Utah machine shops
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I don’t have a direct answer for you, but what I’d recommend is finding a machine shop that’s either operated by or affiliated with a parts company. Those shops typically do a lot of the work needed for rebuilds and oftentimes they will be able to order the exact parts needed once the work is done (oversized bearings and pistons/rings, for example).
It would also offer you a higher chain of command if the machinists work ended up causing problems.
Where I work in the Midwest, we have Arnold motor supply. I had them do the block, crank and cam machining for a rebuild and the parts they ordered were supposed to be correct. It was a personal project at the time and I was very inexperienced, so even though I plasti-gaged the main bearings, I misread the results and ended up installing standard size bearings when they should’ve been oversized. After the first couple days of driving, the engine would barely idle - I spoke to the machinist at Arnold’s (who had 20+ years experience at the time) and he told me to bring the block back in tact.
As it turned out, the parts guy was responsible for ordering the wrong bearings, and even though I should’ve seen that with the plasti-gage, Arnold’s took responsibility for the order being wrong. They reworked the block and crank and made sure it was correct, all completely free of charge.
It would also offer you a higher chain of command if the machinists work ended up causing problems.
Where I work in the Midwest, we have Arnold motor supply. I had them do the block, crank and cam machining for a rebuild and the parts they ordered were supposed to be correct. It was a personal project at the time and I was very inexperienced, so even though I plasti-gaged the main bearings, I misread the results and ended up installing standard size bearings when they should’ve been oversized. After the first couple days of driving, the engine would barely idle - I spoke to the machinist at Arnold’s (who had 20+ years experience at the time) and he told me to bring the block back in tact.
As it turned out, the parts guy was responsible for ordering the wrong bearings, and even though I should’ve seen that with the plasti-gage, Arnold’s took responsibility for the order being wrong. They reworked the block and crank and made sure it was correct, all completely free of charge.
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I don’t have a direct answer for you, but what I’d recommend is finding a machine shop that’s either operated by or affiliated with a parts company. Those shops typically do a lot of the work needed for rebuilds and oftentimes they will be able to order the exact parts needed once the work is done (oversized bearings and pistons/rings, for example).
It would also offer you a higher chain of command if the machinists work ended up causing problems.
Where I work in the Midwest, we have Arnold motor supply. I had them do the block, crank and cam machining for a rebuild and the parts they ordered were supposed to be correct. It was a personal project at the time and I was very inexperienced, so even though I plasti-gaged the main bearings, I misread the results and ended up installing standard size bearings when they should’ve been oversized. After the first couple days of driving, the engine would barely idle - I spoke to the machinist at Arnold’s (who had 20+ years experience at the time) and he told me to bring the block back in tact.
As it turned out, the parts guy was responsible for ordering the wrong bearings, and even though I should’ve seen that with the plasti-gage, Arnold’s took responsibility for the order being wrong. They reworked the block and crank and made sure it was correct, all completely free of charge.
It would also offer you a higher chain of command if the machinists work ended up causing problems.
Where I work in the Midwest, we have Arnold motor supply. I had them do the block, crank and cam machining for a rebuild and the parts they ordered were supposed to be correct. It was a personal project at the time and I was very inexperienced, so even though I plasti-gaged the main bearings, I misread the results and ended up installing standard size bearings when they should’ve been oversized. After the first couple days of driving, the engine would barely idle - I spoke to the machinist at Arnold’s (who had 20+ years experience at the time) and he told me to bring the block back in tact.
As it turned out, the parts guy was responsible for ordering the wrong bearings, and even though I should’ve seen that with the plasti-gage, Arnold’s took responsibility for the order being wrong. They reworked the block and crank and made sure it was correct, all completely free of charge.
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