Agree with Mark on Survival. Barry shipped a fully prepped +.030" 390 block and rotating assembly, no issues.
I'm in extreme northwest PA and it's not like we didn't have a shop, we had a few. Used to send my stuff to Bob's speed and custom, then Niagara Machine, they're both long gone.
There is a shop here in Erie that I've used recently, Ireland's Machine. He's done some standard head work for me in the past and I just had him do some stuff for me back in June, but not enough to give a recommendation. He always seems busy and his shop is full, so he's likely doing something right. The guy also instantly recognizes the letters "FE", so that's a bonus, but I've never had him prep a block for me.
Guess in the end you'd need a really solid shop to make a recommendation to one of the FE faithful, that's probably why you're getting the short list here.
