A friend has one of Big Al's engines in his 67 Chevelle and has no complaints, and it looks great. Obviously havent looked inside at his work, but it runs good and my friend is pretty picky. I think he would recommend him.
We used to set up right behind Big Al at Carlisle, and he was the one who told us our camper was on fire and saved our tails (The fact that we were sitting in front of it drinking beer is another story).
He builds good engines and puts out fires.
What more could you ask for?
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