matthewpickup

Hi anyone know of a good engine shop in central scotland ?
ie boreing , head skim ?
thanks all

simontrayler

Sitech's gotta be your best bet!

fiesta23

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perth engineering services carries out this type of work

Perth Engineering Services, Engineering, Hardware Retailers, Unit 2, 14 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Tayside, PH1 5RW.

matthewpickup

thanks , and have you guys used these places before ? as its a bit away from me wonder if i would be better just sending the parts down south ?

boost monster

JEM Engines Falkirk

Daviet

i would use http://www.engineservicesandcomponents.com/

or Jem as boost monkey said.

fiesta23

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used perth engineering to press in gudgeon pins for pistons/ con rods. was happy with work + turn around timr

silver

I have used cylinder head express for work in the past. They are in Glasgow.

GAZ345

engine services & components

Fast Guy

There's Agra in dundee.
http://www.agraengineering.co.uk/

matthewpickup

thanks for the thoughts guys , jem i will not go near as my brother got work done and it failed badly , engine services , i have seen his work dont like the finsh of the bores (too rough imo) an old engine builder i once knew said about the ten pence test , he said you should be able to drag a ten pence up the bore and it should not catch at all , he done a race engine for my brother and my brother raced it with no problems ie tempeture , beding in and now i use the very same engine in my road car (2ltr pinto) and still runs perfect even tho its had a very hard life so he cant be far wrong i dont think(sadly he is no longer with us or he would have the job, engine services head skims seem fine .

has anyone used the place in glasgow? to get thoughts on finsh?

thanks

toff

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AVA.....

JamboRS

dont think ava do anything inhouse,they get blaine precision engineering to do there work,well they did when they built my rs turbo engine,not sure if they still do

try blaine precision engineering in killearn

tomoyb

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engine services are terrible,they messed up pressing in guides and never measured valve length and ripped stem seals and handed head back like that

S.Hannah

Engine services all the way.

Bunch of great guys.

langer

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Where abouts are you located?

shalon

jem did a lot of stuff to my mates mx5 turbo engine depends who has most experience in the engine you are building i wouldnt let the postage price bother me if i had more confidence in someone down south

matthewpickup

i am in glasgow area

and i am thinking down south as it maybe my best bet

i might be getting a guy that has done some really good work for my brother

thanks for the help so far folks

matthewpickup

and its a yb cosworth engine

a-mac

i would use

http://www.wose.co.uk/

or

http://www.yell.com/b/T.M+Smith-Engi...ML54RY-654903/

but only use t.m smith if you are not in a hurry as can take weeks to get parts back

but very good

matthewpickup

^^ hi i am guessing you have used these places? if so whats your thought on quailty of work? thanks

williec

you could try pittcairn engineering at banknock

matthewpickup

have you used these guys ? if so was the work good ?

LewisT

ive used pittcairn before only for getting valves refaced and fit some oil stem seals, they are nice chaps and seemed well knowledgeable, they only supply quality, gaskets, seals and bearing like payne mahle ect they seemed more geared towards large diesel engines there are always first buses parket out side, wouldnt let that put you off the few times i was in there were always other public customers in getting engine work on track cars restoration projects ect, they never charged me the little 3 letter word on the parts either.

matthewpickup

thanks think i will go have a talk with them see some of there work, and that was good of them

jamie's

as above with the t.m smith in coatbridge, the guy is good but he aint in a hurry to do much,
he done the machine work on my yb, never had a problem with his work
he does the machine work for grier sport as well so done loads of yb's over the tears
pittcairn are local to me, only 10 mins away, but they are quite expensive
and i've found them to be far from perfect a couple times
think it depends who actualy does the job in there
had good and bad from them, i use t.m smith for skimming etc now even although they are a little further away

matthewpickup

this guy could be well worth a look by the sound of things , someone thats not fast usally means a better job

what bhp were you running?

jamie's

mine is just over 400bhp with similar torque, nearly 2 years old now, still runs fine, but it hasn't
done much miles to be honest,
i've been in the motor trade for years, and built many many engines
used lots of machine shops, but he is up there with the best around
but as mentioned, just dont use the words "no hurry"

matthewpickup

thanks for your help i plan to run around 380bhp ish and lol will go have a talk to him first and will remember not to say no hurry lol

dug112y

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+1 for arthur at t.m smith coatbridge helpful guy,knows his stuff. tell him you are desperate for it though........ also kilmarnock engine services is another option but not used them myself but mates have.

williec

not used pittcairn myself but m8 of mine has his own garage and will not use anyone else been using them for years never had any probs with their work

Fraserb

I've used JEM a few times always been spot on