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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

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

Regards
Luis

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

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

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/

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

agricola wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 8:53 pm 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

Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 9:40 pm

agricola wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 8:53 pm 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

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.

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

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 .

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

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

OzOAP wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 6:20 am 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.....

251 ENG wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 9:07 am 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

251 ENG wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 9:07 am 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.

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

Alan

Polarsilver wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 10:09 am 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

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.

OzOAP wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 6:20 am 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