head gasket vs. head job

[ronald_m]

IM just wondering,I ask an independent Mb mechanic on how much it will gonna cost to replace the head gasket on my 93 190 2.6 he quoted me $1200.Upon reading the old post some of the members of this site had a head job like replacing the guide, seals and ported and polished the head for $1000.My question is Can i just take my car to a good Hi- performance race engine builder to have my cylinder head done because if they gonna do my cylinder head of course they need to take the head and after that they need to put it back, Do I get a free head gasket job done?

Ron