I wasn't trying to get professional results at home being a first-timer with a couple Harbor Freight Tools LOL... and by a long shot I'm certainly not trying to duck out of 50 to $80 to make sure my motor doesn't blow up! LOL... I absolutely have no problem supporting my local machine shop whatsoever. My engine was put together by a machine shop and my head's refreshing up at the time. The next year I took the heads off and had the 188 exchange for 202 and a couple hours of head grinding. I've taken customers stuff to shops that are close by. My biggest problem is I do like to do absolutely everything within reason and I know that's a big scale that I can do myself. I really don't like to be a subcontractor... Honestly this is my favorite part about the car is learning how to do new stuff but I don't plan on being a machinist a painter a body guy the front end man a transmission guy a rear end guy but I have done all that stuff and do like doing as much as I possibly can not only to save money but it's interesting and that's why I like having the car. It's very much my hobby...Some people just like dusting them off and driving around the painted perfect car that somebody else built or they took it to people to have things done.... I'm not...
