I have a set of factory bb aluminum heads that need some welding repairs so i need to know the best shops in northern illinois that could do this for me????
Any help would be great thanx!!!

So, trying to pull a swap before the next T&T at Byron, eh? ;)

Don't know of a single place, but any reputable street performance shop should have a contact or two for you.

I don't know if the Chapin Head/Machine Shop, Chapin, IL does aluminum or not? IF they are still in existance??

I know that they used to furnace weld cast-iron heads b/c I watched them do it years ago when I was on the RR.

pdq67

I got my afr's repaired at preicsion engine rebuilder in plainfeild his number is 815-254-2333, tell him darrell sent you ,the guy with the bbc afr's

cf,
If they are the old factory aluminum heads from the late 60's early 70's good luck. The aluminum that GM used was worse than trashed beer cans and is very difficult to weld. I think the newer GMPP heads that are made by Edelbrock are ok, but the old ones are junk. Try over on a couple of the Corvette forums and see if they can recommend someone. We were restoring a 427/435 engine about ten years ago and one of the heads needed welding. I sent it to three different places around the country and nobody could get the job done :( Brodix just laughed at me when I called them and they normally can fix anything. Finally found a date coded replacement head on Ebay for big bucks.

So, trying to pull a swap before the next T&T at Byron, eh? ;)

Don't know of a single place, but any reputable street performance shop should have a contact or two for you.

LOL no not tryin to pull a fast one these heads were on the wifes vette and i want to have them gone rebuilt before i sell them. They are 68 3919842 l88-89 factory heads

www.westracingheads.com (http://www.westracingheads.com)

Hes the best, His shop is in IL. He does heads and dyno
work , Hes excellent, did cpl motors for us.

I recommend Mike Stark in Indy. He's done some aluminum head repair for me previously...Excellent work!!
Great guy too, give him a call...
http://www.cfmperformance.com/cfmhome.htm

thanx for the info guys i am gonna call several to get prices and ideas on the work they can do!!