I am about to pull my M20B27 engine out, remove the head, then tear down and (hopefully) reuse the bottom end components (block, pistons, crank). I have an 885 head that I will be putting on it, then turbo. This is my first engine build.
My question is:
As a newbie, should I have the shop tear down the bottom end (I will remove the head first), inspect and measure everything, the TELL ME what can and can't be re-used? (After which I would clean/prep/assemble everything)
Or, do I need to go buy all the measuring tools and do the inspection/measuring myself?
I am hoping for the first option, so that I can count on their expertise and wouldn't need to buy and learn to use the precision measuring tools for my first build, but want to make sure that this is a somewhat common procedure.
Is that something machine shops often do (tear down, inspect, measure, advise, then hand back over to customer) or will they look at me funny?
I just want to make sure I am approaching this the best way possible. Thanks!
My question is:
As a newbie, should I have the shop tear down the bottom end (I will remove the head first), inspect and measure everything, the TELL ME what can and can't be re-used? (After which I would clean/prep/assemble everything)
Or, do I need to go buy all the measuring tools and do the inspection/measuring myself?
I am hoping for the first option, so that I can count on their expertise and wouldn't need to buy and learn to use the precision measuring tools for my first build, but want to make sure that this is a somewhat common procedure.
Is that something machine shops often do (tear down, inspect, measure, advise, then hand back over to customer) or will they look at me funny?
I just want to make sure I am approaching this the best way possible. Thanks!
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