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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Appreciate it my man. ..and your right, I try to see both sides of things and your absolutely correct that people see that as a weakness and try to take advantage. Funny you bring up the construction analogy because I used to be a project manager for a custom residential builder and I have...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    This is the way I'm coming to feel about it as well! Loving the Texas humor!
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    The last time we spoke about it the conversation was stroker at $3600-$3800 vs 350 with upgraded cam at $2400-$2500... I told him do the 350 build. To be honest, I really don't want a .060 over block with 2 sleeves in it regardless of how "fine" he thinks it is. As Bextreme04 said, you get so...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Your probably correct that the Bureau of Automotive Repair in California requires a written repair estimate...they wrote me one at Pep Boys when I had the rear drums turned.. I was thinking about this when I went out to lunch today and ordered a hickory burger...if the waitress brought me back...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I had given them a $1000 deposit when I told him to go forward...that was at the $2200 quote
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I guess I didn't think $3200 was all that bad either...like I mentioned earlier I thought they may have just had to replace some stuff with higher end parts...as far as why they were sleeved, nothing was mentioned about standing water/corrosion/etc he said they needed sleeves because they were...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Thanks for letting me bounce that off you guys...I'm not trying to leave someone high and dry and I just wanted to make sure I was thinking clearly... the other thing that is really starting to piss me off is the dismissive "Yeah, I probably should have called but got caught up" comment..
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    So now I'm at the point of being completely pissed off as I've spoken with a couple of friends who build race trucks (they live out of the area so I didn't ask them for the machine shop rec) and they said they have NEVER seen an unbored block that would need to go .060 over for out of roundness...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Ok...talked to machine shop and the story was that two cylinders were out of round and he couldn't put two sleeves next to each other, whatever that means.. I reminded him the whole reason I did what I did, in sourcing a new block, was because I didn't want it .060 over as I was already at .030...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Thanks again Q... I agree that you want to feel good about dropping a few grand especially for a quality product that gonna last you many a mile... and as you said, a professional machinist should know, or have a very strong suspicion, a block is going to need a sleeve WELL beforehand...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I appreciate the inside scoop! I actually sourced and purchased the block disassembled because the engine I pulled out was complete toast. The block was in remarkably good shape (to the naked eye anyways) with no ridges...I dropped it off at the shop and after we unloaded everything he grabbed...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Much appreciated, I have had nothing but the best of experiences with this forum and it's members.. I really do appreciate all of the input
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    The block visually looked clean... I was hoping for a .010 or .020 over... I guess that's another issue I can't understand, why you would keep boring a block and install 2 sleeves if it was so jacked up on the first cut... that would lead even a rookie machinist to think there was something...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Will do...I figure as a last resort I could always dispute the charge on my credit card and have the suits argue about it... I asked them upfront if they would give me a cash discount and he said no, blessing in disguise
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I guess I should have taken a little more caution when I heard the blue grass music playing in the shop...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I would think that as well...but I also think they are not too worried about some hobby builder leaving them a bad yelp review, which is about my only recourse on their reputation at this point...and also giving the guy grief that recommended them to me...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    To me that sounds reasonable...and that is a roller cam and aluminum heads more than I got for $500 less!
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    100% that is what I'm most pissed about... now you have the distrust issue on top of it... I'm not sure I would trust them to deliver me a .020 built long block under the circumstances
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I think getting sleeved is the new shafted...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    I'm usually pretty cool...that's why I didn't balk at the price hit...just figured that the parts were higher end than initially quoted out...they did replace pistons/cam/ lifters too if that makes a difference... what gets me the most is that now I'm sitting in a position that if I wanted to...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Much appreciated on the replies! I think calmly pissed is a good description of how I'm looking at this... once again I can't wrap my head around how an uncut block ended up .060 over with 2 sleeves...however I don't do this all the time either. And like you said, I could have gotten another...
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    Rebuilt $350 long block questions

    Hey All, I had a local machine shop come highly recommended and had them build out my long block. First the pricing went from $1800 ball park on the phone, to $2500 after it was dropped off and gone over for a quote to a final $3200 when I picked it up...I get it that things change but it...
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    TH350C been sitting a few years

    The last project I worked on was an '83 K5 about 25 years ago so I'm probably a little rustier than the rat urine soaked timing chain I pulled off this one.. I did a couple of web searches but if remember correctly the torque converter should just slide off? On the reinstall it kinda like...
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    Manual locking hubs

    Hey Curt, So I figured out what was happening after 3 sets of hubs and only 1 hub would install correctly. Some of the splines are not cast straight and have a slight taper to them prohibiting them from sliding in the hub all the way. I looked at one I tried to install and noticed the housing...
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    TH350C been sitting a few years

    Sweet, thanks for the replies...send it, love it!

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