i would think you need "the best machine shop" around...what does a "Ford Guy" have to do with machining a block? ......
Not only are they Ford guys, but one, Donny, owns a speed shop that has been machining/building engines for customers since the 70s, and Jessie had a machine shop for 30 years before passing it to his son. I'd say they are more than qualified...
perhaps i didnt word it correctly , when i say ford man ..means he isnt some guy who mainly works on brand x and has no clue as to what it takes to machine or assemble or any thing to do with a ford. it does make a difference. ive had machinists here say that it wasnt possible to mill the rocker pedestals on a cleveland. why . cause they had always did brand x.and were not familiar with a ford . most in this area are chevy guys so most all they see is chevy. agreed if the machinist is worht his salt ..he would know how to set up for any thing. i too know about set ups and mills and cnc. i was a tool and die maker before coming disabled.
If you had told that Brand X machinist that a Cleveland head was essentially a BBC head, he'd have had no problems setting up the mill. I do agree though that you don't want just "any" Chevy machinist working on a Ford part. My machinist is a dyed in the wool Chebby guy, but has a healthy respect for Ford engines and will not do substandard work on anything he does. Word gets around when you do that.
. well they both have canted valves lol. the angles are different . but then again the machinist is either just either lazy or just dont do fords. any machinist should be able to do it . heck crane cams used to sell a drill powered cutter to do this very same thing .
