Numbers not matching what engine/carb is this? (Adult Language)

[datzenmike]

Sounds like Canby would be the best chance of a meet up.

[wayno]

Now that I know the players I can get in the game.

 

Wayno, this will never happen with me. I'll go right to the source. Face to face. Not a keyboard warrior. It won't really fix the problem. If I have a shop build me something and I like/don't like it, they're gonna see the expression on my face. Good or bad bro.

 

On the same token, when I finally do see Mike, Gato, Matt, and others I'll thank them personally for their help on this project. I'm not a big crowd person, but I'll eventually run into you guys.

 

A 1000+ miles is a long way to go to get face to face just to try and retrieve a part(head/block/transmission case) that isn't even in their possession because they farmed it/sent it out to have someone else do the work, who then got sick or died and they cannot get you property back.

Have someone local do your machining/work, I have ACNutter racing(local to me) do my blocks and heads, and I have a machine shop local to me also do my transmission machining, it's just not worth it sending it out.

[Soundline]

A 1000+ miles is a long way to go to get face to face just to try and retrieve a part(head/block/transmission case) that isn't even in their possession because they farmed it/sent it out to have someone else do the work, who then got sick or died and they cannot get you property back.

Have someone local do your machining/work, I have ACNutter racing(local to me) do my blocks and heads, and I have a machine shop local to me also do my transmission machining, it's just not worth it sending it out.

Yeah, I get your point. But those two shops are both close to mi familia. I have business I can do while I'm there. Cali trip is not a huge inconvenience. I'm out and about collecting airport stubs more often than I really like. I'll talk to both shops when I'm in cali next in Feb and see what they say.

 

From your posts on Canaby... I kinda figured you were skipping it. Inconsistent parking/camping/access fees along with t-shirt and entrance tickets killed you off.... I can't promise I'll be anywhere that far in advance. Gotta check the rotation roster the month before. I did however leave a msg with Au Canadá to find out if their State Dept took me off the list. If so, I'll be heading to Vancouver for R/R

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Wayno, I can personally vouch for both Rebello Racing and Troy Ermish.

 

I worked for Rebello for a decade and while they do get busy with racing engines, and that can mean street stuff takes the back burner, there is nobody better at L series, period.

 

Troy and I are good friends and he also does great work, but he too can get busy with racing.

 

There are so many tricks both of those shops have learned over the years, it would be unwise to bring an L head to your local machine shop and expect anything close to the same result. And no, I'm not just talking about "racing" stuff.

[Soundline]

Wayno, I can personally vouch for both Rebello Racing and Troy Ermish.

 

I worked for Rebello for a decade and while they do get busy with racing engines, and that can mean street stuff takes the back burner, there is nobody better at L series, period.

 

Troy and I are good friends and he also does great work, but he too can get busy with racing.

 

There are so many tricks both of those shops have learned over the years, it would be unwise to bring an L head to your local machine shop and expect anything close to the same result. And no, I'm not just talking about "racing" stuff.

Which is why I'd find an extra head, and send it in. I'm patient. I've been building cars since I was 14. I started like everyone else, working on a piece of shit to flip, and did a frame off resto on a 68' Bronco. I farmed out the engine, trans, xfer case, and did the rest. You could tell a 15 year old kid did it.... but I got better. I moved into imports after my first deployment in 2003. I've been a Nissan guy since. I talked to my old S13/14/15 buddies about this and they told me to follow the recipe that worked so great for us when we first started working with SR Swaps, which were uncommon 13 years ago, find a specialist.

 

Because of my previous job, I'd get called in for wiring. If I got stuck, I have a few dudes that I could call. I've learned that if someone does something 50 times with an S13 wiring harness he knows some shit that a guy that's done 5,000 B series swaps in Hondas won't know.

 

Also, I learned I'm no race car driver. I have a fair amount of training, but I push too hard. I'll err on the side of "more" vs "not enough". Which means I'm better at chasing something than being chased. And.. I'm worthless in a drag race. It holds no interest for me.

 

So, low, slow, carbed, L20B with a good head, intake & exhaust with a good carb setup and I'll be grinning driving my mismatched paneled 620.

 

If these shops were in Baltimore, I'd find something more my level. I never go to MD. But Cali is a fun break from 20 F in Feb.

[wayno]

Wayno, I can personally vouch for both Rebello Racing and Troy Ermish.

 

I worked for Rebello for a decade and while they do get busy with racing engines, and that can mean street stuff takes the back burner, there is nobody better at L series, period.

 

Troy and I are good friends and he also does great work, but he too can get busy with racing.

 

There are so many tricks both of those shops have learned over the years, it would be unwise to bring an L head to your local machine shop and expect anything close to the same result. And no, I'm not just talking about "racing" stuff.

