need someone to help me swap my headgasekt in Los Angeles area

[240meowth]

i blew my head gasket on my s13 w/ ka24de, i bought all the parts head/valve/intake/exhaust gasket w/ ARP studs, but then i realized, hey i don't know what i'm doing and i don't have the time to do it neither. so anyone want to name a price or help a guy out to swap my HG for me?

[k's_silvia2.0]

You put in the thread that got locked that it was "weeping"? What do you mean by that?.

[vutony]

but then i realized, hey i don't know what i'm doing

hahaahha, when did you relized this, before or after you bought the parts
call spencer 714-330-0021

[240meowth]

You put in the thread that got locked that it was "weeping"? What do you mean by that?.

weeping as in being sad...

and vutony, i think i've done business with you before.... which makes us friends, hook it up.

[240meowth]

hahaahha, when did you relized this, before or after you bought the parts
call spencer 714-330-0021

another friend was suppose to help me, but he got a fat job offer and took off...

[240meowth]

alright so far it is $600 for the work, anyone else?

[xkamikazestormx]

600s normal price. but you SHOULD have your head machined if you blew the gasket from overheating it

[240meowth]

how to machine head, where to take it to and how much does it cost? i may try to endeavor myself and when i fail i'll seek pros.

[xkamikazestormx]

how to machine head, where to take it to and how much does it cost? i may try to endeavor myself and when i fail i'll seek pros.

to a machine shop lol.

if you are going to do it yourself, i can help you (if im not busy). i live in torrance too.

[240meowth]

to a machine shop lol.

if you are going to do it yourself, i can help you (if im not busy). i live in torrance too.

sweet, is there a good machine shop in torrance and how much does it typically run for?

[xkamikazestormx]

im not exactly sure where a good machine shop is .. you would have to ask around. i know theres one in old torrance that my work takes it to but not sure where exactly it is.

the price depends on what you want done. (cause they do valve guides at the same time, etc)

[drift into a curb]

Take it to Ali's machine shop in signal hill. They do good machine work for a killer price. I think a resurface is $20 or less.

[240meowth]

that sounds like a heck of a deal

[soreballz]

Yeah, a head resurface is always cheap. I've never seen that work cost more than 50 bucks per head (for those with V6 or v8s).

Its not hard, really. You just have to be patient and make sure you torque everything down properly. The trickiest part is reconnecting everything when you're done.

[ManoNegra]

I just spent this past Sat helping (learning) a friend do a stock rebuild on a DE. Said he paid $35 to deck and hone the block at a shop in Torrence.

[240meowth]

I just spent this past Sat helping (learning) a friend do a stock rebuild on a DE. Said he paid $35 to deck and hone the block at a shop in Torrence.

i don't have the block taken out, i'm planning to do the whole thing w/ the engine in the car. so $20 for ali's machine shop... as soon as i get them offset wrenches in to take the intake manifold off...

[240meowth]

alright after months, i finally got the head off of my car, now where do i take it to resurface? can you guys give telephone numbers and prices? thanks!!!

[WIKID S4TEEN]

Search bro!

There's a ton in the industrial area in Gardena...
(On Rosecrans Blvd. betweeen 110 & 405)

Here's a hand...

Machine Tune
1610 W. Artesia Bl.
Gardena, CA. 90249
(310)515-6634