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Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA)

Posted By: BradH

Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 09:20 PM

Anyone here ever deal w/ a machine shop called "The Shop" that's in either Charles City or Hopewell, VA (outside of Richmond)? I believe that's the place that Marshall Campbell (Campbell Enterprises) had do all the prep work (bore / hone / install alum. main caps, etc.) on my 448 block before I bought it from him. Any reason to question the quality or accuracy of their work due to your experiences w/ them?

FWIW, the work was done 8+ years ago and I still haven't put the block into service. However, I see a couple of things that make me question their attention to detail, and this got me wondering more now that I'm actually making plans to build the short block.
Posted By: HEMIFRED

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 09:30 PM

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Any reason to question the quality or accuracy of their work due to your experiences w/ them?



after 8 years who can remember who it was that did the actual work?
THE BOSS A HELPER YOU CAN NEVER FIND OUT . have it cghecked again
Posted By: roadhazard

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 09:52 PM

I used to deal with them years ago, however have not had any contact for the past 5 or so years.

Employee's come and go so who knows

I ALWAYS everything I can no matter WHO'S Name did the work or what their reputation is.

The block and balance job were ALL re-done on my motor after it didn't meet my criteria Paid twice & built once
Posted By: BradH

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 09:52 PM

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... have it cghecked again


Assuming that's supposed to say "have it checked again" , yes, that's the plan. Just trying to solicit any "early warnings" that I should expect problems or not.
Posted By: BradH

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 09:57 PM

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The block and balance job were ALL re-done on my motor after it didn't meet my criteria Paid twice & built once


Are you're talking specifically about the work The Shop did, or an example of having to re-do another places work?
Posted By: snook

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/15/10 10:18 PM

I picked up a block and crank they did for me from Marshall. Top notch work.
Posted By: BradH

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/16/10 02:15 PM

Posted By: roadhazard

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/16/10 03:08 PM

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The block and balance job were ALL re-done on my motor after it didn't meet my criteria Paid twice & built once


Are you're talking specifically about the work The Shop did, or an example of having to re-do another places work?



Just an example, sorry should have been more clear on that

Invested in my own dial bore, mics and such. Measured my bores and they were nice & round but found out a couple years later when I had the motor out and decided to stick some rings in it that they never used a deck plate as requested no wonder they were so round. So the only way to check a bore in my opinion is to use a deck plate. One thing got past me but is corrected now.

I believe the guy I used to talk to at "The Shop" was Lewis, don't know if he's still there or not. They were a customer at my previous place of employment FWIW.
Posted By: BradH

Re: Anyone deal w/ "The Shop" (Charles City / Hopewell VA) - 09/16/10 05:45 PM

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Are you're talking specifically about the work The Shop did, or an example of having to re-do another places work?



Just an example, sorry should have been more clear on that


Thanks for the clarification.

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... Measured my bores and they were nice & round but found out a couple years later when I had the motor out and decided to stick some rings in it that they never used a deck plate as requested no wonder they were so round.


I recently ran into the identical situation w/ the work done by a different shop. The receipt shows bore & hone w/ deck plates; the current shop that re-honed my cylinders said there was no freakin' way they could have used plates because the only way they were round was w/o them.
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