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Old 01-14-2019, 05:56 PM   #1
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A friend and i where taking about this the other day. How many racer build their own engines? Or should say assemble their engines,After they are returned from the machine shop.
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Old 01-14-2019, 06:12 PM   #2
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I do everything on my car except the machine work. Engine, transmission and rear end. I am slow though. I have had others assemble my engine in the past when i couldn’t or didn’t have time. Never worked out as well as when I did it myself.
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Old 01-14-2019, 06:16 PM   #3
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We used to assemble our own after the machining was completed by Bill Ceralli. Many hours spent making sure all was just right.
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Old 01-14-2019, 07:01 PM   #4
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We used to assemble our own after the machining was completed by Bill Ceralli. Many hours spent making sure all was just right.
I have done my own, other than machine work, forever.
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Old 01-14-2019, 08:12 PM   #5
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i do all my checking and assembly once the machine shop is done ,,,I also do all my own chassis,headers and roll bar,, couldn't race other wise !
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Old 01-14-2019, 08:55 PM   #6
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I've always had some of the best around do my machine work, going back to 1969 and Danny Jesel at Duffy's Machine shop..Then Tony Feil, for years.
Later on , Eaton/ Watters/ Hettler /Kadar.
Always assembled my own.
Also carburetors, headers, converters , transmissions, roll bars, rear ends, body, paint.
If I could sew a straight line, I probably wouldn't have Derby City Covers do my upholstery work ;-)
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Old 01-14-2019, 09:14 PM   #7
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I farm out the machine work, but everything else is done by me in single home garage. It's cold and the quarters are tight, but it's what I do. Electrical, trans rebuild, painted in a rental space. Thought I didn't have the muscle for the rear end so I had a shop assemble the spool and install it. The seal leaked so I tore it apart and it was assembled with the wrong clearances.
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Old 01-14-2019, 10:14 PM   #8
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assembling your race engine saves you pennies in relation to the cost of engines today.

most serious racers have professionals build their engines, transmissions and cars.
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Old 01-14-2019, 10:33 PM   #9
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most serious racers have professionals build their engines, transmissions and cars.
Not sure I agree with that statement. Buckle up because I bet I am not alone.
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Old 01-14-2019, 10:41 PM   #10
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doesn't matter who disagrees, the fact is the best shops in the country aren't sitting by the phone wondering how they are going to keep the lights on.
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