[kathryn]

I am looking for a reasonable priced professional to rebuild my 911 engine in the northern virginia or Maryland area. Help is appreciated. Thanks Bill

[targa911man]

Welcome to the board, "Bill". I haven't had my engine rebuilt so can't advise there, but why is your screen name "kathryn"?

[William Miller]

DIY!
We're here to help.
When's the drop!

[Jazzbass]

Welcome Bill. I haven't had my engine rebuilt so no advice here. IJust wanted to let you know that most of the guys on this board are the DIY type and have rebuilt their own engines, so it might take a while to find someone who was sane enough to pay a pro to rebuild their engine to respond.

[BlackTalon]

I don't think there is such a thing as a "reasonably priced professional" when it comes to a rebuild... If you have them drop the engine, rebuild the head, replace misc. deteriorated parts, fix other minor things and close up/ reinstall, you could easily be looking at $8 - $10k. Most of this cost is labor, but things like a new set of head studs can run around $500, so there are some substantial parts costs as well.

You can cut the price a bit by dropping and reinstalling the motor yourself (with the help from fellow Dorkis) and doing some of the disassembly/ reassembly. Even following this route you will need the services of a good machine shop and/ or engine rebuilder for some of the work, and you will still need to shell out the $ for parts (although you can buy them cheaper than if the rebuild shop supplied them).

I personally used IMA for my rebuild a few years back. That was long before Dorkiphus was formed, and there is no way I ever would have considered going DIY at that time. Ivan did a great job on the rebuild -- which included some tranny updates, shifter bushings, etc. That was almost 6 years ago, and it's still perfoming well. Others have had good luck with RPM and Intersport.

There are quite a few Dorkis now that have gone the DIY route, and could offer you guidance. If I needed to do a rebuild today, I would seriously think about going that route.

[Lucky]

If you don't mind taking the car to WV (right by Summit Point), Dave Coleman's shop can do the rebuild for a lot less than the shops near DC. Figure ~5 to 6K depending on what parts need replacing. His labor rate is just over 1/2 of the rates at the shops in NoVA/MD.