$1100 to R&R a motor in a 67-9 Firebird?

You have to be joking me. I can R&R a Pontiac motor in less than 3 hours. Just the motor and not including a box of 4 letter words. This was at a break neck pack with a novice helper to get the car to the track. It can be done at a leisurely pace if you plan it out and know what to do in 10 hours.

You can R&R a Pontiac motor yourself and is not that hard. Hell, for 1/2 that, I would drive to your house, remove, deliver, pick up and reinstall that motor...And still make a profit. I was R&Ring these motors at 16 in less than 5 hours. Those guys are insane.

Find another engine installer.

And if you stick to that guy...tell him you want an itimization of the parts being used. And the R&R price brought down to maybe AT MOST $400. $1100 is INSANE!!!!

I suggest you print this out and show them.

My friend just had his 01 T/A R&R'd. LS1 motor and trans has to be done from underneath. Cost? $730.

$1100 is unrealistic, even at his "what his book labor rates state". It can be done by a moderately skilled person in 10 from start to finish including taking the core support out and the hood.