[Pepi]

Originally Posted by GOSFAST

We repair this area on the intakes all the time when doing our 100% stock-appearing builds.

Fairly easy if not totally destroyed. We've fixed ones worse than yours in the photo. (See below)

The gasket surface gets machined first then the thermostat register, all is like new when done.

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Here's a BBC we recently repaired, don't have the finished shot but it cleaned up nicely and not a sign of any leak.

I would be interested in having my original intake repaired. What do you do if it has been sanded down too much or so much corrosion that machining it down takes a lot off? What do you guys charge for a job like this? You can PM me the info if you want. Do you mate the housing with intake so yo know it is all true and leak free?

Thanks,
Karl

[GOSFAST]

Originally Posted by Pepi

I would be interested in having my original intake repaired. What do you do if it has been sanded down too much or so much corrosion that machining it down takes a lot off? What do you guys charge for a job like this? You can PM me the info if you want. Do you mate the housing with intake so yo know it is all true and leak free?

Thanks,
Karl

Hi Karl, if it can be repaired it runs somewhere between $100.00 and $200.00, depending on the setup time more than the machining. Most end up in the $150.00 range.

After establishing a "clean" flat area for the housing/gasket you then machine the register depth for the t'stat!

Some intakes lend themselves better to clamping than others.

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Here's another shot of a repair underway, it's about 1/2 way finished here. You can actually see how bad it really is, the "smooth" looking areas are machined!