average machine shop cost????
07-08-2008, 06:11 PM
#11
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: 1995mustang818
my local machine shop charges about 700 too 800 for the short block
my local machine shop charges about 700 too 800 for the short block
07-08-2008, 07:31 PM
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: woodsy
ya very little time, because they ARE building the engines.
ORIGINAL: aode08
The only time you should have a machine shop assemble your engine, is when you want it blueprinted.
They tend to have very little time on thier hands.
The only time you should have a machine shop assemble your engine, is when you want it blueprinted.
They tend to have very little time on thier hands.
07-09-2008, 08:25 AM
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
A lot!. Shop labor is expensive, and with the cost of everything going up, I don't blame them. I rebuilt my 300 six a while back, and the machine work alone was over $900 (block, crank and heads). I pressed the pistons on myself, and assembled the motor myself. In the long run, a short block would have been cheaper. The only good thing about doing it myself is the satisfaction that it runs great, and I did it myself, but sometimes pride gets in the way of logic. My next short block will be from Fordstrokers.com
A lot!. Shop labor is expensive, and with the cost of everything going up, I don't blame them. I rebuilt my 300 six a while back, and the machine work alone was over $900 (block, crank and heads). I pressed the pistons on myself, and assembled the motor myself. In the long run, a short block would have been cheaper. The only good thing about doing it myself is the satisfaction that it runs great, and I did it myself, but sometimes pride gets in the way of logic. My next short block will be from Fordstrokers.com
http://fordstrokers.com/347-stroker-...-kits-c55.html
not the entire short block:
http://fordstrokers.com/347-liberato...lock-p153.html
correct?
07-09-2008, 08:42 AM
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: aode08
most around here are honing, boring,gringing, milling, drilling, welding, balancing, decking, and heli coils, . You tell them ASSemble, and wow, $900+ and a long wait is in store for you.
ORIGINAL: woodsy
ya very little time, because they ARE building the engines.
ORIGINAL: aode08
The only time you should have a machine shop assemble your engine, is when you want it blueprinted.
They tend to have very little time on thier hands.
The only time you should have a machine shop assemble your engine, is when you want it blueprinted.
They tend to have very little time on thier hands.
07-09-2008, 05:27 PM
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: LesteR723
you all are talking about the stroker kit:
http://fordstrokers.com/347-stroker-...-kits-c55.html
not the entire short block:
http://fordstrokers.com/347-liberato...lock-p153.html
correct?
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
A lot!. Shop labor is expensive, andwith the cost of everything going up, I don't blame them. I rebuilt my 300 six a while back, and the machine work alone was over$900 (block, crank and heads). I pressedthe pistons on myself, and assembled the motor myself. In the long run, a short block would have been cheaper. The only good thing about doing it myselfis thesatisfaction that it runs great, and I did it myself, but sometimes pride gets in the way oflogic. My next short block will be from Fordstrokers.com
A lot!. Shop labor is expensive, andwith the cost of everything going up, I don't blame them. I rebuilt my 300 six a while back, and the machine work alone was over$900 (block, crank and heads). I pressedthe pistons on myself, and assembled the motor myself. In the long run, a short block would have been cheaper. The only good thing about doing it myselfis thesatisfaction that it runs great, and I did it myself, but sometimes pride gets in the way oflogic. My next short block will be from Fordstrokers.com
http://fordstrokers.com/347-stroker-...-kits-c55.html
not the entire short block:
http://fordstrokers.com/347-liberato...lock-p153.html
correct?
Here is a customers block that was "machined only" by a shop local to him, they swore up and down they have built ford strokers, Ummm ya obviously not.
07-10-2008, 12:10 PM
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RE: average machine shop cost????
ORIGINAL: jssblues
damn that is ****ed up, where did you get that picture????
damn that is ****ed up, where did you get that picture????
