To Crate of not to Crate

Let me know if you need anything PCM related during your build. Obviously you will want to use some hi-po stuff like rings/pistions/bearings but any service stuff we can help ya with.

I hear ya, my wife laughs at me because I don't trust a mechanic to even change my oil. =)   I will probably get it out in the near future and start the tear down. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for advice, I suppose I could take it out and tear it down mic everything and then decide.

Ok, sure. My biggest problem is needing the heads (or at least one) as my current has a crack. Are you back together at standard 240HP then?
It would be nice if I could find a used GT40 complete to drop in but not likely I will.

14 and some change so getting up there.
I have not done bottom end myself but that is the last thing on the list of "done that" stuff mechanically speaking that I would like to do. I would like to do it myselft but I am also conserned that the project could spill into summer again like the stinger project did. I only had about 1 month of use with the boat this summer. My two month deadline was well exceeded. I know I will be working a lot this winter and if I do it myself I would be worried I would not be done by spring time so that is deffinately a factor. Did you do the GT40 thing or back to all stock 86 stuff? Even if I factor 750 plus a new set of heads I would already be up to 1350 give or take. Your 750 was just bottom end stuff rite?

So I started looking into winter project already and have some questions maybe the community can help me with. I just finished a complete restore of the stingers and floor of my 86 2001, turned out great and I am really happy. When I had the engine out I painted everything and made Miss Winston look decent. I was really stooked with it until I ran it a few times and discovered that I have a crack in one of my heads. I was less than excited about it. I am not going to lie I was slightly excited that I could now justify a new set of heads. So this got me shopping heads and looking at new vs used and the whole bit. Looks like I could get recon GT40 heads for about 6 bills. That seemed like the best deal. So then I started thinking I better freshen up the bottom end if I am going to have the engine out again rite. So this leads me to the topic...I found that remanufactured.com will sell me a remanufactured GT40 long block for 2190 + a 300 charge for reverse rotation and a 200 kick in the pants for not giving them a GT40 core back. Total of about 2690. Have any of you tried to gather the parts to build a GT40 and how hard where they to find and the approximate cost. I know you can use gt40P heads but by they time I would rebuilt the bottom end of my current motor + the 600 for heads and mis. other stuff I would have to find am I better off with a crate motor with a warrant?
Any help would be great guys/gals!