Again, thanks for the opinions guys. We just happen to disagree. In my book, paying for "engine assembly" means just that. Assembling the entire engine. Not leaving important and basic parts out.
I realize that my doing it myself he might claim that I was the one who monkeyed it up. If he doesn't want to give me anything, that's totally fine. I'm the one who chose to open it up.
I can also choose to take my business to a more mopar proficient machine shop next time. That is all. I think him offering some discounted machine work is more than fair, but that is just my opinion.
