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value with immediate top end needed

87 coupe with 140k, stock all around, dark blue paint/interior
3 owners total - 8 years/90k + 12 years/50k + 1 year/1k (me) (in MA and NH)
paint 9.8/10 (done by PO, glass out)
interior 9.5/10 (headliner tear, seat bolster worn a little)
polished fuchs, brakes/tires - 9.5/10
good shifting/clutch

leakdown/compression test <1000 miles ago:
165 / 4%, 165 / 6%, 168 / 6%, 165 / 4%, 165 / 4%, 165 / 5%
burns 1/2 quart in 1000 miles, small oil leaks
oil analysis shows normal

just found 1 broken head stud and need to drop the engine, ugh - i knew this day was coming

value before top end rebuild?
value after top end rebuild?

thanks for any input

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Are you thinking of selling the car? If not I wouldn't do a rebuild just yet. You can drive that car a long time with one broken headstud. A top end (rings, heads) will run you from $4000-$6000 depending on what needs to be done.

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