fixing heads

[rons 00z]

if i brought you a aluminum head like this what do you think it would cost to fix out the whammieness? or is it even possible to quote it from these pics?

[BOSSMAN]

Those look like a Trick Flow LS head? Ouch!!! Aluminum head repair gets expensive quick. Welding the chamber puts alot of heat in the valve seat area which distorts everything and usually requires re-heat treating the casting and remachining the seat bores. You sometimes have to replace all of the seats and guides to do this (depending on what is truly there). Its hard to tell from the pics but that is potentially what you are up against. I don't do much head repair like this currently because some of the equipment required to do so (mainly the heat treating part). I do have a couple of people that TIG weld for me but I don't think I would be interested in this one. Have you looked into the cost of getting a bare casting? Sometimes, especially with the cost of the LS stuff it is more cost effective.

It is definitely fixable. You may try these guys in Nevada, Iowa - http://www.midwestcylinderhead.com/

[rons 00z]

yeah these arnt mine. i found them on ls1tech for around 1.2k so i thought if it was reparable then i'd give it a shot. but if it's something you guys dont want to do that cool too. i just wont buy them since i dont need them that bad anyway. lol the guy was talking about using them as is which made me laugh.

[BOSSMAN]

lol the guy was talking about using them as is which made me laugh.

Some people amaze me! I'd pass on them for that price.