looking for a machine shop in the bay area

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May 21, 2012 | 11:45 PM

greasemykey

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looking for a machine shop in the bay area

im looking for a machine shop with a clue about ls blocks in the bay area. everyone i have called so far tells me they wont bore my block out .125". any leads would be awesome.

May 22, 2012 | 12:06 AM

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Prob because they know how thin the walls are in some LS blocks. .125 is a huge gamble in LS blocks IMO.

May 22, 2012 | 01:09 AM

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people build 383's all the time this way. and its just a **** hair larger than the standard bore of the ls 5.7.

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