RJ80
True Classic
Hi guys,
With an eye to getting my Lancia Scorpion on the road sometime this decade, I've decided I should probably just bite the bullet and have a shop get my engine put together. That might motivate me to do the brakes and clutch hydraulics which are the other necessary items before it's road-worthy.
I've recently moved to Kitsap County, west of Seattle. I've talked to the owner at Ralli-Round in Kirkland and that's the only place that's been suggested to me. Are there any other shops in the larger Seattle/Tacoma area with classic Fiat/Lancia twin-cam engine experience that I'm missing? I'd even cart the engine down towards Portland, OR, if there's a good option there.
I've got a NOS Scorpion short block (sat in a garage for 40 years) that I've mostly disassembled in preparation for the fitting of new 84.4mm, 4mm dome pistons. I'll need my head rebuilt too and I have new guides, valves, springs, seals etc all ready to go. See my thread in the Scorpion section about #1733 if you'd like more info
I'm guessing that even with all the parts already bought (and a brand new short block as a starting point), this will still be a $3k-$4k job and I want it done right the first time. My original intent was to assemble the motor myself, but I just can't seem to get started. If I'm honest, I'm a bit worried about making a wrong move and seeing thousands of dollars in parts and tens of hours of work be destroyed in minutes or seconds.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rory
With an eye to getting my Lancia Scorpion on the road sometime this decade, I've decided I should probably just bite the bullet and have a shop get my engine put together. That might motivate me to do the brakes and clutch hydraulics which are the other necessary items before it's road-worthy.
I've recently moved to Kitsap County, west of Seattle. I've talked to the owner at Ralli-Round in Kirkland and that's the only place that's been suggested to me. Are there any other shops in the larger Seattle/Tacoma area with classic Fiat/Lancia twin-cam engine experience that I'm missing? I'd even cart the engine down towards Portland, OR, if there's a good option there.
I've got a NOS Scorpion short block (sat in a garage for 40 years) that I've mostly disassembled in preparation for the fitting of new 84.4mm, 4mm dome pistons. I'll need my head rebuilt too and I have new guides, valves, springs, seals etc all ready to go. See my thread in the Scorpion section about #1733 if you'd like more info
I'm guessing that even with all the parts already bought (and a brand new short block as a starting point), this will still be a $3k-$4k job and I want it done right the first time. My original intent was to assemble the motor myself, but I just can't seem to get started. If I'm honest, I'm a bit worried about making a wrong move and seeing thousands of dollars in parts and tens of hours of work be destroyed in minutes or seconds.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Rory
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