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Machine Shop ?
Can any one recommend a machine shop near Houston or Tomball, TX that you are happy with? I am located north west Houston.
My Pontiac 455 block needs; rebore crank needs to checked, resized, balanced 8 cast rods need re-sizing, balancing. I am new to this stuff so are the rods and crank balanced with pistons as a rotating assembled unit or are the crank and rods balanced separately? Thanks, bt
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Westside performance and machine did a good job for me.
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37 Pontiac Sedan 455 700r4 94 Firehawk Supercharged 5.7 LT1 6spd. 77 Grand Prix base model, 350 pontiac 97 F250 7.3 turbo diesel 85 CJ7 Laredo 65 Impala SS 396, 4 spd, A/C. |
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Not from personal experience, but I know several Buick guys who speak highly of G and G Performance in Tomball.
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1971 Pontiac Trans Am Cameo White 1968 Firebird 400 coupe, Verdoro Green w/black vinyl top 1968 Firebird 400 convertible, Verdoro Green w/black top 1970 Buick Skylark Custom convertible(driver) Fire Red 1972 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 Royal Blue |
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Might try to contact John Clegg. They have fielded lots of quick Pontiac drag cars. They probably know the best place in south TX for Pontiac machine work.
http://missiongarage.com/photos.htm I don't know anything about this place. But they list a "Pontiac 400 GTO Ram Air lll V8", with cast rods. The price is low. But, it probably has the 8-eyebrow cast pistons. But, they advertise that they build custom engines. "Each of our engines can be custom built to your specifications." Might be worth checkin out. http://www.rebuiltcrateengines.com/p...v8-p-2155.html http://www.rebuiltcrateengines.com/custom_quote.php "...are the rods and crank balanced with pistons as a rotating assembled unit.." Yes. The entire rotating assembly is all balanced together. Last edited by ponyakr; 08-06-2016 at 12:24 PM. |
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I talked to G&G and Westside Performance finally decided to go with Westside. Thanks for your suggestions.
bt
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thumbs down on G&G.......both mine and another neighbors engine had problems. Mine was NOT machined correctly, which rendered the block and main caps useless for another build.
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Thanks for the update. After I talked to G&G on the phone some thing told me to run away! bt
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I've not used Westside for actual machine work, but have spent a day with them while using their dyno. I REALLY enjoyed working with them, and would not hesitate to use them, if they were closer (I'm in the Clear Lake part of town). I will be highly surprised if you are not happy with their work.
As for John Clegg, I'm pretty sure he uses USA Racing, by Hobby Airport. Seems like every time I've ever been in there, they have at least one of his motor in there for some sort of work.
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'73 T/A (clone). Low budget stock headed 8.3:1 455, 222/242 116lsa .443/.435 cam. FAST Sportsman EFI, 315rwhp/385rwtq on 87 octane. 13.12 @103.2, 1.91 60'. '67 Firebird [sold], ; 11.27 @ 119.61, 7.167 @ 96.07, with UD 280/280 (108LSA/ 109 ICL)solid cam. [1.537, 7.233 @93.61, 11.46 @ 115.4 w/ old UD 288/296 108 hydraulic cam] Feb '05 HPP, home-ported "16" D-ports, dished pistons (pump gas only), 3.42 gears, 275/60 DR's, 750DP, T2, full exhaust My webpage http://lnlpd.com/home |
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Good to know, as I noted, I didn't have first hand experience with them, just that a few Buick guys I've met/bought/traded parts with have used them and been satisfied with their work. Includes 2 or 3 10 second street cars.
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1971 Pontiac Trans Am Cameo White 1968 Firebird 400 coupe, Verdoro Green w/black vinyl top 1968 Firebird 400 convertible, Verdoro Green w/black top 1970 Buick Skylark Custom convertible(driver) Fire Red 1972 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 Royal Blue |
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Did you ever get your work done? How did it work out? I live in cypress and was told they would be the best for pontiac by a few people. One of my friends has used them for years on Chevy engines.
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Not from Houston, so I don't know which shops can do Pontiac stuff right.
But, just from Googling, this place might be a possibility, at least for the crank work--or not ? http://texonmotorcenter.com/remanufa...in-houston-tx/ This rebuilder shows a decent lookin Pontiac engine build. http://www.precisionengine.com/rebui.../thejudge.html But, as mentioned, John Clegg has built lots of fast Pontiacs. So, you gotta believe he'd use the best shop in the area. Last edited by ponyakr; 12-22-2016 at 11:40 AM. |
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My crank needs to be checked out and balanced. After that the block needs a mag flux, rebore and probably zero deck job depending on which pistons I use. It's a never ending street project but I love it! bt
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Last edited by beertracker; 01-23-2017 at 01:57 PM. |
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Originally Posted by beertracker View Post I talked to G&G and Westside Performance finally decided to go with Westside. Thanks for your suggestions. bt quote gixxer711 quote Did you ever get your work done? How did it work out? I live in cypress and was told they would be the best for pontiac by a few people. One of my friends has used them for years on Chevy engines. quote Yes, I have my 455 block back from Westside Performance and am very happy. Westside is a A1 operation! I see you are in Cypress, I am near 249 and Cypresswood. bt
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Hope you made it thru the floods ok. Big sections were bad over there. I’m huffmeister and barker Cypress. |
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Sorry to hear about your TA. Yeah, the flood was bad. Cypress creek was one street away from flooding our house in Prestonwood Forest. There are many houses here that are still being repaired. bt
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