chiefscooby

Anyone know a good place to have heads skimmed looking to buy a project car which head gasket as gone. Is £750+vat per head which is what scooby clinic want.
Am in the Manchester area.

Thanks in advance for any help in this

kenc

iTrader: (6)

Think you may be mixed up, to get 2 heads skimmed is probably 150- 200 pound.
Id say the price you have from SC is to do the complete job and supply parts.. not just skim one head

chiefscooby

Yeah my fault it was to do the job i still thought £750+vat was a lot for each head. I can get a fully recon engine for £900 sent to my door.
Is £750+vat a fair price for the heads to be done ?. Am new to scoobs been a vr6 guy for many years.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Who says they want skimming? It's not a given with Scoob heads.

chiefscooby

Am not 100% just going for worst case really as I have not had much dealings with scoob engines as yet...

merlin24

iTrader: (1)

It's not often they need skimming - I always prefer to hand lap the flame face's on the heads and deck.

Mick

chiefscooby

Can anyone tell me if the engine as lost all compression, would there likely be more damage than just the head gasket. This is going to be a project just wanted to know how much of a can of worms I would be opening

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Might have damaged a piston, or burnt or cracked valves.

Only stripping it will tell you.

chiefscooby

Ok cheers for the advice

Stuart Knight

iTrader: (2)

I paid around £800 to have a pair of heads skimmed, gas flowed, new valve seals, shimmed up, the lot

chiefscooby

i may look around some local places see what I can find thanks stuart

kenc

iTrader: (6)

Sc will be pricing removing engine, fixing the problem and refitting the engine + the fluids... Add parts, gaskets possibly studs and it won't be long adding up to be fair. The lifting out of engine and refit is probably 150-200 on its own??

ukimpreza

iTrader: (9)

What version impreza. These good price all you'd need is hand lap them and gaskets