good machine shop [Archive]

flawlessTSI

6th November 2009, 05:23 AM

Who would you recomend?

i just need a b18 bored 20 over and cleaned asap. i have it striped down and ready to go.

thanks

Courtney

6th November 2009, 10:36 AM

http://starcityracing.com/Forums/images/Headers/theshop.jpg
Yes they are a great shop. /thread

Maas

6th November 2009, 03:06 PM

I wasn't aware they did machine work.

Thunder

6th November 2009, 04:07 PM

They don't, look into carquest on west O
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Hillbilly

6th November 2009, 04:20 PM

Schmidt machine in fairbury
Spanel

ls1bitches

6th November 2009, 04:55 PM

jon wischmann at carquest on west o... this is his car, yes he knows what he's doing and reasonable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LSEwa818Vo

Courtney

6th November 2009, 09:35 PM

I wasn't aware they did machine work.

He posted this in the "The Shop" forum.

flawlessTSI

7th November 2009, 01:33 AM

I wasn't aware they did machine work.

He posted this in the "The Shop" forum.

yes.im asking who THE SHOP would recomend to do machine work. who they send there stuf to get done.

4sfed

7th November 2009, 12:58 PM

We use Spanel Engines and Jon Wischmann. I would suggest for a Honda that you call Jon. Spanel is awesome but doesnt really like the import stuff. Schmidt would be good too but they are in Fairbury.
Any one of these 3 would be a good choice.

flawlessTSI

8th November 2009, 08:31 PM

thanks guys and gals.

talon2008

9th November 2009, 11:40 PM

Gessfords in Hastings....hahahahaha NOT!

blubryyum

9th November 2009, 11:41 PM

Why?^

blubryyum

12th November 2009, 02:26 AM

WHY!?

adame

9th February 2010, 04:33 AM

im guessing bc hes ****in dumb.. george anderson's shop would bore out his butthole ending with a mirror finish

adame

9th February 2010, 04:36 AM

additionally, the fact the georges biggest customers are from FRANCE AND ITALY AND AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hmmmmm.. idk y i wouldnt go to gessfords :joe:

talon2008

9th February 2010, 07:19 PM

HAHAHA.... who wants story time of why I WOULD NOT go to Gessfords...... they may be some billy bad asses when it comes to v8. but aparently they are below par on the 4g63 and the motor was assembled by someone making more power on a 4g63 that anyone on this board. I wont even go into the pricing issue with them. Adam you talk alot of **** for having NOTHING.

swaggy853

9th February 2010, 07:51 PM

guessfords ****ed up my dads 427 for his original 66 corvette, highly not recommended.

talon2008

9th February 2010, 08:00 PM

guessfords ****ed up my dads 427 for his original 66 corvette, highly not recommended.

Guess im not the only one.... but wait, Adam knows the guy has flawless work since he has had all his **** done there....*roll eyes*.... The difference between the guys in france and paris and **** and the locals are the pocket books. Sure my machine work was "expensive" to me...but to someone else that would be pocket change and he cant afford to lose them customers so they know damn well not to **** it up.

Kelvin

9th February 2010, 08:17 PM

wischmann did my machine work for 1400 dollars. grade a ****.

swaggy853

9th February 2010, 08:23 PM

wischmann did my machine work for 1400 dollars. grade a ****.

what machine work was that?

Kelvin

9th February 2010, 08:24 PM

all of it

Kelvin

9th February 2010, 08:24 PM

he put my oil pan on

swaggy853

9th February 2010, 08:26 PM

well, i had a quote from laskey in CA for $1500 for CP pistons, new bearings, bore/hone, crank polish, balancing and assembly...if i could get that done local for the same price id consider it...

talon2008

9th February 2010, 08:30 PM

Kelvin did you have an align hone done? thats usually around 3-400 itself :( also...more info on what you had done. Could prolly ask you on 2029 tomorrow ha. Yall seem to be there alot.

