sdh2903
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| posted on 3/9/21 at 04:06 PM |
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Engine machine shop Glasgow/Central belt
Anyone got any reccomendations for an engine builder/machine shop for some general work, block rebore and hone, crank polish etc? I'm near
Glasgow but anywhere central belt ish is fine.
Plenty come up on Google but It'd be good to get some reccomendations.
Steve
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/9/21 at 05:14 PM |
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Basically it is choice between T.M. Smith in Coatbridge and Southern Cylinder Grinding Company Nithsdale Drive -
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Mike Wood
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| posted on 5/9/21 at 08:13 AM |
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A bit beyond your search area, but I have a pal who swears by John McKean in Dumfries: https://www.dumfriespages.co.uk/company/438566501376000
Greetings from Ayrshire.
Cheers
Mike
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sdh2903
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| posted on 5/9/21 at 05:03 PM |
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Cheers gents I'll make some calls tomorrow.
Britishtrident are they people you've used in the past?
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craig1410
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| posted on 5/9/21 at 09:52 PM |
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I used these guys many many years ago for a cylinder head skim and valve seat replacement. This is probably 25 years ago but they are still around it
seems. In fact they’ve been around for 90 years and are a 4th generation family run company according to their website.
I would describe them as an old-school machine shop full of grumpy but very knowledgable bearded engineers in blue overalls. 
https://www.wose.co.uk/engine-department
[Edited on 5/9/2021 by craig1410]
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RedAvon
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| posted on 6/9/21 at 07:22 AM |
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I can vouch for John McKean, Dumfries. I've had my engine work done there and other bits n bobs.
They're very conscientious and do great job. Only thing is they're a small family business and very busy, so you will have to wait a while
for them to turn the job around.
This isn't a criticism, I've always been happy to wait and have the job done right.
Ian
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JonBowden
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| posted on 6/9/21 at 09:58 PM |
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There’s JEM in Falkirk, they were recommended to me.
There’s also a chap, Mike, Blane engineering in Killearn but he doesn’t do crankshafts.
Jon
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Mike Wood
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| posted on 12/9/21 at 04:50 PM |
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Another suggestion from me not quite in the search area - have you thought about Agra Engineering in Dundee?
http://www.agra-eng.co.uk/
Cheers
Mike
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sdh2903
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| posted on 12/9/21 at 05:51 PM |
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Cheers all. I ended up at West of Scotland engineering. The 2 that BT linked to seem to be no more. The place down in Dumfries sounded great but they
were snowed under for the next few months. To be fair most places I phoned, including some listed above sounded completely disinterested and gave
numerous excuses to basically put me off. Guess these businesses must be plenty busy and not want the work.
Anyway the guys at Wose were great and the work should be done by end of the week.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 13/9/21 at 08:44 AM |
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Funny isn't it, I called a bunch of places to get suspension alignment done by someone more competent than ATS (lifted vehicle, needs some
tweaking to get back to factory spec). Every one I called was like "well it sounds like it's not your normal amount of effort, not sure
when I can fit that in, maybe you'd be best elsewhere". I'm thinking this is an opportunity to charge more for extra effort, they
seem to be thinking they just want to push through standard work as fast as possible.
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JonBowden
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| posted on 14/9/21 at 05:18 PM |
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quote:
they seem to be thinking they just want to push through standard work as fast as possible
I've had similar problems trying to find someone willing to do paintwork - everyone just wants insurance jobs
Jon
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