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Post  slurm August 17th 2020, 11:04 am

Looking for information on who can bore and babbitt a 28 chevy engine. Many shops will babbitt but not bore or vice versa.
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Post  gt350hr August 17th 2020, 12:27 pm

I would look in Hemmings Motor news. Shops used to advertise they could do it.

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Post  Paul Kane August 17th 2020, 1:14 pm

I don't know anyone near you but you might want to check with this shop in San Jose, CA:

https://www.silveirasmachineshop.com/

Call and ask/leave message for Greg.
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Post  wickettoby1 August 18th 2020, 1:11 pm

slurm wrote:Looking for information on who can bore and babbitt a 28 chevy engine. Many shops will babbitt but not bore or vice versa.

In 1928 was that engine built without main bearings?

My stepdad had a 1928 Chevy for a few years that was original when he bought it. We had that thing up to 40+ mph one day, I wasn’t sure we’d survive Smile

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Post  slurm August 19th 2020, 3:57 pm

thank you for the directions everyone , damn Paul ,Greg says everything down there is burning.
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Post  dfree383 August 19th 2020, 4:03 pm

Can you have it machined for insert bearings?
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Post  slurm August 20th 2020, 12:47 pm

yes, i think that is his plan and to assembly the short block.
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