H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

The main problem with being an engine builder is that the nature of that work is very time consuming in order to make stuff fit right as you go along. It's labor intensive, and the main problem is that if you kept track of all the time it took to properly do an engine and charged an adequate hourly rate, it would price most persons right out of a job. You can't charge what this work is really worth. A set of cylinder heads can be as labor intensive as a whole short block, then there's the valve train angularity and push rod lengths and all that to sort out once the heads are on. Then,the intake, and it's always different for every engine you build. This stuff leads to instant insanity. The slow insanity comes later.

Greg, it takes 3 weeks to measure, machine, re-measure and fit, then 1 day to put it all together. It is in fact insanity!