Machine shop in NorthernCal needed

[JKB1957]

I am looking for a little help. I am in the process of restoring a Spitfire MK2 and I am looking for a machince shop in Northern California that is familiar with working on these engines. I am looking to put together an 1147cc fast street engine (maybe those two phrases shouldn't go together). Anyway I figured I would ask if anybody knew of a shop in my area that actually knows about these engines. In particular how to correctly port the head. Any help/ideas would be appreciated.

 

[DNK]

California is a big state. Where bouts?

 

[JKB1957]

I am in Richmond, CA., across the Bay from SF.

 

[PatGalvin]

I am currently working with Del's Machine Shop in Sacramento. They aren't race specialists but have been really helpful and easy to work with and patient with my unending questions. Very reasonable too, IMO. For my TR3A, they are turning crank, resizing big end of rods, fitting rod bushings, installing new cyl liners, installing new flywheel starter gear and surfacing flywheel and fitting TR6 pressure plate, surfacing head, valve job with new valves, hardened seats, new guides, springs, restore rocker assembly (send it out), install cam bearings, balance rotating assembly, shot peen rods, head, and block and magnaflux all, fit modern oil seal on crank (remove scroll). I think that's it. For about $1,400 - I supplied nearly all parts except valve seats. They are checking all important dimensions.

They offered to send out head if I was insistent on porting and flow work but they discouraged me. They said that was the least bang for your buck when it came to performance upgrades and I was feeling the pinch of this $3,000 engine rebuild so took their advice.

For head work, why not ship it back to Hap at ACME Speed Shop? Spit head is pretty small, right? I bet he can set up your head as wild as you could possibly want.

Pat

 

[DNK]

That ain't that northern. I figured you meant Eureka, by Doug.
Somebody should chime in now that the location is centralized

 

[apbos]

I agree with Pat about shipping the head out. I have a great machine shop here in Modesto. He even had 7 replacement TR3 cams on the shelf. Good service and they were able to bring back this BCF anchor or restore

Rettig Brothers Inc
2612 Woodland Avenue
Modesto, CA 95358
(209) 529-8016

But if you are loking for a little race in the Spitfire I would send it to a specialist. Plus, you will not have to pay CA sales Tax

 

[JKB1957]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into Acme and TS Imported Automotive.