Engine Builder / Machine Shop near Louisville

Anyone with recommendations in the Louisville area that does good work ?

Auburndale Machine on Southside drive Louisville I have had a number of engines machined there and always right on. They are also Mopar guys and may be the only Mopar guys with a machine shop in a sea of Chevy and Ford guys in the area.

I used to spend a lot of time at the Naval Gun facility right up the street from there and would bring engines from Minnesota there to get machined.

Dale Meers Race Engines. Buffalo KY. 30 minutes south of L-ville. Knows Mopars. Races Mopars in Super Stock class. Can build or repair whatever you need. (270)325-4241.

Thanks guys !!

I have had several local guys do stuff for me. Shively speed, Harrys machine, dale Meers, Brangers ect.
lately I been using a brangers because he has the newest CNC block machine but he's in E-town.
Let me know if I can help

http://www.besracing.com/

Oakley Motorsports is in Owensboro. Very good, works on everything. Don't think because you have a Mopar, you need to go to a Mopar "guy", that is ridiculous, plus limits your options

Thanks guys,,,didn't realize there were so many shops in my area,,,,

This will be for the 70 Challenger I am building...

Butch Smith near Frankfort does nice work, lots of Mopar experience. He just machined a 383 for me.

And here comes the 'Brand X' intervention...


Again...


Insulting the Mopar world...


Again...


On a MOPAR website...

You are out of your mind and living in the past. A few years ago, would anybody have ever considered Wescott or Reher-Morrison, "Mopar" guys? Of course not, but they were considered some of the BEST "Chevy" guys in the world. But now, Wescott is considered a HEMI god and RM also builds some of the best AH motors on the planet. If you know how to make power and do proper machine work, what is scrawled on the valve cover makes ZERO difference...........So would you rather take your motor to someone who is proven to do good work, or some guy down the street, just because he is rumored to be a Mopar guy.

I have one of the better known "MOPAR guys" shops, not 45 minutes from my house. I wouldn't let them do a lawn mower engine for me, because I have seen the type work they turn out. Also about the same distance is a shop owned by a guy who used to do Gary Browns NHRA Pro-Stock Chevy motors. He does beautiful, flawless work.......THAT is where I go. We also have a guy here who owns a shop, that is a 8 time IHRA Modified Eliminator World Champion. I could care less that those cars were Chevy's. He KNOWS how to make power.

Somebody above mentioned BES. Bischoff is FAR from a MOPAR guy. Why are you not calling THAT poster out, like you did me................Oh, forgot. Bischoff won Engine Masters with a Mopar, so now I guess he is a "Mopar guy". Some need to take their heads out of the sand

i look for a good machinist. i don't care if they are bird watchers or bill jenkins wannabes as long as they hit the number and do what i want.

Hey Doug,

what are the plans for the challenger?

I am converting Randy B's GTX over to a StickShift...Pedals and linkage are in, and I had Hyatt Racing build a complete clutch setup for me, and ordered a Lenco sT1200 5spd for it (should be here in a couple of weeks!

I will race Randy's engine first, and then I am installing an aluminum block 572 Hemi (Street/strip). Should have the engine finished by the end of this year...

Have already installed the Mono-leafs, Caltracs and spring sliders.

Br, Mark

Hey Doug how have you been? Cool looking car you are building. csn you tell me more about it? I found a duster in KY i am interested in and might see if i can get somebody to look at it for me.

You do NOTHING but insult the Mopar world here...


I've seen you talk jack about Mopar suspensions...

And trans...

And engine builders...


Your 'comments' about engine builders is a slap in the face to the legions of those who deal in just Chrysler...


I really don't care about your experience with the 'Mopar guy' you dealt with...


One experience has ZERO bearing on the industry as a whole...



You come in here and chant rah-rah-rah about Chevrolet incessantly...


So tiring...

And redundant...


And very unprofessional...


You may THINK it, but probably not very prudent to broadcast it to the many Mopar people here...

On a MOPAR web-site...


There are some Mopar engine wizards here in these parts...

More than one...


They've left their mark...

And have legions of customers...


I'll be they would just be thrilled to have someone tell them about how 'ridiculous', and 'stupidest thing I've ever heard of' when it comes to their choice in taking a Chrysler engine to a Chrysler engine builder...

That is a nice challenger. Good luck on the build.

“Somebody above mentioned BES. Bischoff is FAR from a MOPAR guy. Why are you not calling THAT poster out, like you did me................Oh, forgot. Bischoff won Engine Masters with a Mopar, so now I guess he is a "Mopar guy". Some need to take their heads out of the sand”

Dang Monte….I think no different than you. He probably didn’t call me out because I’m just another no name guy – you have “community influence” and some simply like to pick fights with the bigger guys – maybe it’s the little guy syndrome - IDK.….lol.

I don’t use BES either, but not because I think anything negative. I’m completely happy with a GM loyal machinist up here in my area and the OP asked for a local reference. I do know of BES work (I’ve had my hands on it) and would use him without reservation, that said, I would back him as a referral. I simply won’t give out bad advice and Monte, FWIW….sometimes you just got to look past those shyt stirs.

As far as "insulting" the Mopar world.........your are an......well never mind, but I have a pretty good suspicion that I have done the Mopar world way more proud in my career than you ever have.

