GMC 305 v6 engine rebuild videos

[AngryPirate]

There are 9 parts (there are 2 labeled as Part 8) to this and he does a complete tear down and rebuild.

https://youtu.be/FXPKRjzxRTo

[TJ's Chevy]

That became a big boom on the 6066 gmc site. Not sure if he sold the engine yet or not, but I think he had it on auction and the last bid I knew of was 3K+

[AngryPirate]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

That became a big boom on the 6066 gmc site. Not sure if he sold the engine yet or not, but I think he had it on auction and the last bid I knew of was 3K+

Holy crap. That's a lot. Looks like he just published the last video in April, so it's pretty new and I guess it went fast. Cool to see the inside of our engines pulled a part though.

[jbgroby]

I have pictures of EVERYTHING pulled apart, from dismantle to vatting to rebuild. I think I have over 200 pics of the teardown and rebuild.

[AngryPirate]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

I have pictures of EVERYTHING pulled apart, from dismantle to vatting to rebuild. I think I have over 200 pics of the teardown and rebuild.

DAMN man. Nice work.

How much time and $$ do you think you had into that rebuild, if you don't ,mind me asking?

[jbgroby]

The actually cost is $14,654 based on the running total I keep (This include the paint job). I still need to add $400. for the radio rebuild, the last item next month.

I treat it like a hobby, I did not really care about the cost and I know I can sell it for at least break even.

[AngryPirate]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

The actually cost is $14,654 based on the running total I keep (This include the paint job). I still need to add $400. for the radio rebuild, the last item next month.

I treat it like a hobby, I did not really are about the cost and I know I can sell it for at least break even.

What I was curious about was your engine rebuild cost. Mostly if I planned on doing something like this in the future with mine.

My engine seems to have decent compression, but who knows what else isn't working well though.

I'll probably be pulling the trans to do a clutch job, once I research how to do that. ;-)

[jbgroby]

Well that's sort of a convoluted route.

The FIRST engine ran me about $1,600 to restore, vatting, buying all the parts from Canter or Egg, assembly. All for naught as it went under 11' of Katrina water.

The SECOND engine only ran me about $700 because I was able to stumble upon a listing on eBay from Flight-line Engine Service where they were selling an entire assembled short block for $150.00 plus freight (almost as much as the block because of the weight). I then found an OEM unused head for $40.00 to go with a good one I had. I had the pan, valve covers, water pump assembly, etc.

[AngryPirate]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Well that's sort of a convoluted route.

The FIRST engine ran me about $1,600 to restore, vatting, buying all the parts from Canter or Egg, assembly. All for naught as it went under 11' of Katrina water.

The SECOND engine only ran me about $700 because I was able to stumble upon a listing on eBay from Flight-line Engine Service where they were selling an entire assembled short block for $150.00 plus freight (almost as much as the block because of the weight). I then found an OEM unused head for $40.00to go with a good one I had. I have the pan, valve covers, water pump assembly, etc.

Oh SNAP! Katrina. Man, that's terrible.

Thanks for the information for both cases.

[TJ's Chevy]

Issue is you can't get Half the parts from Egg or Kanter than you used to be able to get.

[jbgroby]

A few pictures. The only thing I have not done on this truck was the painting and the seat upholstery. BTW, the big orange compressor was mated to the BIG A** tank behind me

[AngryPirate]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

A few pictures. The only thing I have not done on this truck was the painting and the seat upholstery. BTW, the big orange compressor was mated to the BIG A** tank behind me

Great pictures jbgroby! That giant tank would've let you sandblast for DAYS.

Very cool.

[jbgroby]

It allowed me to blast for almost 2 hours before recharging. I don't know where he got that thing from. The LeRoi road duty compressor was something else as well. I am putting together a slide show for the rebuild/restoration in the near future. The hard part is picking what photos not to set up. I have over 2500 from start to finish.