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I lucked up on a portable military 5 ton unit for $500. Never used. You just hook up to 3 phase and mount it outside to ductwork. Right now, it's 94 and 98% humidity in my shop. Even if it only takes some of the moisture out, it's far better in my book. It's a large 5000 square foot with a 31'...

That is a well laid out shop, especially for the size! Good forethought. Mine's a big chocolate mess!

Largest American production car engine ever. 4.300 bore, 4.300 stroke, can easily be bored to .200 over (which is alot!) and offset ground on the stroke for some major cubic inches and lots of parts breaking torque. 75 lbs lighter that a BBC too. That's before it goes on a serious diet. We did a...

We had an independant shop for 30 years, with a full machine shop and specialized in OEM rebuilds. We paid more than any independant but our rates were a little higher. I'd say, we were the high end of an independant. Those poor guys at the dealerships worked for much less and the jobs were paid...

Yessir, we did 22 crate engines last year. Our basic 500hp and 600 ft lb crate engine does all that by 5000. Our 700 hp pump gas crate does it by 6500 and our custom race engines turn 8000 or better. Bullet proof block and cranks help. No one made parts for them since the sleds they came in...

Hi , first time on and like what I see. This is a good thing. I have built my own shop (really built my own shop, literally) and am well satisfied so far. It's not 100% finished yet, but will it ever be? I knew when we sold out downtown and moved to the country, this would most likely be the...