Thanks, John, I'll try that name. Hoggyrubber, I agree completely with you, except I don't know if I'd pay quite double lol.
Jerry, that's kind of what I thought, I even asked about fixing it, and they told me you'd have to heat the block cherry red, weld it, then cool it for 2 days in sand in order to get it right. I was like, we're not trying to recast the block here, but ok. Thanks for the tip, makes me glad I didn't scrap it, picked it up and took it home, instead.
Don, sounds like you used the shop I wanted to find. I know they recommend 75cc, but that only brings the compression to around 8-8.5:1, and I'm looking at running 9-9.5:1 for more power, as it won't be "daily driven," and the CR I'm looking to run in is still pump-gas friendly.
I guess I was suprised when he offered to sell me parts, I always thought except for blocks and old cranks, machine shop was where you brought your stuff to get machined. I know better now, and from now on, I'll either let them know I'll be using my own parts, or use someone else.
Thanks again, all,
Tony
