Posted by Earl-IL on January 15, 2016 at 15:53:04 from (50.81.209.158):
In Reply to: machine shop rebuild posted by JimS on January 14, 2016 at 10:23:30:
I am retired machine shop owner. The cost of machinery & the workman comp laws in Illinois made it tough to keep good help. I was very lucky that I could run the crank grinder, boring & valve equipment myself. To be successful in the shop business you need to sell parts. We were straight forward with our customer. We would discount our labor to the customer if we sold the parts. Example , this was in 1986.If you bought the engine kit from us we would bore & finish hone a V8 Chev 350 for $80. Cleaning & crack check was extra. If you carried in your own parts we charged $ 112. We would have to check the block for wear & let them know what oversize they needed. Lot of times they would get the wrong kit or not complete kit. A lot of retail engine jobs the customer would have problems like main or rod caps switched. Engine rebuilding is not for a first timer. There is too much at stake here. I enjoyed the business and the good customer base we had. We turned away very little.
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