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After really looking at the cost of the rebuild of the GA i picked up, i started to think twice. Then a guy at work offered me a buick 231V6. Low mileage motor (he got it in 81). So, I know i need the adapter stuff and cooling, probably some other stuff like headers or other misc crap. Anyone have the 231 ? and how do you like it?
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
After really looking at the cost of the rebuild of the GA i... What was your ballpark estimate? Heads 1K P/C 900 Cam/lifters/pushrods 500 bearings 350 or so oil pump gaskets machine work so i'm guessing if i do some of the case machining myself, and some of the head machining, about 3K. Them i'm still only in the 150HP range. Buick V6- free ring and gasket it, new valve springs-200 bucks (maybe free) Adapter with flywheel 500 motor mount bar 100 cooling i'm gonna buy a RX7 rad-200 bucks exhaust- not much since I have a mandrel tube bender at work Oh, might do a cam in it with lifters as well, but a very good friend of mine used to race the 231 and helped design the turbo regals, up to the GNX. He has a ton of stuff for these motors he does not use any more. Hell he even has 3 GNX complete crate motors still in the buick box. |
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