First of all i only brought a block with billit main caps, girdle and sump adaptor fron rob at rips thinking the same as you Paul but let me tell you add all my own parts and machining up and Robs on the money.
rb30 block and crank $100
argo rods $1600
je custom pistons $1500
tomei oil pump $2500
ati dampner $1000
timing belt $100
bearings $250
high volume sump $1500
main studs $350?
new tensioner and idler $250? cant remember exactly
n1 water pump $325
lower timimg belt pulley{ on crank } $90
machining of block consisted of the following:
line bore
deck
bore and hone
grind crank
cryo crank
nitride crank
cryo block
fit new welch plugs
all of the above cost me $2600
That all adds up to $12165aud correct me if im wrong.
Some of you may say you can get parts cheaper but thats what i paid for everything.
Rob sells his 4wd billit main cap bottom end i saw on this thread for under $17000nzd
convert $17000nzd to aud today and you will pay $13693aud for this bottom end right?
Which leaves us with $1528aud difference between robs complete bottom end and my comlete bottom end.
But i havent allowed for a sump adapter so $1528aud for billit main caps and a chromemoly adapter plate
really is DIRT cheap. Have you seen his 4wd billit main cap bottom end?
There is 75 fasteners holding the bottom end together.
So my friends im happy to say that Rob is on the money with his complete bottom ends and as for him doing things 3 times as slow as Paul well i think Rob has run 8.40S and Paul has run 9.90s. ha ha
Again i would like to thank Rob for all his help and wouldnt hesitate recomending him to anyone
Paul