central belt/west machine shops
central belt/west machine shops
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EvilZ

Original Poster:

60 posts

173 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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Looking for a machine shop to do a lot of work to a v6, bore/hone/polishing crank/balanced rotating mass/skim heads etc. So far Agra is the only one that gets good recommendations but it's quite far away, I will have a further search but nothing on Google pops up(place in Kilmarnock but could be closed?)

BillyWhizz888

965 posts

181 months

Thursday 20th February 2014
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I use a place called smiths based at shawhead Coatbridge

I use them for head skims and bores very good service

Geordie MGmike

134 posts

167 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Come East a bit to the Falkirk area and you have Jem engines.
Specialise in Pinto race motors but I was well impressed with the workshop tour I was given without even asking. Clean tidy and all the big boys toys you could ask for.
I'll be going there for my block work.

best of...
MGmike

StescoG66

2,409 posts

171 months

Saturday 22nd February 2014
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Gilmour Engineering on Glasgow Road, Cambuslang. Just next to National Tyres

ewan221

1,219 posts

214 months

Saturday 22nd February 2014
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Is it kilmarnock engine services you were thinking about? They were recommended to me for my TVR but never used them myself. How's the supercharger going ?

EvilZ

Original Poster:

60 posts

173 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Thanks guys, I will have a phone about, seen Jen website but no reply from my email as of yet.
Ewan221, the car has been running great with the supercharger, drove it for 5months then put it off the road for winter. Unfortunately I have got it into my head that (360whp)430hp is not enough lol, so looking to build myself an engine for fun/experience and that will handle (480-500whp)god knows how much the parasitic losses will be! 600+??
Not in any rush, just buying parts and an semi working engine on the cheap. hope to have it finished end of the year.