Help me understand rebuild vs crate?

Ehhh, what bullshit would that be, boy?

Nobody said anything about it being easy. I just went back and read every post before yours. The only person who even came close said "straight forward" and he was right.

So, if you're gonna sling **** and say there's bullshit, man up and point out what you think it is. Otherwise, you're just bein an *** with this post. Maybe I took it wrong.......

You do make some valid points though.......most that people who do it themselves take for granted. For instance, I never think about my tools, like engine stands, my engine hoist and general shop tools. They are "just there". To me, if you have an older car, you should have all the tools you need to do everything to it. I know there are those that don't and rely on others to work on their stuff and that's cool too. But people who actl like they do their own stuff and don't get stuck in my craw.

Oh, I know I've mentioned this somewhere on here before, but I like your car. I had a 73 340 Charger the same color.

Dusterdenovo said
Keep the bullshit to a minimum here boys.

Any engine you build yourself (tell us again how you smelted the ore when casting your block) doesnt magically attach itself to the car or magically float back on to the engine stand when something breaks. I installed my crate motor all by myself and I can sure as hell pull it back out if I have to. It's ridiculous to suggest that building a motor is simple, doable, whatever, but the potential need to yank it out yourself is somehow an evil game changer. And BTW I don't necessarily interpret the fine print that way either.

Besides buying the crate motor, there are still a thousand other things to do with all the other bolt ons, peripherals, welding, cleaning, plumbing, wiring etc etc which ALL provide massive amounts of satisfaction when it all comes together and it fires up.

Everyone's individual situation is different; I think the OP was looking for some objective input on his next move. Like so many previous, similar threads, the purely subjective arguments are coming from folks who HAVENT any real world experience with one of these engines.

Some before and after pictures. And yeah, I feel very satisfied.

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