Need Help! 400 SBC Question.
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That is outrageous for what it sounds like you got. You could have bought a crate engine and been money ahead. Maybe you guys need to ship your parts to Iowa to get machined? Around here a machinist stands behind there work. It is there name and reputation on the line.
To date I paid $5,500 and owe him a balance of $1,300 when I go to pick up the vehicle.
I will have $6,800 into the engine build that does not have steam holes. I will need to spend more money around $800 + to have the heads removed, drilled and reinstalled after I get it from him. Grand total $7,600 ish
I feel you lol. I got taken to the cleaners.
I want to clarify.. the engine builder is the one that ripped me off. He sends his work out to be machined.
The machinist I called to get the quotes are not affiliated with him. There are the “good guys “ so to speak in this nightmare.
Did you get a written quote & paper work on what was done? There should be some issues with being charged for new parts & end up getting a lesser or used parts for that same price. Since he has your car he could nail a mechanics lean on it if you don't pay up. Couldn't hurt to get some legal advice as long as you have all your paper work, quote & receipts of what was paid for. A idea to save some coin would be pulling the heads & reinstalling them yourself. But depending on your skill level you may still need a hired wrench to get it finished.
Ouch! Ditto on the written quote? and paper work for build? Good luck finding an attorney who even knows you're speaking English when you start talking engines/components. Maybe a written warranty for X miles/months from "builder"? In my opinion, that guy sucks. If it falls apart, roast him on Facebook (or however you got hooked up with him).
The man is clever.. not his first rodeo. I’m looking up his record as we speak (md case search) and someone just won a judgement against him for 19k. Apparently he has screwed other people over.
Unfortunately, I was new and he never committed to anything in writing. I don’t want to get to in depth because I’m seeing this turning into a lawsuit.
Taking him to court is probably not worth it... Any decent lawyer is going to charge at least a few hundred dollars an hour. By the time you get a judgement even if it goes your way, you'll be lucky if your legal fees don't exceed the cost of the engine. Unless you can get an attorney that understands the case, basically assures you that he can get your money back, and will get the guy to pay for your legal expenses, and if he loses you won't be responsible for paying the bill.
Which I'm sorry to say, is pretty unlikely.
Might scare the guy though if he gets a call from a lawyer... He might be a little more accommodating, maybe refund, or just give you your engine without having to pay his $1,300 extortion money for an uncompleted job that he conned you into paying too much for in the first place.
Which I'm sorry to say, is pretty unlikely.
Might scare the guy though if he gets a call from a lawyer... He might be a little more accommodating, maybe refund, or just give you your engine without having to pay his $1,300 extortion money for an uncompleted job that he conned you into paying too much for in the first place.
I know exactly what you mean. Trying to explain this to a few attorneys offices today was exhausting.
The good thing for me is I looked him up on Maryland Case Search. In Maryland any legal proceeding is public information. I found a case where he had to pay a client almost $20,000! I got the attorneys name that won the case against him. The attorney will be familiar with him and how are you operates.
I’m definitely going to make an appointment and see if I have a case at least.
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