I used to have those made at a place called Bowhaus in L.A. on an 8x10 LVT. I'd drum scan the original neg, do all the retouching and tonal corrections, then size it for the LVT, which had to be in exact metric sizing but usually at Res 80. They would output to a new piece of T-Max 100 and I'd print from that with very little work left to do under the enlarger. You could not tell the difference between those prints and an original other than they were much easier to make.
Here's a link to their site:
http://www.bowhaus.com/services/lvtmain.php4
You'll likely have to have the print heads replaced if they won't unclog with normal cleaning procedures. Everyone with a 9900 has to do that at some point. Couple grand for that if you're lucky.
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