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97ws6 · 03-26-2007, 08:55 PM

Yea i here you guys, its exactly what i was thinking, nobody wants to do the work, unless they sell you the parts, because they make money on that to. Its not enough to just make money on the machining, we live in Jersey, so now we are talking 2 grand to do a shortblock. I know what the parts cost, and i know what others are charging for the machine work. I am looking to build a 355 lt-1, with LE-2 Heads, and cam. I would like to get just the machine work done, i will assemble it myself, i need the block cleaned and Magnafluxed, punched 30 over, line honed, decked, and cam bearings installed. That should come to $600 TO $700. I will assemble it myself, not a problem. Who here has had this type of work done? Who did the work?

03-26-2007, 08:55 PM	#13
97ws6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 87 iTrader: (1)	Yea i here you guys, its exactly what i was thinking, nobody wants to do the work, unless they sell you the parts, because they make money on that to. Its not enough to just make money on the machining, we live in Jersey, so now we are talking 2 grand to do a shortblock. I know what the parts cost, and i know what others are charging for the machine work. I am looking to build a 355 lt-1, with LE-2 Heads, and cam. I would like to get just the machine work done, i will assemble it myself, i need the block cleaned and Magnafluxed, punched 30 over, line honed, decked, and cam bearings installed. That should come to $600 TO $700. I will assemble it myself, not a problem. Who here has had this type of work done? Who did the work?