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If you're planning to purchase the tools you need (i.e., you don't have and can't borrow) you should figure more like $2k all in.

And again, it depends on how much you're planning to do and what you find when you open her up.

I was in the same boat about 2.5 years ago, needing to drop the engine to replace broken head studs on my 3.2 with nothing else (seemingly) needed. Just do it over time and buy the bits a little at a time and before you know it, you'll be raising the engine/trans back into the car.

But I think $1k is a little light for planning purposes.

Good luck.