I've had a similar experience with two of my saws that Doc Al
@drf256 has done for me. I found a scrub of an MS260 on eBay for $75 and had threaded about what mods to do to it.
He pops in and volunteers to port it in exchange for olive oil. Lol. PM's and phone calls were exchanged and things spiraled out of control from there.
We went from a port job to a firey finger ported 026 build (in progress). Then came the NOS 044's. I sent Al my 044 to make it one of those killer hybrids he's been posting vids of. It's arriving any day and I'm super stoked to run it.
Al was stellar in communicating through the whole process. Pics, vids, and information were a daily affair when he was completing the work on the saws.
He also shared info and was willing to ship me some extras in the box with my saws. Great guy all around and super helpful. Definitely a a service before self kind of guy.
I highly recommend Doc Al to anyone looking to have a super strong running saw. His work is top shelf.
Update: The EAGLE has landed. The MOFO 044/046 hybrid is finally home. Man, what a saw Al built. Can't wait to run it.