Hey guys I live in Columbia, central Missouri, and I have been looking for a Machine shop and I haven't found one I need my 400 bored and the heads ported and polished. I don't want to send the engine and heads out of state but I might have to. So my question is do any of you know of a local machine shop if so what are there prices phone #? Website? thanx for any info!! (anyware in Missouri will work)

 

hey 78custom iam located up in st joseph mo and 2 of the local shops up here are m-tec and buds machine shop. my friends dad owns m-tec so i myself would recommend them that is were iam going to take my heads to have the port job done at...the #'s are: m-tec 816-676-2295 and buds machine shop is 816-232-9803....when i was going to part and polish the heads on my 351m i believe the price was 175.00 a head for a full step up port and polish job.....i hope this helps ya out some

 

Alright, I'll look in to them, thanx!

 

no prob man i hope itll work out for ya

 

Are the machine shops in Columbia not able to handle that work? I called 1 or 2 in Jeff City looking to rework the heads on my 239 Y-Block. They ran a price around 125 per head plus the cost of hardened seats if I remember correctly. Now as far has having the block bored, that may take some specialty shops. Never had it done, so I'm not sure.

 

hey 78custom sorry about this but m-tec has changed their # it is now 816-279-2555. sorry about the mix up man...as well i spoke to jerrod out there about a port job on my 390 heads all together it was around 520.00 that included cleaning the heads, an econo port (1full step up), assembling the heads(i buy the parts and pieces), as well to have the valves cut so they will seat correctly. his price chart was as follows:
cleaning heads....25.00 per head
port job.... 175.00 per head
assembling heads....25.00 per head
cutting the valves.... 4.00 per valve
just a better idea for ya on prices i hope this helps