Cost to line bore mains....

[Exminiman]

Just got price of £260 plus VAT to line bore, three steel main caps.....

Does this sound right ? Seems bit high, even for “Darn Sarf” ...

Or am i just being tight

[LuisM]

well, and we complain here in PT when we are asked for 120 euros to do same job!

Regards
Luis

[GraemeC]

As I learnt, if it is someone that knows what they’re doing, it also depends on whose steel caps you’re intending to use. Some need more passes than others and hence cost more

[Herbert]

Its a little bit dear. I had mine done by a Mini7 engine builder and he just wanted £150

[Exminiman]

Cheers for the comments, i thought £260 was a bit on the dear side.....
Time to get some other prices.........me thinks...any recommendations within 25 miles Reading?
Classic And Modern get thumbs up from Rae Davis .... http://cmesuk.com/

[agricola]

even though I'm in Yorkshire it would always be Scholars in Suffolk.
They line honed my s block

[Exminiman]

even though I'm in Yorkshire it would always be Scholars in Suffolk.
They line honed my s block

http://www.scholarengines.com/

Not heard of them before, thanks for recommendation, can you remember the cost? It s not everything, just interested to see how much variation there is

[Lakeland997]

even though I'm in Yorkshire it would always be Scholars in Suffolk.
They line honed my s block

http://www.scholarengines.com/

Not heard of them before, thanks for recommendation, can you remember the cost? It s not everything, just interested to see how much variation there is

If a Yorkshireman went all the way to Suffolk, it must be cheap

[OzOAP]

Does the machine shop know what size the caps are supplied at?
Swiftune ones are a lot closer to finished size than MED.
Gosnays in Romford charged nearly double to do MED caps, normal price was £185 to do Swifty ones.
The money saved buying the cheaper MED caps was false economy...lesson learnt.

[Charlynsane]

In France then just refuse to make it.. or for 600 pounds..

[251 ENG]

If your having a block line bored with steel caps you want somebody that will do it correctly and in tolerance , not looking for the cheapest job .

[Polarsilver]

251 Eng gets my vote to become a Specialist Adviser .. cos he actually knows what he is talking about

[johnv]

cmesuk did mine along with lots of other work on various engines, they're very good

[Exminiman]

Does the machine shop know what size the caps are supplied at?
Swiftune ones are a lot closer to finished size than MED.
Gosnays in Romford charged nearly double to do MED caps, normal price was £185 to do Swifty ones.
The money saved buying the cheaper MED caps was false economy...lesson learnt.

I am having to get them from Sprite Mania, as it an early thin flange block with odd size mains dowels....so not sure, how much.....

[Exminiman]

If your having a block line bored with steel caps you want somebody that will do it correctly and in tolerance , not looking for the cheapest job .

Thanks for advice, not looking for cheapest over quality, but its not something I have done every day, trying to get a feel for how much prices and quality varied and maybe some recommendations

[Hipwell]

If your having a block line bored with steel caps you want somebody that will do it correctly and in tolerance , not looking for the cheapest job .

This, £260 is well spent if the job has been completed perfectly.

There is also a massive difference between line boring a block with new caps to whistling through aN existing block with a line honer.

[Supersonic]

My friend line bored a block and fitted new big end / mains bearings at a cost of £170

Alan

[Supersonic]

251 Eng gets my vote to become a Specialist Adviser .. cos he actually knows what he is talking about

Norman, hope you are keeping well? Without any doubt 25 Eng and Elgin Greer have my vote 100%. The cost above was a mates rate.

Alan

[agricola]

Scholar dont work cheap but do give value for money. I have dealt with them for 30 years and Alan Wardropper is a friend but that's not why I use them. I find there work consistently of a high standard, when an engine arrives its properly finished off. I am especially pleased with the restoration of my 1970 andy barton S engine which they did. They were/are best known for Kent Formula ford building so know engine machining backwards. But they do all makes and actually have quite a depth of experience with a series and did my fia mini heads part cnc finishing by hand and flow tested against competitors. I am sure there are plenty of other good engine shops about and normally its a personal choice.

[YMJ]

Does the machine shop know what size the caps are supplied at?
Swiftune ones are a lot closer to finished size than MED.
Gosnays in Romford charged nearly double to do MED caps, normal price was £185 to do Swifty ones.
The money saved buying the cheaper MED caps was false economy...lesson learnt.

Classic example of a bloke copying something without measuring or examining properly