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Question ????
I keep thinking of updating my 86 F250 4x4 460, C-6, 3:55 gears. I'm not big on the newer engines the more I read the more I think maybe I should just rebuild the 460 & C-6. The other thing that hits me when I think of a newer truck is insurance, license plates, & state sales tax. Then buying a used truck I'm I buying someone else's problem? Crap a 02 F250 4x4 SC longbed V-10 $15,000 & up. That is a 7 year old truck, then finding one with less miles than my 86 (187,000) isn't easy either. Paying $15,000 for a truck with 120,000+ miles causes me to really think. Oh yea there are cheaper ones but from side lot dealers as I call them. "Everyone buys here" most are rejects.
Anyway, Can anyone tell me of a shop or mechanic that KNOWS 460s & is good, that rebuilds engines. I want to price out the cost to have someone take the truck & return it with a nice rebuilt 460. I know a tranny shop in Fallon & would like to know of a shop or mechanic in the Northern part of the State.
Thanks,
Craig
Anyway, Can anyone tell me of a shop or mechanic that KNOWS 460s & is good, that rebuilds engines. I want to price out the cost to have someone take the truck & return it with a nice rebuilt 460. I know a tranny shop in Fallon & would like to know of a shop or mechanic in the Northern part of the State.
Thanks,
Craig
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Thanks Michelle. I should of just PMed you I guess. I hope to see you guys in Yerington over Labor Day. It is on our schedule to come out for awhile & check out the trucks. My Father-in-Law I hope will come with us. Our main purpose in coming is to see the folks. So look forward to finally meeting you guys.
Craig & Vici
Craig & Vici
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Thanks for that info. The other thought I had was to enroll in a class at the college & see if I couldn't work something out with the instructor to build it myself as a class project or whatever. I carried many certs when I was a mechanic. I still have both an ASE & EPA Type I & II high pressure refrigeration licenses. I spent 20 years wrenching. I just no longer have the equipment to do it at home. But I understand the college is pretty well equipped. May have to sent out some machining though. I'll contact the two you suggest & see what they say. Never hurts to check all options. I'm not sure the college will be willing but I'll start checking it out.
Thanks Again,
Craig
Thanks Again,
Craig
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I contacted Lester's in Fallon on Nevada St. They have a guy that works there that has a built 84 F250, 4x4 460. that he built. So I'm going to let them start this deal. I will do it in phases. They recommended buying the towing trans complete kit from Summit in Reno. They sell the Hughes Trans, converter, cooler as a kit for $1600. It is built for towing. I thought there prices were very fair. So I hope to get the transfer case & trans done this winter. Then the engine next year.
Michelle thanks for the info. on them.
Michelle thanks for the info. on them.
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