for the parts sounds reasonable though!

Jeff

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:51 pm

I bought my RS Gold card just over a year ago as I was about to buy my new tranny and some other stuff. Silly not to as I was about to spend 1500 quid. So the 10% discount came in handy.

Jono FD3 · Post by **Jono FD3** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:46 pm

aparantly the V8 has already had a new cam.... it was done just before she was taken off the road!!! but I will be checking this on strip down!!

Jono

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