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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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11/29/16 01:55 PM
11/29/16 01:55 PM
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PA.
pittsburghracer
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FHO and some other partner. But they are still in California and they aren't very friendly to a casting company
1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
[Re: pittsburghracer]
#2204435
11/29/16 02:22 PM
11/29/16 02:22 PM
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Canada
CTD5.9
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FHO and some other partner. But they are still in California and they aren't very friendly to a casting company FHO is in Canada, maybe they can have them cast here. Of course then American's won't buy them any more because they are import.
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
[Re: pittsburghracer]
#2204618
11/29/16 06:34 PM
11/29/16 06:34 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
d7cook
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KB doesn't cast anything. They buy the castings. So they could buy castings from China or Canada or Idaho. The machining is done in Cali.
1967 Coronet, 1989 Daytona tube chassis.
Former cars, 66 Charger, 67 R/T, 69 Coronet, 67 Dart GT.
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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11/29/16 06:44 PM
11/29/16 06:44 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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As was the foundry they came from...
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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12/06/16 11:01 PM
12/06/16 11:01 PM
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Washington
madscientist
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I hopes he makes it, and either supplies the blocks or refunds. Never want to see a business go down.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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12/07/16 04:54 PM
12/07/16 04:54 PM
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Al_Alguire
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I Live Here
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Hope they can turn the corner for sure.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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12/08/16 12:14 PM
12/08/16 12:14 PM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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Hope they can turn the corner for sure.  I'd sure hate to see them fold up, but if he'd treated me the way he's treated others recently, I'd be buying a plane ticket to go collect. He was great to deal with 10 years ago when I bought my hemi block...hope things return to the way they were.
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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12/08/16 02:40 PM
12/08/16 02:40 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
d7cook
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Hope they can turn the corner for sure. I'd sure hate to see them fold up, but if he'd treated me the way he's treated others recently, I'd be buying a plane ticket to go collect. He was great to deal with 10 years ago when I bought my hemi block...hope things return to the way they were. Im at 25 months now. I've considered doing the plane ticket but honestly I'm afraid its just throwing more money down the rabbit hole that would be better used buying another block if this falls through.
1967 Coronet, 1989 Daytona tube chassis.
Former cars, 66 Charger, 67 R/T, 69 Coronet, 67 Dart GT.
-Banned for life from V8Buick.com-
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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12/08/16 03:50 PM
12/08/16 03:50 PM
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Carson City, Nevada
Biginchmopar
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From my prospective I think you guys that made deposits will get you blocks, might take some more time, but in the long run I believe you will get them.
After talking with Ken numerous times and dealing with him numerous times I believe he is a genuine guy. I don't think he knows how to tell people that he is waiting on the foundry. Foundry has been down do to EPA violations and now in back in compliance. I believe they are up and running once again. Law suits back and forth on who is going to pay for this huge mess I'm sure are a large amount of a time suck for everybody evolved.
So back to square one for you guys that put money down, once he gets the blocks from the foundry he has to machine them finish them up and get them out to folks.
I would believe the guys who threatened him with law suits and going there to inflict harm to him will be dealt with first because the squeaky wheel always gets the grease.
Anyways I hope for everybody's sake this issue gets resolved.
Last edited by Biginchmopar; 12/08/16 03:52 PM.
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
[Re: Biginchmopar]
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12/08/16 07:47 PM
12/08/16 07:47 PM
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Nebraska
72Swinger
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From my prospective I think you guys that made deposits will get you blocks, might take some more time, but in the long run I believe you will get them.
After talking with Ken numerous times and dealing with him numerous times I believe he is a genuine guy. I don't think he knows how to tell people that he is waiting on the foundry. Foundry has been down do to EPA violations and now in back in compliance. I believe they are up and running once again. Law suits back and forth on who is going to pay for this huge mess I'm sure are a large amount of a time suck for everybody evolved.
So back to square one for you guys that put money down, once he gets the blocks from the foundry he has to machine them finish them up and get them out to folks.
I would believe the guys who threatened him with law suits and going there to inflict harm to him will be dealt with first because the squeaky wheel always gets the grease.
Anyways I hope for everybody's sake this issue gets resolved. Is the foundry in CA to? I cant imagine the red tape that would entail. Like find another foundry in another state would probably make 250% more sense..
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Keith Black Racing Street Block
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12/09/16 10:04 PM
12/09/16 10:04 PM
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In The Hills
jughed
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I think all you guys have been saved. I saw Tim Banning at PRI show (he just flew in from L.A.) and this is what he told me. BTW I asked him if I had to keep this under my hat, and he said you can go a head and put it out there. He said he's now majority owner of KB, and there hoping to have a hundred blocks by sometime in January. The hundred blocks might be a little ambitious, but never the less going in the right direction. So this should be a nice Christmas present for you guys. Great news!!! Been wanting to buy a low deck wedge KB, maybe it will happen.
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