How to rebuild a 1.8? or rather what to re-build?

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

You're welcome! hehe...Insightful? Probably. Positive? Maybe not so much...but 
you knew that.  :)

All I'm trying to say is that either way, you're going to spend some money and 
in the grand scheme of things, it's really not that much more to go 2L. And if 
you're going to spend your time and energy to rip an engine out, you might as 
well do it right and avoid having to do the job multiple times, right? There's 
a reason everyone raves about that night/day difference from a 1.8 to a 2L.

Either way, from what Peter says, that motor should be good to go if you're 
really that strapped for cash...

Thank you to Brendan for catching my gaffe on missing the DP aspect. But, in 
all honesty, you two should work out a payment plan if he's truly going to get 
rid of that 3A. Having owned it myself, I would love the chance to have it back.

JT

> Thank you for your positive and insightful perspective into my query.
>   
> EL T
>   
> Jeff Toomasson <area53@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   > Ok so what is my laundry list of stuff to buy and where can I get it
>> cheaper? Oh and for those of you that say just buy an 2.0 all I can say is
>> I don't have the mula, but donations of parts and money can always be sent
>> to me :)
> 
> Do you intend to buy used gaskets, rings, bearings, etc...?? Obviously not
> -  that's nonsense. It costs roughly the same to rebuild a 2.0 or a 1.8 if
> you're  using new parts.
> 
> If you can't find a decent used running ABA block for $200 or less, you're
> not  trying heard enough. Throw in another $100-150 or so in gaskets, slap
> your 8v  head on it and be done with it. 
> 
> IMHO, it is a complete waste of time to mess w/ 1.8's these days with ABA's
> so  prevalent.
> 
> HTH, JT
> 
> 
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