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AC head/manifold work, cost?

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Topic: AC head/manifold work, cost?

Posted By: AC WD45
Subject: AC head/manifold work, cost?
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 9:40am

Need to pull the head on my 57 WD45 gasser and have the exhaust ports built back up, and have the manifold planed this summer, any idea of the potential cost? almost afraid to ask..

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Posted By: Ky.Allis
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 10:44am

I don't know about the head,but I just had the manifold milled on my D-17 gas and the guy charged me $75.00 Keep in mind that you can buy a new good quality manifold for about $175.00

Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 10:49am

How bad are the exhaust ports? May be able to mill the head flat, instead of trying to build it up. I might be looking for a different head if it had to be built up??? I think some guys have gotten by with some form of epoxy, or liquid metal to build the head around the exhaust ports.

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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 10:51am

No way to know on head until who ever you get to do it see's it .Mostly a time job.