[72projectbird]

I've been following along with their vids. It's cool seeing younger guys working on iron almost double their age. I've been talking to some local machine shops about building a 70 455 I have, and they seem to get a kick out of it. lol

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by 72projectbird

I've been following along with their vids. It's cool seeing younger guys working on iron almost double their age. I've been talking to some local machine shops about building a 70 455 I have, and they seem to get a kick out of it. lol

Interest and enthusiasm are very important IMO if you want quality work out of any machine shop. If your Pontiac engine rebuild is just an annoying nuisance to their production line of SBC, and LS platform engines, it will be treated as such. If they think it's cool and interesting, they will give it the care it deserves. Simple as that. A Pontiac V-8 engine is a simple engine to machine and build correctly with attention to a few details.

[72projectbird]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

Interest and enthusiasm are very important IMO if you want quality work out of any machine shop. If your Pontiac engine rebuild is just an annoying nuisance to their production line of SBC, and LS platform engines, it will be treated as such. If they think it's cool and interesting, they will give it the care it deserves. Simple as that. A Pontiac V-8 engine is a simple engine to machine and build correctly with attention to a few details.

That's kinda what I'm alluding to. It's strange how some Pontiac guys feel like the engine is something exotic, and unless it's a Pontiac specialist they cant be built properly.

The machine shops I've used always seem to enjoy doing something different, and have had great success.

It can be frustrating as a younger guy building old iron. It seems like whatever you do, someone has an issue with it. I've built a few potent LS engines, and everyone is super supportive and into it.