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Need 390 FE rebuilt, who’s a good engine shop in the OKC area?
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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3158026" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>That shop has Not been around for many years now Rick closed it and and then later went to work for Dell.</p><p>They promised things to him and did not deliver. comes back around you know.</p><p>Rick is in bad health.</p><p>He was a friend and I had them do 1 cylinder head for me ..just valve guides and new valves and valve job. double hump head.</p><p>I put them together and noticed lose valve guides and told him and the guy that did the work and they said it was fine. yep fine for 2 weeks and I was racing a guy on my V65 magna against my Nova I went 11.51 on the bike like clock work and I weighed 205 in leather with helmet.. he was 145 lbs.</p><p>He raced turbo bikes and I knew the nova could beat the bike . I was 1/2 a bike length behind him in the Nova we went 3 times.</p><p>I took the car to the house and all cylinders cranked 245psi except one which was 65 psi.</p><p></p><p>Valve guide went south and valve beat the seat up.</p><p>Blue chip would not stand behind it. said the guy that did the work they let go. BS he was right there.</p><p>Anyway I had them stick a new guide in it and pull the 1.94 valve and install a 2.02 in that hole.</p><p>Still cost me for that like 25 bucks.</p><p></p><p>Sorry rambling on.</p><p>Yea the Nova was quick and fast back then (176MPH) and I still pulled my boat to lock 16 for some fishing. Not bad for naturally aspirated 350 with old iron heads and flat tappet cam on 91 octane. </p><p>Heck a stock 4 door dodge can run that fast today. But I bet he can't get there in 3/4 of a mile <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3158026, member: 15054"] That shop has Not been around for many years now Rick closed it and and then later went to work for Dell. They promised things to him and did not deliver. comes back around you know. Rick is in bad health. He was a friend and I had them do 1 cylinder head for me ..just valve guides and new valves and valve job. double hump head. I put them together and noticed lose valve guides and told him and the guy that did the work and they said it was fine. yep fine for 2 weeks and I was racing a guy on my V65 magna against my Nova I went 11.51 on the bike like clock work and I weighed 205 in leather with helmet.. he was 145 lbs. He raced turbo bikes and I knew the nova could beat the bike . I was 1/2 a bike length behind him in the Nova we went 3 times. I took the car to the house and all cylinders cranked 245psi except one which was 65 psi. Valve guide went south and valve beat the seat up. Blue chip would not stand behind it. said the guy that did the work they let go. BS he was right there. Anyway I had them stick a new guide in it and pull the 1.94 valve and install a 2.02 in that hole. Still cost me for that like 25 bucks. Sorry rambling on. Yea the Nova was quick and fast back then (176MPH) and I still pulled my boat to lock 16 for some fishing. Not bad for naturally aspirated 350 with old iron heads and flat tappet cam on 91 octane. Heck a stock 4 door dodge can run that fast today. But I bet he can't get there in 3/4 of a mile :) [/QUOTE]
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