There are a few reasons I'm asking...you'll see once you read through the "what if's"
1) are there places that do this now, and if so how long does it take to do a rebuild?
2) how much is a typical STOCK rebuild? (I know "it depends") And of this rebuild how much are the typical new parts and the typical labor?
Now for the why...I'm thinking of opening a side shop with me funding the $$$ and doing the communication with the customer with another guy (he's worked on EVERYTHING expensive from true Shelby GT350's to Yenko Camaro's to serial #1 of a rare 50's corvette)...we'd had little to no overhead and we wouldn't be charging an arm/leg to do something...
Hence "the turn around time" thing...I imagine most of our clients wouldn't be driving their 911's in the winter so time may not be an issue then...it's more or less our passion and what we love to do...so I need to do some more research before this gets to the next stage...
Ideally stage one we'd buy an engine that needs to be redone, document everything via video, etc. and sell it with a core exchange for those that don't care about the "numbers matching 3.2 in '85 Carrera"
So tell me we're crazy, nuts, or to go for it...it makes me cry seeing a $10k bill for a 3.0 overhaul...so I'm assuming it's the inflated labor rates of these shops...but need to make sure...I know there are a lot of experts out there (Wayne
) so let's hear it...
I've got the money, place, a partner and the passion (along with Wayne's books
) so now it's just the next step in a 8 year thought process...
Thanks,
Kevin