How much would you charge??

[readymix]

Got a chance to swap a motor for a guy that I know to make a little cash. The only problem is that I have no idea what to charge. The job is an easy days work for me since I have done this quite a few times and have all the tools on hand.

So what would you call a fair price to replace a motor in a 1994 c1500 with a long block?

 

[tRustyK5]

Full day...I'd say $300.00. If you can't make $30 an hour doing stuff like that why get dirty at all?

Rene

 

[70jimmy]

I agree 3 to 4 hundred.

 

[xCaliK5x]

I charge $50 an hour for all side work. If its a friend, adjust accordingly. Most of my friends pay tacos and beer! Thats a big job, IF you can get it in/out in a day, I would say $400.

 

[4X4HIGH]

I don't touch any engine swap for under $500.00. I swapped an engine in a 94 K1500 last year and my price started at $500.00 but ended up at $1000.00 by the time he got finished asking me to fix this and that "while i was there".

 

[Silver84k5]

I remember a sticker i saw on a guys tool box. I cant remember exactally what it said but it was something along the lines of:

SHOP RATES
$60.00 per hour
If you watch, $75.00 per hour
If you help, $120.00 per hour

I tried searching for it, but no luck. Id say use those rates. Unless hes a friend, then just charge him beer, and beef jerky.

 

[Orange85]

I remember a sticker i saw on a guys tool box. I cant remember exactally what it said but it was something along the lines of:

SHOP RATES
$60.00 per hour
If you watch, $75.00 per hour
If you help, $120.00 per hour

LABOR RATES
$35 per hour
$50 If you watch
$75 If you Help
$150 If you worked on it yourself

I've always wanted a sign that says this. Just haven't gotten around to getting it yet.

 

[k5fd89]

I know here Engine Warehouse quoted me 2000 plus motor cost. I did it myself but they have like a three week wait so I guess it really up to how much the other party is willing to pay.

 

[kevin400ex]

$700 minimum

 

[RAY]

I would say between $300 to $500 depending on if there is alot of extra work.

 

[pseudomike]

For a day, I would charge in the $400 range, and for a friend beer and pizza, hand me wrenches type of deal. There again is this an 8 hour day or a 15 hour day/

 

[dbabicky]

$300-$500, depending on how much other BS goes along with it. Also at that rate he pays for all extra gaskets and solvents and such. I did it for a guy on a 94 Dodge pick-up for $500 but that included me installing his shocks too. He paid for everything, the $500 was in my pocket. (but front shocks on a 94 Doge can be a pain in the a$$)

 

[RollinKaos]

3 to 5 hundred depending on how butchered the engine set up is right now and if you are install a "used" engine or a new long block. Depending on how good of a friend this person is too will effect the price. Min shop rate of 30.00 ph of side jobs man...otherwise it isnt worth the frustration.

 

[GsxrMike]

It depends on how good the friend is. Beer and pizza for great friends, $30-$35/hour for friends and don't touch it if its just kind of a friend/someone you know. Unless you want to have him bugging you if something ain't right.

 

[vortec]

i used to do this in college for extra cash. carbed long-block sbc install was $500-1000 depending on if the old engine was still there and if any wiring or anything else needed replacement/repair. similar for ford, dodge, amc, etc. usually took me from 30 minutes to a few hours.

charged $3K to put a 427 in a c2 corvette. should have charged a million. with that tiny hood it was a real pita but he wasn't ok with me (and my helper) pulling body panels off. took a whole day of careful work with miles of socket extensions where my hands wouldn't fit.

i don't like to charge friends or family. i usually just say, "ok, this is your brithday AND christmas present."