They should have provided an 'Itemized Billing' - if not - request one. Put it next to the last jobs Itemized Billing - and ask what specificlly brought the price increase by $100.00 for two less cylinders etc. Did they discover cracks & welded ? =Bt= milnersXcoupe "The Heretic" [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] I'd say if you provided parts and they didn't do seat replacement, that's a bit on the expensive side. I can't really say if you got taken, but it definitely ain't cheap! No Rambler mentality in that one! -- Mark Price markprice242ATadelphia.net Morgantown, WV ---- Justin Shelton <hydeparker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, Guys: > > I picked up a 196 head from the machine shop at the NAPA in South Bend, > IN, last weekend. I'd dropped it off a few months ago and provided > parts. > > Anyway, it cost $350 for the rebuild! I about sh*t my pants but paid > anyway. I mean, what's a guy to do? Now, I know these guys do great > work because they've done two other heads for me, and they won me over > by identifying my Rambler head as such without me saying a thing about > what engine it came off of. The last heads this shop did for me were > for an IHC 304 engine, and it was about $250 if memory serves, with them > providing parts. Valves were replaced, not ground. > > So, did I get screwed on price? What have you paid to get a head > rebuilt in recent years? I don't really want to go elsewhere for > machine work, but can't plunk down this kind of money too often. > > - Justin _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list