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i want a silvia
PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:09 pm 
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I need a CA18DET head machined flat for a head gasket change.

Where in Sydney is good? North Shore and Northern Beaches preferred but will travel out west if necessary.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:49 pm 
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this isn't on the north side,but if you get stuck you could try sydney clutch & brake in alexandria.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:56 pm 
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Close enough, I'll give them a shot.

Just before anyone asks, I have done a heap of ringing/googling etc and everyone I have spoken to doesn't do it (even places like Powertune etc that build engines?!) and they were tight-lipped about where they get their work done.
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probably because they are embarrassed that they use their local clutch place like everyone else...

they might send their bottom end work out to someone like wilkins or parry's ,but a simple head skim would only go down the road to whoever also machines flywheels and such for them.


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speak to reaper and ask him where he got his old rb26 motor done at.
lol @ powertune not willing to help you out.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:59 pm 
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, but I ended up taking it to these guys:

Racetech Automotives
UNIT 5, 314 HOXTON PARK RD PRESTONS 2170

They were interviewed in an old HPI magazine and seemed to know import engines quite well so I gave them a call and Frank (who I believe is the owner) was helpful.

It's going to be around $80 or so for milling + cleaning.
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you should have just gone to brookvale pete, plenty of places machine heads...

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:14 pm 
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Magnet wrote:
you should have just gone to brookvale pete, plenty of places machine heads...


:x None that I could find easily...

Anyways, it has been done. Race Tech did a fantastic job and it was $88 for milling and cleaning including GST.
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