And one more thing, I DID NOT SAY, it was stupid to take a Mopar to a Mopar only guy.........I said it was crazy to think you HAD to. How about READ what I said, before inserting foot in mouth

Also notice you made no comments about Wescott or Reher-Morrison or BES. So should we, or should we not use someone like that, since they don't qualify as Mopar specific shops?

Doug!! Keep us posted on the build! Your car looks great! And Monte...don't pay attention to that other comment. In todays' world,if a shop was Mopar only,I think the owner and his employees would go hungry or broke. I am sure some may be better than others. I am sure Doug will find a good shop. Some Mopar guys have to stop living in fantasy land.

Dale Meers is not a Mopar only shop, he does race Mopars though. A guy local to me has a sbc he built that runs hard. I've been told he also builds excellent roundy round engines.

nice e-body

I don't pay much attention to posts like that. When they seem that FAR out of touch, just means they need to crack the window in their moms basement and get some air..........LOL!!!!

When I switch from my 90% instrument (bass guitar), to 5-string banjo, the first few songs have flaws, that keep them from being above average. Pick a shop that has people that can read, and actually check their work against spec. If not, when they switch from their 90% bread and butter (gm), to the 10% mopar work, it will keep your engine below average.

Beautiful car!

so far I have used 2 different shops and getting ready to go to my third,,ALL of them have been and still are multi brand shop's,the first guy started doing claimer motor's under contract and had to give up his normal clientele to keep a steady workload coming in, the second guy finally gave it up and retired after 35 years of machining to finally start enjoying the fruits of his labors,both guys are dam good at what they do, the third guy also has a impeccable reputation and works on every thing from street beaters to pro stock stuff,,why in the name of satan would I not give this guy my trust to do it right,the way I look at it is, that block, crank, rod's, etc. don't care what logo is on the valve covers, if the man can do the job then the man can do the job,Period!

Wow!

I've been a Mopar guy for as long as I can remember. I used to get verbally beat down daily in high school by the Chevy and Ford guys, unless they were fighting with each other.

For many years I thought the same way you do, and then I got experience as a production CNC machinist, and suddenly I realized that the brand doesn't matter. Whether it is a chunk of 1018 steel or 4340, it is still machined to a spec. The same thing applies to an engine. Monty is spot on.

Since I'm a Mopar guy, I guess I can't properly build a GM or Ford motor......wanna bet. I can and do build everything, because as much as I'd like to do just Mopar, it simply doesn't pay the bills. I specialize in the Mopar valvetrain, but I just did a Chevy 383 that needed pushrods so long that many Chevy engine builders would argue they are too long, but I know it's right because I understand the valvetrain. Hence, the Mopar guy is building a better Chevy engine than many Chevy builders would.

Who would've guessed?

Not to get off the topic of your original post, but that Challenger is Bad azz !

And I can garantee that it will be as clean and nice as his last car, and that car was sweet!

I have your EXACT WORDS that I PM'd to someone on this site...

A mod, by the way...


Would you like me to post it???

If you are unable to locate anyone who fits your engine rebuilding needs, I'd be more than happy to mention some MOPAR names we got here...


Professional shops, and some under the radar...

All with beaucoup experience, and proven results...

Guys involved in:drag racing;street racing;F.A.S.T.;Pure Stock,etc...


You know, ancient history...


They eat, sleep, and breathe MOPAR...

Doug asked about good machine shops in his area, and too many have completely destroyed his post...

I was interested as well, but not any more.

Mark

There are still some good suggestions in this posting as long as you weed out the dummies that think a "Mopar" engine is not an internal combustion engine that works on the same premise of all other internal combustion engines. Any shop "that does good work" will do good work on any brand engine as it's their name and their way of providing a living for themselves that at stake.

Russ

I have no doubt you have my exact words.............since they are plainly posted on this thread for everyone to see above. So why do I need you to post them. You sent them to a mod?.........well good for you

Lol. This is ridiculous. All Monte was saying is that someone should look at all their options. I'm not an engine builder, but if a guy has good, modern equipment, the knowledge to use them, and a proven reputation, why couldn't he build a Mopar? Now for something specific such as getting a cam spec'd, I'd contact someone familiar with camming those engines.

FFS, what is so inclusive on/in a Mopar to need a "Mopar" only shop?

Especially when it comes to machine work. This isn't rocket science!

My computer is weird. Thought I clicked on moparts and seems I got yellowbullet.

Wow,,,didn't realize this would be a can of worms.
I do appreciate the info on various shops, I will figure out where I will end up. Hopefully things will revert back to the original post..lots of good people here,,,hate to see the back and forth amongst car people.

As far as the car goes,,,,,
Going to be a street car ( sort of,,lol ),, 500 stroker, INDY EZ heads, solid cam, pump gas.
Car is a 70 Challenger Western Sport Special,,
Putting it back together from the ground up,,,car was driven into the garage and torn apart,,and then sent out for body and paint,,,and I got it back as a roller and trying to get it together.. coming along,,,

Thanks for the comments and complements ( Hi Buckeyebrawler and Bill ) Buckeye,,love that Belvedere you guys have,,, wish my 65 pulled the wheels like that,,,I have seen you at Norwalk previously.
Hope to see you guys this summer,,,Russ as well.

Doug