whats your estimate?? lets see whos gets closest.
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ya i thought 1020 was a pretty good deal especialy from a dealership, and the other stuff there doing for me.
Doward;888601 said:
thats about how much was spent when the hg was done on my 89 n/a when i first got it...myself and one of our guys from socal did the work. i had metal shavings in arms a week after. my 87t the previous owner did the hg shortly before i bought the car. the hg wasn't blown...he did it b/c he knew of the hg problems these cars are known for. he didn't do a bad job and for the time being it is fine, but i plan to redo it when i rebuild the motor. he used a stock hg w/arp head studs torqued to 75 lbs.
i worked for a toyota dealer here in socal for over 2 yrs...i don't really trust the dealers. been around the industry most of my life too. good luck though dude.
so far my HG job (which i'm almost done with)
-$30 for generic HG (not the best choice)
-$50 for used ARP studs
-$5 for 2 feet of gasket material
-$20 on misc. cleaning sprays
-borrowed craftsman toolset
-4 months of me slacking
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$105ish
not too much if you have the tools and knowledge, i just had no motivation.
-$30 for generic HG (not the best choice)
-$50 for used ARP studs
-$5 for 2 feet of gasket material
-$20 on misc. cleaning sprays
-borrowed craftsman toolset
-4 months of me slacking
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$105ish
not too much if you have the tools and knowledge, i just had no motivation.
This is where I give my standard "I can't believe there are guys who own mkiii's and don't do their own work" comment.
well you just dont know the circumstances... i would be more than happy to do the work if i had the time, and the fact that the car is my DD the job needs to be done fast. also its to freakin cold out side, its like 10* every day. so if it were summer i would deffinitly be doing the job.
my headgasket list so far haha:
Headgasket kit off ebay
: $62
Used N/A injectors (had a bad one): $30
New stock head bolts/washers: $15
Used head/cam caps/tensioner: $135
shop work: $175
Timing belt: $30
Various materials: ~$40
Total: $487
top end is pretty much completely fresh now.
Plugs/other various thiings discounted at: $0
Headgasket kit off ebay
: $62Used N/A injectors (had a bad one): $30
New stock head bolts/washers: $15
Used head/cam caps/tensioner: $135
shop work: $175
Timing belt: $30
Various materials: ~$40
Total: $487
top end is pretty much completely fresh now.
Plugs/other various thiings discounted at: $0
So far I'm in mine for $1200. That's just prepping the head Other than machine work, I do everything myself.
Other than machine work, I do everything myself.