Gday,

I recently bought a toyota Hilux with a holden 5L v8 from a VS (I would have got one with a 302 if i could have found one). The car was pretty cheap and i bought it knowing that it would need some $ thrown at it to get it running right.

Basically it has major probs with the crank, a damaged cam and no compression.

I am not very mechanically minded, so my main concern is to find someone trustworthy that wont rip me off. So far i have looked at COME racing, they do a full stock rebuild for 5k, pretty expensive but got nothn to compare it with.

If anyone could recommend me a quality trustworthy engine rebuilder that can rebuild a 308 to stock spec for not to much that would be great, thanks

what suburb u in?

Im in the East, but im willing to go anywhere in Melbourne as its a pretty big expense

if thats 5k including remove and refitting the eng then its not too bad....think it should be closer to 3.5K for a rebuild not including fitting..

all parts for these motors are fairly cheap

how much u reckon i should pay for the whole operation, removing, rebuilding and refiting?

I dont think remove and fit should be more than $800

go to a proper engine rebuilders and ask for extra quality pistons etc.