Head games

It's been over four weeks since I sent my cylinder heads of to be refurbished. Every week, I check in

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to see what the progress is, only to be told that "it'll be a few more days". Last week, I was told that they were done, only there was a slight problem. It seems that upon "final inspection", a crack was discovered in one of the heads that would have to be pinned. The guy said he would look at it and figure out what it would take to fix it and get back to me on the cost.
That was the last straw. When I initially dropped them off, they told me that the first thing they would do is magnaflux them to check for cracks and determine if they were usable. This was really starting to feel like a bait and switch deal!
Scanning through Craigslist to see what my options were, I stumbled upon an ad for a pair of small block power pack heads, completely rebuilt, for $100. I called the guy up, got a good vibe from him, and stuffed a $100 bill in my pocket.
Turns out that he had a similar experience with the same machine shop, only to the tune of $5000 to rebuild a motor, which was

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originally supposed to cost $2000. That gave me the confidence I needed to blow off this shop and move on. I suspect I'll never hear from them, as I've had to call them every time.
In the meantime, I've got a pair of nice looking heads bolted to my block. I'll have the rockers adjusted by tomorrow, and the exhaust bolted in by Thursday.
This weekend is the Spring Turkey Run here in Daytona. I've got a small list of things to look for, as well as a long list of things to photograph on finished cars, for reference.