Well, I finally got the call from the machine shop saying everything's ready, but for quite a bit more money than I was expecting. Not wanting to wait much longer, and generally preferring to avoid conflict, I just paid the man and picked it all up.
No, that doesn't mean you can push me around... all the time.
Anyway, I have all the parts in the garage again, and I've been slacking a bit on the photographic side of things. Hopefully I'll partly rectify that tonight. All you've missed was painting the block, installing the crankshaft and assembling the pistons to the rods. I didn't put the pistons in yet as one of my rod bearings came to me damaged and I'm waiting for another one to get here.
And more time passes
The machine shop is still holding my parts hostage. They never did call me about the condition of everything, I had to call them 4 weeks later on a job they said would take 1 week, just cleaning and measuring everything.
I was told it needed far more work than I was prepared to do, and after some discussion it came out that it wasn't "needed" but "suggested" or "a good way to line the machinist's pockets". The work that was necessary included valve guides and a valve job, and planing the head and block deck. I was told that entire process would take 3 days. Now 2 weeks later and they're still not done...
I was told it needed far more work than I was prepared to do, and after some discussion it came out that it wasn't "needed" but "suggested" or "a good way to line the machinist's pockets". The work that was necessary included valve guides and a valve job, and planing the head and block deck. I was told that entire process would take 3 days. Now 2 weeks later and they're still not done...
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