Well, I got my block back yesterday, and it had a few things about it I didn't like. The Machinist(or one of his workers) dropped two of my brand new pistons, one of my freeze plugs is not completely installed, and my number 1 cam bearing was all scratched up. Funny thing is he told me they didn't do any freeze plugs and refunded me my money, he didn't do a few things we had marked for him to do and I am just not anywhere near pleased with the work. Not to mention that tonight when I was installing the crank to check the clearance I found that they F'ing align bored the damn thing with a main cap backwards!

I went back over this morning and talked to him and, he stands by his work, saying that the cam bearing was fine, he took a file to my new piston and says "its fine", and I just found the freeze plug, and main cap problems this afternoon while I was assembling the shortblock. You would think if you dropped very close to $1000 in a man's shop he would take care of your stuff. The ASE master tech I work with said it was the worse machine job he has ever seen in 30 years.

I have decided it is in my best interest to seek legal action if he doesn't replace my pistons, #1 cam bearing, re-align bore the block..... Ah the hell with it, I don't think he is capable of doing it.... he already f-cked it up once. I'll alteast get my money back for the stuff that needs redone. So .... the LT1 stays broke.

 

Sorry to heard that man. When my block was being clearenced it hit a water jacket which is normal, well the guy that welded up the hole overheated my block and cracked a cylinder wall. Goodluck on getting it handled. I had to buy a new block all together.

 

Well, I am getting it cleared up alittle bit at a time. He admits someone in his shop may have dropped the pistons but that its ok with the size of the dents.