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Old 02-05-2025, 01:37 PM   #9
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Default Re: Burtz Block Price??

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Originally Posted by ModelA29 View Post
Snyders has a foundry in Ohio that casts a lot of Model A parts for them. I doubt they demand a run of 10,000 water pump castings before they go to work
I have experience with small specialty foundries that make one- and two-off sand castings (for example, one I worked with was making repro windshield stanchions for XK-120 Jaguar roadsters - not much volume demand, I would guess). However, I suspect that an engine block with all its internal passageways is a bit more complicated than a water pump housing. I think I heard Terry say that there are 20-some molds that have to be used for the Model A engine block, and they need to be placed with thousandths-inch accuracy.
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