What are fair machine shop prices.
05-09-2011, 09:32 AM
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What are fair machine shop prices.
I dropped my block, crank and head off with a machine shop. I called him last week and he hasn't put together a final price. I just want to make sure that I'm not going to get ripped off. What are fair prices for machine work? I am really looking for people who built the engine themselves or machinist to answer. Please don't answer if you never had these done or have done these services yourself.
Block:
Hot Tank
Align bore/hone the mains
Bored/Hone Cylinder to 86mm (0.040" over)
Deck
(Possibly: Hot Tank a 2nd time)
(possibly:Install or re-install freeze plugs.)
Final cleaning
Crank:
Clean Crankshaft
Turn/Polish Main/Rod Journals
Final cleaning
Head:
Hot Tank/Clean head
Clean Valves
Square/Resurface Head
Reface valves
Lap Valves
Final Cleaning.
Also all the machine shops around here a filthy (including the one I took my parts too), is this common thing?
Block:
Hot Tank
Align bore/hone the mains
Bored/Hone Cylinder to 86mm (0.040" over)
Deck
(Possibly: Hot Tank a 2nd time)
(possibly:Install or re-install freeze plugs.)
Final cleaning
Crank:
Clean Crankshaft
Turn/Polish Main/Rod Journals
Final cleaning
Head:
Hot Tank/Clean head
Clean Valves
Square/Resurface Head
Reface valves
Lap Valves
Final Cleaning.
Also all the machine shops around here a filthy (including the one I took my parts too), is this common thing?
05-09-2011, 09:55 AM
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Re: What are fair machine shop prices.
I had my block hot tanked, magnafluxed, pistons put on rods, rods zygloed,heads zygloed, crank turned, and camshaft polished it cost me 380 dollars
I had the heads surfaced, seats cut, cleaned ready to bolt on and this was 200 dollars
So 580 total
I had the heads surfaced, seats cut, cleaned ready to bolt on and this was 200 dollars
So 580 total
05-09-2011, 10:22 AM
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Re: What are fair machine shop prices.
Wow, so I got half the cylinders and half the amount of labor (I'm putting the rods on myself). So my price should be a bit cheaper.
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Re: What are fair machine shop prices.
Im going to take a stab and say you are having work done on a B20...
Here's what my machine work ran on my B18:
Hot tank, bore, deck, chamfer and hone : 262
Clean rods, remove pistons, mill rods: 70
Unspring head, clean and reface valves, blast head: 70
Wash head, mill .011": 52
Clean, mag, regrind crank : 95
Assemble head, wash other hardware, clean and resurface flywheel: 105
Here's what my machine work ran on my B18:
Hot tank, bore, deck, chamfer and hone : 262
Clean rods, remove pistons, mill rods: 70
Unspring head, clean and reface valves, blast head: 70
Wash head, mill .011": 52
Clean, mag, regrind crank : 95
Assemble head, wash other hardware, clean and resurface flywheel: 105