As I get ready to move on, I am still thinking about my future.
While I realize that those of us who still love th V8's are becoming a thing of the past, I also realize we are still on the upside of muscle car collecting.
My cougars aren't really "investment" quality cars, but drivers...Anyway...
I'm sure lots of you guys have been burned at the machine shop like I have, and are tired of it.
Is there anyone here, who can recommend an adult college course on doing head work? Lke a week of machinist training or something? There has to be a way, to learn the math involved with valve train geometry, so that a guy can do it cheaper than at the machine shop. If a guy can do one set, he can do it for pay too.
In particular, valve spring keepers and retainers, to calculate installed height. I don't have the spring caliper yet, but will get one when I go home.
I really enjoyed working with Meridian Speed, until I got the bill, after telling them up front how much money to spend.
That is the kind of thing I am trying to avoid in the future...
While I realize that those of us who still love th V8's are becoming a thing of the past, I also realize we are still on the upside of muscle car collecting.
My cougars aren't really "investment" quality cars, but drivers...Anyway...
I'm sure lots of you guys have been burned at the machine shop like I have, and are tired of it.
Is there anyone here, who can recommend an adult college course on doing head work? Lke a week of machinist training or something? There has to be a way, to learn the math involved with valve train geometry, so that a guy can do it cheaper than at the machine shop. If a guy can do one set, he can do it for pay too.
In particular, valve spring keepers and retainers, to calculate installed height. I don't have the spring caliper yet, but will get one when I go home.
I really enjoyed working with Meridian Speed, until I got the bill, after telling them up front how much money to spend.
That is the kind of thing I am trying to avoid in the future...