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not sure what bearing....

But they said the head would need a recon or freshen up etc just by the sound of it, if that makes sense...

and also said even if the crank can be saved it would be over $500 to have it tidied up etc

The head might need to be decked and cleaned out but thats all unknown until it gets pulled out..Not major they just shave the bottom of it where it sits on the block for the head gasket..

Is this your first rebuild?

If you're mate is a mechanic I would get him to pull the engine out and open it up and see how bad it is..Go into the build threads here on SAU in the motorsport section and forced induction.

You have to look at it before you do anything...how loud was the knock?? how long has it been knocking?

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Cheers mate.

Yer he will have a look in beofre i do anything... Im just working on worst case scenario...

It was knocking BAD BAD not for to long tho as when i worked out what it was i traliered it everywhere.

Yer id rather not rebuild as i need to sell. and trying to come away as cheap as possiable...

Easy as pie. Fill in the forms with new engine number, they then check that the engine didn't come from a stolen car and that's it. Mind you the last time I did it was around 6 years ago and they reprinted my rego papers to reflect new engine #

simple logic really.

you have a engine in your car that most likely has spun a bearing.

can you drive the car? No! so pull the engine out.

why trailer the car everywhere and get people to listern to it? thats a waste of time and money.

surely you can hear the noise yourself and know that it neads to come out and be stripped down.

and you have a mechanic mate thats prepared to help you,

so why is the engine still in the car?

its a 3 hr job to remove the engine, put it on a engine stand and pull the sump off.

you will then know what has happened and the cost of what needs fixing.

if everything is rooted then strip the good parts and get a stocker and bolt it back in.

if damage is minimal then take the crank to chris miltons get them to machine it new bearings and go again.

either way the engine has to come out. so thats allways the first thing to do.

simple logic really.

you have a engine in your car that most likely has spun a bearing.

can you drive the car? No! so pull the engine out.

why trailer the car everywhere and get people to listern to it? thats a waste of time and money.

surely you can hear the noise yourself and know that it neads to come out and be stripped down.

and you have a mechanic mate thats prepared to help you,

so why is the engine still in the car?

its a 3 hr job to remove the engine, put it on a engine stand and pull the sump off.

you will then know what has happened and the cost of what needs fixing.

if everything is rooted then strip the good parts and get a stocker and bolt it back in.

if damage is minimal then take the crank to chris miltons get them to machine it new bearings and go again.

either way the engine has to come out. so thats allways the first thing to do.

Exactly what I said..But it is scary for the people that are used to this sort of work :)

Also why does everyone think a GTR rebuild is $10K?? That with expensive parts and for high power...

Nope. It's a common misconception. People hear 10k, then tell the next person, etc.

5k will get you a full rebuild with standard parts. 10k is something that will handle 300-400kw+

6-7k is a forged build with oil mods which will handle very decent power.

Unless you're thinking... Jun stroker kit or something... which is like $15k+ all up

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