Machine Shop

Nissan SR20 Block Line Boring and Align Honing With ARP Main Studs

Here’s a Nissan SR20 cylinder block that came in with a set of ARP main studs. We surfaced the machined flats of the main caps before torquing them down with the ARP studs. We then line bored the housing bore & then finish honed the mains to size. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert [...]

2021-11-05T03:37:19+00:00November 5th, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chevy Silverado LBZ Duramax Diesel Engine Machine Work and Engine Building

This is a Duramax diesel engine block for a 2006 Chevy Silverado. We fit this Duramax block with some Wagler billet main caps & ARP main studs & then line bored the housing bore. The decks were machined flat & square on our Rottler CNC machine before the cylinders were bored for the new oversize [...]

2021-11-03T04:39:37+00:00November 3rd, 2021|Machine Shop|

427 Chevy Big Block High Performance Engine With Polished Stainless ARP Head Bolts

Here’s some pics of a high performance big block Chevy engine we built. It is 427 cubic inches with just under ten to one compression. It features a custom ground hydraulic roller camshaft from Competition Cams, Comp Cams full roller rockers & Sealed Power forged pistons. The high clamping load areas are torqued in place [...]

2021-10-29T01:35:02+00:00October 29th, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chevy Tahoe 5.3 LS Engine Block, Crankshaft and Connecting Rods Machining Rebuild

Here's a Chevy GM LS engine block, crankshaft, connecting rods & Sealed Power forged pistons ready to go. We got lucky with the ARP hardware again!! We set the connecting rods up with a set of ARP rod bolts & reconditioned them accordingly. The main studs were torqued in place & the housing bore was [...]

2021-10-13T18:14:30+00:00October 13th, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chevy GM LS Aluminum Block Machining with ARP Main Studs

This is an aluminum Chevy, or GM, LS1 block we are machining. We fitted the block with a set of ARP main studs for line boring & align honing the housing bore where the main bearings go. After boring the cylinders for new oversize pistons in the boring machine, a torque plate was torqued in [...]

2021-10-08T13:14:35+00:00October 8th, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chevy LS Block Cylinder Boring and Honing For Wiseco Forged Pistons

This is a GM Chevy LS engine block we did some machine work to. We first did a line bore to the mains with ARP main studs & then align honed the housing bore to the finished size. We then bored & torque plate honed the cylinders for some new Wiseco forged pistons. We then [...]

2021-10-01T05:44:28+00:00October 1st, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chrysler Dodge Hemi Engine Block Boring, Honing and Line Bore Machining

This is a Chrysler, or Dodge, 354 cubic inch engine block we did the machine work to. After thermal cleaning, shot blasting & magnafluxing the block for cracks, we bored the cylinders for some new oversize forged Ross Racing Pistons. We then finish honed the cylinders to size with a torque plate installed. The housing [...]

2021-09-29T05:34:16+00:00September 29th, 2021|Machine Shop|

Chevy Inline Six Cylinder Stovebolt Engine Machining and Rebuild

This is an inline six cylinder, or straight six, Chevy engine we're finishing up the rebuild to. The engine originally had an integral cylinder head but we are fitting it with a non-integral cylinder head. Meaning the intake & exhaust manifolds are both separate from the head & bolt in place rather than casted as [...]

2021-09-25T03:24:17+00:00September 25th, 2021|Machine Shop|

High Performance Muscle Car 427 Big Block Chevy Engine Machining and Rebuild

Here’s some progress pics of a 427 cubic inch big block Chevy engine we're building. We performed all the machine work to the block, crankshaft, connecting rods & cylinder heads including balancing the rotating assembly. The internal parts consist of Sealed Power forged pistons, Hastings moly rings, Clevite rod & main bearings, Melling high volume [...]

2021-09-22T23:35:18+00:00September 22nd, 2021|Machine Shop|

1945 International Truck KB5 Green Diamond Flathead Engine Machining and Rebuild

Here’s some pics of a 1945 Green Diamond KB5 flathead inline six cylinder engine we rebuilt. The engine is out of an International truck that is getting completely restored. We performed all the machine work to the block, crankshaft, connecting rods & cylinder head. After completing all the machine work we detailed all the pieces [...]

2021-09-17T19:26:47+00:00September 17th, 2021|Machine Shop|