I call that a Huge win for automotive education !
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Awesome job on the rebuild!
We need to talk moreā¦ 
Single most noble use of those killers vehiclesā¦
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I only seem to see you in graphic design classes. Maybe I need to visit Metal Shop more oftenā¦
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How many months dues did you just save?
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Rough breakdown: $1500 in parts
5 weeks from disassembly to first crank.
Considering a reman engine would run me $4-5000 I saved quite a bit doing it myself.
Iāve got a garage at my apartment complex but the lifts and tools at DMS definitely made things more comfortable.
Iāve pulled axles and done extensive suspension work in my garage and I can say with certainly thatās DMS makes projects like this much less stressful.
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So your labor was worth about $2,500 ~ $3,500 divided by however many hours it. I absolutely agree having lots of room, the tools, a comfortable space to work really helps. Plus folks to get help from.
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Is this your first rebuild or have you done it before? Yours was a lot less drama than one a few months before.
This was my first engine rebuild. I pulled the trans apart and reassembled that as well. Iām fairly mechanically inclined and Iām good at following directions from manuals.
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If I had to use all my own tools, the air conditioning alone would be worth $50/ month
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For you on the transmission. Iāve done one manual. That was enough for me, too many special snap ring pliers, and other weird tools that I figured Iād only use once, so decided a rebuild was easier and cheaper. I might try something like that at the Space now since lots of the tools are available.
Good work and great you were successful. That moment when you get in the vehicle,
put the key in, take a deep breath (maybe a prayer or two hoping those few extra washers left over arenāt THAT important) turn the key ā¦ it cranks a bit - seems like forever, then purrs like a Tomcat in a Milk-house. Circle the block slowly, no parts on road in rearview mirror, you get it back in the drive. Turn it off, pump fist āYES!ā Great feeling that is well earned.
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This reminds me of when I was a kid(long ago), and a neighbor that ārebuiltā the transaxle out of his VW Beetle and installed the diff upside down. With the turn of his key - he had 4 reverse gears and one forward.
āThat moment when you get in the vehicle,
put the key in, take a deep breathā - Everyone that builds engines/transmissions/space shuttles etc does this at times.
Snaps - Did you make your rear bumper / spare tire mount?
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Yes, I made (lasercut, welded, painted) both my front and rear bumpers. Iām actually about to start a redesigned front bumper soon using the plasmacam.
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I have a WJ and would really like to see what you doā¦
Please let me know when you work on your next bumper.
Yeah but you lost some hearing the other day when I was up there cutting circles with my router. Probably a wash, sorry. 
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Welcome to the Makerspace!
Your āCost Hackā pricing is a joke right? I chose a few basic automotive items and they are not remotely close to todayās real world costs in the USA without the Makerspace.
7 years for a necrobump may well be a record. Spammer banished and thread closed.