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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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I agree, there's a sense of satisfaction when you know you built it yourself. Plus you do it with extra care, a shop considers motor building as part of their day job.

Some of the other Corvette guys think it's a hobby to hire someone to do all their car mods. I think it's like hiring a gigolo to do your girl 'cause you can't do it right.

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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O
has nothing with trying to be cheap, i WANT to put it together. others im sure feel the same way. why have omeone else do something you know you can do yourslf?
Well, you can always just buy the bare block as well as the crank, rods, pistons, bearings, and do everything yourself.
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I'd rather have it done right. Not the same as doing a H/C set up, or a set of headers.
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by The Alchemist
Well, you can always just buy the bare block as well as the crank, rods, pistons, bearings, and do everything yourself.
you still hve to hve the block machined somewhere else.
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