Fellow Netters
Just to give you a little heads up about your local machine shops.I recently took my crank and heads to a machine shop recommended by a fellow builder here local to have the crank tapped for the safety shaft and the valve guides removed and replaced in the heads.I dropped them off two weeks ago prior to a trip to Michigan.I returned to the shop last Monday to find out they heated the head like they was suppose to and tried to remove the valve guides with a air gun.To make a long story short,the holes for the guides look ugly.And now have to be reamed out for the oversized bronze valve guides.Make sure the shop you take them to knows what they are doing.I've been a tool and die maker for several years and have never seen a first year machinist screw up this bad.I think the worst part is I've become so attached to my engine I felt like somebody had kicked me in the gut,was not sure rather to scream or cry.....Bob
