Mallory Metal flying out of crankshaft
#12
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JOURNEYMAN
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It was a local "supposed to be performance engine builder". When I confronted him about it he said it wasn't his fault but that we must have done or tuned something wrong. I can't figure out what we could have done as it is evident the weight was not installed properly. That part was going to come out sooner or later and keep in mind it was only the eleventh pass on this motor, and it took him 8 months to just bore and o-ring the block plus do this crappy balance job. The guys name is Keith Mauldin who has a very large ego and thinks he is incapable of making a mistake. We are just moving on and don't expect him to do or pay for any of the damage. That's racing, time to move on.
Rick
Rick
#14
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Originally Posted by bluedawg357
man thats an expensive lesson. i feel for ya. you could always report him on your 2011 taxes as having paid him over 10,000.00 in cash. just teasing.
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Originally Posted by bluedawg357
man thats an expensive lesson. i feel for ya. you could always report him on your 2011 taxes as having paid him over 10,000.00 in cash. just teasing.
Rick
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Just got the new short block from Ohio Crankshaft. It is a nice looking piece, and the crank looks real nice. Since I posted this originally, no one has posted that they had ever seen anything like this heavy metal doing damage, I hope I am not the only one this ever happened to. It was an expensive adventure for sure, but hopefully we can move on now.
Rick
Rick