Isnt it obvious? Protect your investment.

 

Doing it right the first time is always cheaper.

I do all my own work other than machine work, bodywork and paint

 

I think you already know the answer. How much do you save, going to a cheap school where you know the teachers will teach you the wrong way of doing things?

Go to a shop or two or three, tell them your plans, tell them what you have on the way, have them tell you what to get/do from there.

 

Going by your description I would not trust or use him period.

Do you need machining or assembly work or both?

 

Why ask, according to your description, I wouldnt waist my time... or money/and or parts... I also do all of my own work, as I have had to many issues letting other people work on my projects.


Find a reputable shop, a speed shop, not a tractor machanic and get r done...


2wld4u

 

Have it professionally assembled by a local machine shop.
Talk to two or three shops and see what they say. You have too much in that 347 to have it go 'boom".

 

Get a book or shop manual and start reading. I put my 5.0 back together again without any previous knowledge or engine building experience with no problems.

 

yeah, everyone is right. Thats they way I was thinking too.

I know he will be disapointed that he wont be doing the work because he was looking forward to my project. On the othe hand I might be saving a friendship by going someplace else.

I can just picture it now, something would have went wrong. He would have to way to "warranty" anything for me. I would be out $$$ and it would prolly break our friendship.

 

tell him that you took it to a shop cause you wanted it bult ASAP since it took you a while to get the parts pieced together and you cant wait a couple months
then maybe he wont feel bad

 

u answered your own question in your first post. if u have doubt in an engine builder then thats not the one for u. why waste time, effort, and stressing over this. u waited 2 years already whats another 2-3 months of saving to get it done right..................

a dirty shop = dirty work...... not always but a lot of times. my friend is an engine builder and does a lotta other stuff. he is doing body work right now for his 68 gt350. he told me straight out......id love to build your new motor but because of all the dust in my shop from the body work i cant. i would have to clean it all so that i dont get any thing in the bearings and such.....

this comes from a guy that has worked for delta as an engineer for 20 years and also a cnc machinists. this guy is one of the smartest ive seen. i trust his opinion and honesty.

 

I trusted a friend one time and ended up spending twice the amount of money to have it redone right.

This time around I let a local reputable machine shop that does this everyday assemble my short block, and I have no doubt that it's done right.

Kevin

 

Take it elsewhere. He'll get over it.

If he wouldn't feel bad about you blowing up an engine he assembled, then you shouldn't feel bad about taking the work elsewhere.

 

You understand this board is a public forum right? Even if this guy doesn't use the Internet, some of his friends might, word gets back to him and you have a bigger problem on your hands than the one you had before. Grow a spine, do what you know is right. Support from your "internet friends" isn't what you need here.

P51C

 

Just because a "so-called" professional machine shop has a business liscense, doesnt mean they do quality work either, I built my motor in my garage, it was clean but nothing spectacular, it runs great and doesnt leak or burn oil, a freind of mine took his engine too a reputable engine builder, and its been back 3 or 4 times, sometimes its the luck of the draw.

However you should do what you feel comfortable with, if you dont have faith in someone, then you should move on to someone else. Before you pick a machine shop to build it, get references from them, talk to others that had their motors built.

Rich

 

Hey, don't worry about what the shop thinks about you. You're a valued customer so they aren't going to be dwelling on whether you bring all the bearings or gaskets the first trip to the shop. In fact, expect several trips to the shop to iron out details and check on progress.

 

I think you already know the answer.

Yeah, I don't see where the decision is to be made.

As a general rule, never pay your friends to do something for you. As your friend you think you're entitled to higher quality work and they think they can let some small stuff slide.

It's a recipe for disaster.

If there's even a 1% chance you're going to lose all the money you've spent so far then take it to a place with which you have some recourse for poor quality of workmanship.

If it blows and it's their fault then they have to eat it.

Good luck man.

 

Take it elsewhere or there will be another person on here saying a 331 is better than a 347.

 

Take it elsewhere or there will be another person on here saying a 331 is better than a 347.

:lol: wow

 

Take it elsewhere or there will be another person on here saying a 331 is better than a 347.

its not the size of it................... its the motion of the ocean :evilgrin:






or in this case the stroke of it :lol:

 

Who is building the motor?

 

Give Stealy's a call, www.stealyperformance.net I wouldn't go anywhere else for engine work around this area

4206 7th St, East Moline, IL 61244
Phone: 309-792-3333

 

Jeff will always go out of his way for you.