Hey guys, after finally deciding to rebuild my Edsel's 292 V8, I'm looking for a really highly rated machine shop in the Los Angeles area. I'm pretty picky when it comes to who touches my baby, so i'd like to find someone who can do a really spectacular job. I am willing to travel, so don't be afraid to mention anyone who might be an hour or so away. Thanks in advance!

There is a fella ~ 3 hours north of you in Visalia, California that I hear is pretty good with Y-Blocks, a Mr. Tim McMaster, aka The YBlockGuy. Check out his site and maybe send him an email if you can tear him away from his many projects.



Note to Tim; I couldn't find your location or phone # on your WEB site. May want to include that? Or maybe you don't want Stray Y-Block visitors?

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Does the name "Mummert" ring a bell? 

Tim & Mummert are the best guys to go with. Good guys & know all the do's & dont's. If you wanted to stick to the LA area I did have a encounter with a shop called SpeedOMotive. Last year when I still lived in Mi. I picked up a bunch of Yblock parts from a guy that was cleaning out his dads garage after he had died. Most of the parts had stickers from SpeedOMotive on them dated 1968. I googled the name & found out they have been around since 1946. I emailed them with what I had & they said they get stories like that about once a month. Although they do mostly modern stuff now they said they do about 1 Yblock a year. Thats all I know about them. I guess it wouldnt hurt to talk to them & get an idea about their experience with Yblocks & go from there. Im taking the balanced crankshaft from them along with the rest of my parts to get balanced next week to a shop I found here in Kingman so I guess I'll find out a little bit about their work.

Dan      Kingman Az.      86409

Yes, I should have mentioned John Mummert also. He's actually closer, located is El Cajon, CA ~ 200 miles south of LA.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Great! Thanks guys, I have emailed both Tim and Mummert. I really appreciate this push in the right direction.

That would be the case.   I don't mind giving my # to someone that contacts me but I don't need random callers, I'm plenty busy as it is.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Ha,ha. Well alrighty then. Next time someone asks I'll make it a point not to mention you, LMAO. You being so 'busy' and all...



Actually I thought you had a business and businesses usually have contact numbers. My mistake.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

You haven't said but..................

Do you just want to deliver the engine to someone and then go pick it up completed ready to install already test stand run in?

Do you want a completed long block and you will do the accessories? (intake, carb, dist, starter, gen, water pump) 

Are you going to disassemble it yourself and reassemble?

I've got a great machine shop in Huntington Beach whos has done my machine work (block/head)for 30 years on everything from flatheads, Chev 6's, GMC, Harley cylinders, O-ringing. etc.

I do most of my own assembling but they can do it all. I can also suggest the best crankshaft sevice company in So Cal................Good Luck

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Thank you for asking. I'm so new to this I didn't even know where to start with descriptions. I was imagining dropping off an entire engine and then picking up the pieces and assembling myself. But on the other hand I am a bit of a novice. A one stop shop for the disassembly/cleaning/balancing and then final assembly would be nice. Bottom line: I want to do what would be best for the quality of the build. I don't care if it takes months/years or one place or multiple. I don't want to skimp on anything. What's the best way for me to approach it?