Cost of outsourceing an engine swap.

Corbic · Nov 3rd, 2004, 03:46 PM

New to the whole 240sx thing. I ran a few searches, didn’t find much in what I was SPECIFICLY LOOKING FOR.

I'm limited in time, resources, space, tools, skills and apparently mechanically inclined friends. The end result is I feel it would be next to impossible for me to ever perform an engine swap at this point in the game.

Another issues, being a Midwestern (not by choice), I'm also limited to choice in cars. 240s seem to pop up here and there, but they are either beaten to death overpriced "drifterz!!@! 1337!!!@#$" or simple, decent priced, decent condition autos.

Shoot two birds with one wallet I figure, get one of these autos, and have the engine and trannie swapped out. Does anyone have a general clue what this would run for? I really can't call up and ask anyone because I would have to take the car out of state to a distance shop to do this. (That is unless I find one locally who would be willing to swap an import, and know what their doing, some V8 Detroit Iron guys around here).

Thanks,
Jack

killdannow · Jun 18th, 2005, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

New to the whole 240sx thing. I ran a few searches, didn’t find much in what I was SPECIFICLY LOOKING FOR.

I'm limited in time, resources, space, tools, skills and apparently mechanically inclined friends. The end result is I feel it would be next to impossible for me to ever perform an engine swap at this point in the game.

Another issues, being a Midwestern (not by choice), I'm also limited to choice in cars. 240s seem to pop up here and there, but they are either beaten to death overpriced "drifterz!!@! 1337!!!@#$" or simple, decent priced, decent condition autos.

Shoot two birds with one wallet I figure, get one of these autos, and have the engine and trannie swapped out. Does anyone have a general clue what this would run for? I really can't call up and ask anyone because I would have to take the car out of state to a distance shop to do this. (That is unless I find one locally who would be willing to swap an import, and know what their doing, some V8 Detroit Iron guys around here).

Thanks,
Jack

you know man, if you have a half a clue what your doing and you go hang out on the local forums on sr20forums then i would find it hard to believe you wont find someone to help you. They will be holding up a sign ,

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kane2g · Jun 19th, 2005, 06:04 PM

Im from midwest too, but I guess its a matter of opinion of where in midwest...
anyway I know of couple shops that can help you out if you're reasonably close....