345 Engine Rebuild

[Yank Yarborough <102557.1565@domain.elided>]

Tim Eckhoff posted:
>I am having my 304 completely rebuilt by a licensed mechanic that I know
>pretty well. He has quoted me $2,200 including all parts and labor. Before
>he gets too far into it I was wondering if I could get some input from you
>guys on this.
>  Is $2,200 a reasonable price ?
>  Can I by a short block and have him complete the rebuild for less ?
>  Does anyone know if / where I can purchase a 304 that has already been
>rebuilt ?

Tim, 
When I was having 345 engine problems a couple of years ago, a local shop
quoted me a price of around $2400 to install a rebuilt Jasper engine. The
engine came with I think a 3 Year/ 25000 mile warranty.
Hope this helps,
Yank