Quote Originally Posted by GRADS View Post
I have to chuckle when you talk to car guys and they are bragging how they have 20K in their top of line best motor money can buy.
This same topic came up on another site(car related mostly) and the prices for some of the stuff in the 1350 QC4V are pretty crazy. 6000 for a crank, pistons are 430 plus each, harmonic damper 1500.00, Head gaskets 360.00 EACH! And it goes on and on. And they don't even have to use a gun, and you don't get kissed, and its all perfectly legal.
We are about to start assembling the equivalent of a Merc 540 Bulldog. All new parts except the Bow Tie block, All equal or BETTER parts than Merc used, and for about 1/4 the cost. Maybe less. Took 4 years to collect everything, E bay, spam forums, swap meets. But its all new quality stuff except the Bow Tie steel cap block.