Kelvin

9th February 2010, 09:07 PM

you know the original engine builder earl laskey died right? i gave him all the engine parts i had and put it all together there. one change with bearings was made so i had to pay for those. i have the recipts at home you can look through what all was done. it was magnafluxed and bored at a different shop in colorado for 300. i had the top end assembled and bottom end assembled there, i dont have a head gasket yet so im putting that on myself.

Kelvin

9th February 2010, 09:08 PM

ill be on 2029 2038 2060 2069 and writing graffiti on the walls in the portojons.

talon2008

9th February 2010, 09:39 PM

hahaha if your the wayne artist, there are many many people complementing your work ha.

4sfed

9th February 2010, 10:00 PM

You cannot go wrong with Wischman or Spanel. Any import stuff I would say Wischman tho. Spanel is more old school.

turbodaytona87

11th February 2010, 09:50 AM

Kelvin did you have an align hone done? thats usually around 3-400 itself

Mine was only $100

Jthod

11th February 2010, 12:36 PM

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

Josh

11th February 2010, 03:03 PM

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

swaggy853

11th February 2010, 05:29 PM

you know the original engine builder earl laskey died right? i gave him all the engine parts i had and put it all together there. one change with bearings was made so i had to pay for those. i have the recipts at home you can look through what all was done. it was magnafluxed and bored at a different shop in colorado for 300. i had the top end assembled and bottom end assembled there, i dont have a head gasket yet so im putting that on myself.

yes, i know, but i havent heard anything bad about them even since that loss...

burnoutnova

12th February 2010, 12:53 AM

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

Labor is free, but you have to wait forever for them to get to you. You also have to pay like %15 markup on parts, which is no big deal given the labor is free.

I was unaware that they did machine work for the public though? I thought it was just the normal Auto classes that offered that. Automotive machine work isn't even a regular credit class. The only way I think they would do it is if they had the entire car there and did an engine rebuild as part a students engine class.

red95gt

13th February 2010, 01:24 AM

want to get my intake and throttle body ported, anyone know where i should go and what to expect cost wise?

4sfed

13th February 2010, 10:47 AM

Hawkeye. (Larry from carquest).

Jthod

15th February 2010, 11:44 AM

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

Labor is free, but you have to wait forever for them to get to you. You also have to pay like %15 markup on parts, which is no big deal given the labor is free.

I was unaware that they did machine work for the public though? I thought it was just the normal Auto classes that offered that. Automotive machine work isn't even a regular credit class. The only way I think they would do it is if they had the entire car there and did an engine rebuild as part a students engine class.

The engine maching class is a continuing eduacation class, like $140 for however they set the class up. We had it one night a week for 6 weeks.

The part thing is just for 'live work' done at the college. They want any part sold on car to go through the part store at the college. The engine class is sepserate from that, most of what Jerry get is from Northern Automotive, and thier prices are great.

They do not have equipment to balance or grind cranks, or shot peen. But other than that, they have what you need.

burnoutnova

15th February 2010, 12:15 PM

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

SCC Milford...

What they can't do there, they have spanel do.

Jerry Norris knows his ****.

What are prices like?

Labor is free, but you have to wait forever for them to get to you. You also have to pay like %15 markup on parts, which is no big deal given the labor is free.

I was unaware that they did machine work for the public though? I thought it was just the normal Auto classes that offered that. Automotive machine work isn't even a regular credit class. The only way I think they would do it is if they had the entire car there and did an engine rebuild as part a students engine class.

The engine maching class is a continuing eduacation class, like $140 for however they set the class up. We had it one night a week for 6 weeks.

The part thing is just for 'live work' done at the college. They want any part sold on car to go through the part store at the college. The engine class is sepserate from that, most of what Jerry get is from Northern Automotive, and thier prices are great.

They do not have equipment to balance or grind cranks, or shot peen. But other than that, they have what you need.

I know this... Went to Milford and Lincoln campus for Automotive, also been through both machining classes about 8 years ago. What I was getting at is it's not very practical for someone that needs one thing done. It's more of an educational class that allows you to do a project. Just not very time effective. It was lots of fun though!