Pricing for Head Work Options

[yarin]

Any have a list of their favorite head builders?

Just trying to get an idea of how much it would cost to recondition a basic set of 2.0 heads.

Stupid question, but are prices at Len's site per head or per pair? http://www.haminc.biz/vw/pricelist.shtml Does anyone know if these prices are current.

Lastly, does anyone have a reputable head guy in the northeast? How much should one expect to pay for a pair of good 2.0 heads, that aren't cracked and dont have any major issues?

Just trying to get a ballpark idea...

[brer]

Business models are important, particularly in California but its not always true that quality only comes at a high price. Let me elaborate,

Don's CNC type 1 head has been selling itself for 7 years at a cost well below its only competitor. Produced using CNC inside his shop, this head costs him little in time and overhead allowing him to work on more interesting projects. His business is not just heads any longer as a result.

Working smart and using technology opens up alot time for quality in other areas. Like my type 4 engines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I went to alot of shops, many of them good busy production houses, before I decided where to keep returning to. Anyone who has one of these cars has been through the same process no doubt. Ask a guy who the best shop is and they will always say "the one I go to." Alot of that has to do with the relationship that used to exist between a car guy and his machinist, something the internet gets in the way of much of the time. What separates Dons work from the other shops is when he takes one of my heads in it is built by him on his bench.

Limits the number of heads he'll take for sure, but its not about quantity for everyone out there, particularly when they have already spent 30 years building them. $550 is a good deal if you have a set of clean heads, or even a set that just needs freshening up. But that is a baseline that I put together to post here. cracks take time to repair.

Would he take your heads in to fix? Maybe. Maybe not. You would have to ask. Thats the reality of having a machinist doing your parts as opposed to a $10hr. assistant.

anyway, thats all.
carry on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)