[Amc-list] How much for a head rebuild?

[Justin Shelton <hydeparker@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Guys:

I picked up a 196 head from the machine shop at the NAPA in South Bend, IN, last weekend.  I'd dropped it off a few months ago and provided parts.

Anyway, it cost $350 for the rebuild!  I about sh*t my pants but paid anyway.  I mean, what's a guy to do? Now, I know these guys do great work because they've done two other heads for me, and they won me over by identifying my Rambler head as such without me saying a thing about what engine it came off of.  The last heads this shop did for me were for an IHC 304 engine, and it was about $250 if memory serves, with them providing parts.  Valves were replaced, not ground.

So, did I get screwed on price?  What have you paid to get a head rebuilt in recent years?  I don't really want to go elsewhere for machine work, but can't plunk down this kind of money too often.

- Justin
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