Oil pressure issues and stripped bellhousing threads from Painter's shop is the reason I decided on Calvert.
I guess they all have their "days".
<fingers crossed>
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Oil pressure issues and stripped bellhousing threads from Painter's shop is the reason I decided on Calvert.
I guess they all have their "days".
<fingers crossed>
A shop that completely slipped my mind is Automotive Machine and Supply in Downtown Ft. Worth.
Steve built a nice LS1 for me several years ago and they now have a nifty 5 axis CNC machine.
Some local bike shop uses AMS exclusively to port all thier stroker motors. And the shop is spotless clean.
Another data point.
Wells Racing in Duncanville is where we had the heads done on our mod motor and I believe they also do balancing.
The are familiar with the platform and that is always a plus.
http://www.wellsracing.com/
Thanks Daron. I was going to call you tonight about it. Found the stock rods weighed about 607g and the ones I bought were advertised to weigh 605g....well, they showed up and weigh 560g... :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by oz98cobra
(killed quote hoping b.s. comments above get edited)
Ouch! That'll leave a mark.
Bridge napalmed.
It's always someone else's fault ;)
jb
Matt: Every shop has skeletons, it's the nature of the business. I've had a bomb out of Keith Craft, wrong bearings out of Chase Me Racing, silicone blobs out of Wicked Peformance... my list is much longer but you sould get the idea from the short list. Bottom line is that you need to use a builder you are comfortable with and be very specific on what you want and what he intends to give you.
I talked to several of the guys in our group and heard what they had to say about the local builders. They all had valid input. Personally, I chose Richard Painter for my motor. I liked his honesty and service level. First, he picked my car up from my house as I was out of town and then called me to see if I wanted it delivered back after he pulled the motor. Then he called to let me know that he couldn't find core heads except for 1 pair that was $50 more than he typically pays. That's honesty when a guy spends my money like his own. I'm not infering that any builders are dishonest, I'm only telling you what I used to make my choice.
Boudy
Well, this wasn't the only place I posted the question and you are right, I had 50 bad stories from each of the builders in the area. Stories of walking into a smoke filled pot house at Kim Barr, to very close story about David's motor. I listened to all the negatives posted but searched for the positives where I could to decide on who to pick. I am having the stuff taken up to Calvert tomorrow and since I am supplying all the parts and pieces which I have already "blueprinted", all he needs to do is load up the bob weights and balance the crank. I got all the piston/rod assemblies to within +/- 1 gram and he will have the rings and rod bearing as well. Should be pretty easy and I already know the parts are good. Crank came out of the stock motor I pulled from the race car with 22k miles on it, rods are new, bearings are all new and pistons will be reused and look great! I was amazed that the stock Ford Pistons were all within a gram of each other! I think I did a pretty damn good job on this as I got the heavy ends of the rods all identical in weight. Motor should be freak'n smooth! Just finished the valve stem seals and I can say that 32V motors are great....till you have to freakin' do valve stem seals! Took me and my dad about 4 hours to disassemble, clean and get everything together. It's nice to have 4 hands sometimes!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boudy
I have everything else to start slapping it back together as soon as I get the crank/assembly back. I have spent the better part of 3 weeks just cleaning all this stuff and I am STILL finding stuff to clean. I just hope it runs soon so I can enjoy this weather with the top down!!!
Thanks all.
update for those interested... Calvert turned it around in two days and charged $155...had to take a bunch off the crank due to the lighter rods but other than that he said it was a piece of cake.
New daily driver coming soon!!! :P