received the block fedex today from stoid racing . just filed insurance claim...

what will i have to do now? i have read that you have take it all apart again to ensure tolerances?

 

Man those guys must really suck after reading that other thread then seeing that.

 

damn dude that sucks...... they should have shipped it with the oil pan on or something I mean thats kinda asking for trouble shipping it with the girdle exposed like that...... good luck with everything

 

i shipped it to them with my oil pan on the motor bc i figured it would be safer that way...

they then shipped it back WITHOUT my oil pan.

 

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yeah I would call up and make them pay for a mechine shop to check everything out to make sure nothing else got damaged and what not since it was shipped with one on it then they didnt ship it back with the oil pan.

 

Im assuming it was on a crate right?

Definetely took a nice blow for that to happen

Was it completely broken off or just cracked/hanging?

If you can get insurance to cover you for a complete block youll be golden man

 

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yeah I would call up and make them pay for a mechine shop to check everything out to make sure nothing else got damaged and what not since it was shipped with one on it then they didnt ship it back with the oil pan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

God make them pay for it but have someone else do the work they are just way to careless it sounds like.

 

yeah if that was me in this guys shoes I would make them pay for a machine shop near me fix it since they couldnt do it right the first time and were carless about how they shipped it.

 

What's the big deal I would just superglue that. Or duct tape, but I think it won't hold the heat

 

That sucks !

Hope you have better luck with Fed Ex than me. They lost my Quaife 3 weeks ago and still waiting.......

 

I am glad I never went through them now. They are some idiots if they recieved it with a oil pan. Common sense send it back with one on

 

I just received a sleeved B18c's from GE and the girdle was expossed&lt;sp w/o the oil pan and lucky did not break. UPS delivered it.

 

aw cody.. you didnt tell me that happened... i say we fly down to texas and pay em a visit

 

the piece was completely broken off... i unwrapped the block and that fell down, along with my jaw.

anyway im not going to dwell on it... HOW OR WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THIS?

 

wow dude there has been nothing but problems for u with this block.... those people need to do something for u....

to the people who put this block together

 

I dont see why that would affect any clearances. However you might as well get it checked out just to be safe, especially if they pay for it. Time to move up to a upgraded girdle!

 

hopefully you can get your money back or something settled goodluck

 

just get the girdle replaced and make sure after you get them installed, I recommend you get it line bore the main caps specially if you're going to replace it w/ an aftermarket girdle like Golden Eagle one. Most of the time when you another parts that's not original one, the tolerance may change a bit. My .02 cents.

 

Toss that girdle... get a billet one. There's no fixing it.

 

im looking into the z10 girdle. i emailed them to see about the install process. like if it is bolt on install or if machine work will be needed...

 

Get a Function-7 one.... same thing, just better and cheaper. I got him the nifty CNC machine that makes them. I believe you can find them on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33613

 

why not the ERL Grill, and u can toss the two mains on the side too, its one mega piece. http://www.inteli-com.com/erl/...id=18

Or just get one from Endyn .. http://www.theoldone.com

 

Jus get anoher girdle from another gsr block and switch them. You don't need to line bore or anything as the cast aluminum girdle comes off the factory caps...they are jus press fitted with dowel pins similar to the dowel pins inbetween the block and head. The only time you would have to re line-bore would be if you changed the actual main caps...Hope this helps

-Brian

 

What Green Gob says is great advice. Just buy a new girdle from honda (you don't need new mains or bolts). No need to align bore as it is just an external brace.
I didn't say this but it looks like you could run it as is, if you were to pull the brace off and smooth it out with a small grinder and polish it smooth. But make fedex pay. Fedex has lost 2 Quaifes for me this month alone.

 

cody, i would listen to this guy^ he knows what the hell hes talking about. i think he has supplied about half of honda-tech with rod and main bearings. i say run it as is, but make fedex pay you for it anyway

Brett