The price sounds very reasonable but I would consider adding the price
of hardened exhaust seats to the bill if you are going be using the car
as a driver and not a show piece. The intake seats aren't as critical
unless you plan on using the car as a daily driver that will see 10-20k
of use a year then it would be a good investment to do them as well.
Doug Hamilton
1960 Triumph TR3A
1963 Fiat Cabriolet
1967 Chev C/10
>Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:43:20 -0500
>From: "Ronnie Babbitt" <rbtr3a@cox.net>
>Subject: Better News
>
>Well I dropped off the engine components to the machine shop, I asked
>Steve the owner, to check for me my measurements in each of the cylinder
>bores, and he uses a three point bore gauge. After checking each bore
>(wish I had recorded his measurements) he informed me that this engine
>had very little wear and that Standard rings is what was needed for the
>pistons.
>He also looked at and measured the crank journals as well. There again
>all that is need is Standard bearings mains and rod.
>
>His services will include the following for $265.00
>Who does this price sound?..
>
>Clean hot tank all components
>Re-measure after cleaning
>Deck the head and block
>Regrind valves
>Magniflux head
>Insert new freeze plugs
>Insert new cam bearings
>Dress up chipped corner of head (DCO!!!)
>Check valve spring
>Hone cylinders
>Remove cylinder ridge
>Polish crank
>
>Ronnie
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