Kevin's Machine Shop

[93zm6tally]

Never thought that I would be giving a local machine shop a compliment, but I recently had Kevin's do a 3-angle valve job on my LT1 heads. Price is excellent, cost me right at $120.00 with new Viton Stem seals. For that they hot-tanked, media blasted, tumbled the valves, back cut the valves, disassembled, assembled including setting spring heights. Work looks excellent.

They also got me a set of Crane Springs, (one of mine was broken), at better than Summit prices, without charging me for shipping, and milled the heads for $35.00 a piece. The work looks excellent and I got them back in less than a week. :D

[brandboZ28]

Too much typing and not enough working on the car. Are these things on yet?

:lol:

[93zm6tally]

Too much typing and not enough working on the car. Are these things on yet?

:lol:

The heads are on. Still have the intake, headers, front crankshaft seal to do. I'm getting it done on the "time" plan. Do a little each day after work. Hopefully back on the road NLT Saturday.

[slmdLS1]

you mean $1,200 right?

[brandboZ28]

No, he means $120.00. They didnt port them. They dont have a flow bench.

[SS2win]

who around here has a flow bench?

[rufaast]

no-one now here in town, extreme then CRE they had one, but, outta business, not sure who has it now. Not sure if Randy Castle has one in Ga. or not.

[RACER1269]

Connell aka CRE still has a flow bench..... he moved or is in the process to moving. he is going over near the airport i dont think he likes all the walkin traffic he gets on south monroe.

btw JR used to work at extreem and then CRE well as far as i know he is still at Kevins...... does damn good work dont he :lol: not sure if he is the one that did your work but godo chance he did..... he is a good ole boy.

rufaast you aint got any kinda flow bench at your work? comon man fess up.

i was just informed that JR dosnt work there anymore sorry for the confusion. :tu:

[93zm6tally]

btw JR used to work at extreem and then CRE well as far as i know he is still at Kevins...... does damn good work dont he :lol: not sure if he is the one that did your work but godo chance he did..... he is a good ole boy.


Never really complained about the quality of the port work done on my old heads, just what was done for what I paid. Basically all I got was an intake port match and some slight work done on the intake bowl. Exhaust and combustion chamber basically un-touched. For what I paid I could have had a set of CNC'd AFR's with all of the hardware. Live and learn. :shrug:

[rufaast]

Who did the port work on your heads, What did you pay for/ ask for to be done?. How much did you pay?

[slmdLS1]

Never really complained about the quality of the port work done on my old heads, just what was done for what I paid. Basically all I got was an intake port match and some slight work done on the intake bowl. Exhaust and combustion chamber basically un-touched. For what I paid I could have had a set of CNC'd AFR's with all of the hardware. Live and learn. :shrug:

i thought mike did your heads way back when. JR flowed my heads, and hot tanked em.

[scooby]

Where is kevin located at i need my motor machined

[RACER1269]

he is in crawfordville middle of town. on the left. same "plaza/building" as Ace Hardware.its a NAPA store.

[ExtremeMT]

How much would a port job cost? (For CRE with the flow bench) on say...a 4.3 Vortec?

[93zm6tally]

he is in crawfordville middle of town. on the left. same "plaza/building" as Ace Hardware.its a NAPA store.

You actually have to walk in through the Ace Hardware Store to get to the machine shop and parts counter.

[scooby]

cool i know where that is

[RACER1269]

How much would a port job cost? (For CRE with the flow bench) on say...a 4.3 Vortec?
i dunno what CRE (neil connell) plans are right now . i think he is in the process of relocating. you could call him if you wnat. .... number is 224-0350

[dhirocz]

They balanced my 383 and did a kickass job of it too. For $400, they tanked my block, fluxed it, checked it, internally balanced my 383, installed 3 slugs of mallory, changed my rods, balanced them, and installed the new pistons so it's all ready to go. Alot better than buddy's in my opinion...they took the time to explain to me what was going on and even showed me the equipment they use. Worth driving down there IMO. :bryant:

[ExtremeMT]

Hmmm Im gonna have to talk to them....