 

You forget that I was here actually on that thread that night that don't exist anymore, I wasn't fast enough to copy it before it was deleted as I was so astonished at the post from him I was looking at, I could not believe what I was reading, I made the mistake of refreshing the page and it was all gone.

The guy may be a friend of yours, but he has the attitude that little people can wait till he feels like getting to them as he is "insert name", it sure got taken care of after that day though, it's sad that it took a thread like that to get the issue resolved.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

You forget that I was here actually on that thread that night that don't exist anymore, I wasn't fast enough to copy it before it was deleted as I was so astonished at the post from him I was looking at, I could not believe what I was reading, I made the mistake of refreshing the page and it was all gone.

The guy may be a friend of yours, but he has the attitude that little people can wait till he feels like getting to them as he is "insert name", it sure got taken care of after that day though, it's sad that it took a thread like that to get the issue resolved.

I never saw that thread.

 

It's tough to run a shop and have people come and ask for work when you really don't know how long it will take. My waiting list here is almost a year out right now and I'm constantly (and gently) turning people away. All of my jobs are "time and materials" so I am often in that position. It's tiresome, but I have yet to lose my cool.

 

I can see Troy losing his cool. He is kind of a hot head...but he does good work.

 

Remember that old saying: Cheap. Fast. Quality. Chose two.

[flatcat19]

Cheap, fast, reliable is what I always choose from.

[Lockleaf]

I only ever get to choose one of those. Cheap :(

[wayno]

My machinist isn't terribly expensive, what he does is quality and he stands behind the work, but he is not fast by any stretch of the imagination, when I have him do work I don't expect to see it anytime soon, his race guys get priority.

I have had an Z22 block checked, bored, new dip stick hole drilled and all of it put together, a head checked and put together with new hardened seats and new large valves installed with a new stock type cam, and all the parts to do it all for under $2000.00, that is a deal to me.

So I guess I get cheap and quality, the man don't know what fast is when it comes to my parts, but I will keep going back because if I have an issue, it does get fixed FAST.

[Draker]

Lucky for us Eugene folks, we have a good machine shop tucked away in the woods. The owner/operator worked at Rebello as well. His name is Bob.

[Soundline]

Hey, as long as they give me a window and work within it, I'm cool. If the machinist says "I'll give this back to you by next February." Then in March I'll come looking. You give me a price and a window, I'm in, no bullshit. You miss a deadline without communication, we have a problem.

 

I'm glad to hear you've each got a guy. Now I need to borrow a guy for a job, then you can have him back. I've met a few hot heads, they tend to race cars. I can deal with that to as long as respect is maintained. I asked for some reputable shops, I got some. When I'm ready to pull the trigger, I'll tag one of them in.

[flatcat19]

Poyner Machine down on Columbia Dr. Go and talk with him before you send parts across state lines.

 

 

Good guy. Does great work. We send all our stuff to him that comes up at our shop.

He comes from a racing background.

[Soundline]

Looks like I'll start there.

[wayno]

My first question would be are they going to do the work themselves or are they going to farm it out.

Personally I would like to see their face when I asked the question, but that is not always possible.

[racerx]

Good point wayno, practically everything is farmed out today and when something goes wrong, they point fingers.

[Soundline]

My first question would be are they going to do the work themselves or are they going to farm it out.

Personally I would like to see their face when I asked the question, but that is not always possible.

Yeah, if you're gonna farm it out, I'll go talk to that guy...

[KoHeartsGPA]

Lucky for us Eugene folks, we have a good machine shop tucked away in the woods. The owner/operator worked at Rebello as well. His name is Bob.

Yes, Thank you for pointing me his way, he did awesome work on my head and that motor is way the hell torquier now than it was before the head gasket blew.

 

His info:

https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&ei=cRNwWKimG5SojwPdnbzoDA&q=drummond+automotive+machine&oq=drummond+automo&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.1.0j0i22i30k1l4.1832.41360.0.42606.42.30.12.9.9.0.283.4054.1j28j1.30.0....0...1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-hp..0.39.2780.3..41j46j0i131k1j0i46k1j0i10i46k1j46i10k1j0i10k1j33i21k1.lTQXHFcQLRU#fpstate=lie

 

He has facebook too... https://m.facebook.com/pages/Drummond-Automotive-Machine/169222649754875

[banzai510(hainz)]

Troy is a business man also He don't want to be on phone for 3 hrs and you buy nothing or really have no money

[Soundline]

Thanks guys. I have no problem paying for the work. I drive older cars because I choose to, not because I'm financially limited to $500 beaters. I just hated making $1,500 a mo car payments.... so after my divorce... I got rid of them.