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Originally Posted by Excaliber
The Shelby blocks have definitely got better with time, as the bugs are worked out. Never the less, in my opinion, you would be a fool to have anybody but a well known shop do the required machining on the block. Gessford or KC for instance. They certainly do require machining that is different from an iron block. Personally I would not trust one to a local machine shop. That fact alone will significantly increase the cost of final assembly. Nothing wrong with EITHER CHOICE, original or modern alloy or iron, IF you get it prepped right, by the right people.
There is no way in hell you can build a Shelby block for anywhere near the cost you could build the KC block offered on E-Bay. That's the point, like all things Shelby, your gonna pay the dollars. Thats fine if your going in with eyes wide open and am prepared to spend what you need to.
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I'm not sure about bug
s, but the early blocks did have a real main leak issue.
I would not have any old machine shop machine any FE that I was building let alone an original side-oiler, CSX, Genesis or Pond block. Period. You need an FE expert.
As for the costs of machining, get a quote from KC for machining that NOS sideoiler versus a CSX block. I willing to bet
your money that the machine shop bill would be about the same. Would the machine shop bill difference be $500, $1,000, $2,000...? I think the main difference is that initial cost of $4,500 for the NOS FE versus Resto's CSX quote of $6,200.