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Caterpillar 3406E C15 Diesel Engine Cylinder Head Valve Job and Surface Machining

This is a Caterpillar 3406E / C15 style cylinder head we did a valve job & surface to. The surface of the head was warped so we mounted it on our Rottler multipurpose CNC milling & boring machine. After we got the surface flat & square the valve recessions needed to be adjusted back to [...]

2020-10-21T00:14:58+00:00October 21st, 2020|Machine Shop|

4.3 Chevy V6 Marine Engine Machining and Assembly

This is a Mercruiser 4.3 liter Chevy V6 engine we're rebuilding for a marine application. All the machine work was done to the block which included align honing the housing bore, surfacing & squaring the decks of the block & boring & honing the cylinders for new oversize pistons & moly rings. The cylinder heads [...]

2020-10-08T22:55:09+00:00October 8th, 2020|Machine Shop|

Yamaha Banshee Two Stroke Cylinder Jugs Boring and Honing For New ProX Pistons

This is a set of two stroke cylinder jugs for a Yamaha Banshee. They came in with some scratches & scoring in the bores. We rough bored them to see what size they would clean-up at & then ordered a set of ProX pistons. We then bored & honed both cylinders for the new oversize [...]

2020-10-06T22:15:46+00:00October 6th, 2020|Machine Shop|

Chevy Duramax Diesel Engine Billet Main Caps and Stud Girdle Line Boring

This is a Duramax diesel engine out of a Chevy Silverado 3500hd truck. The crankshaft cracked at the number one rod journal & the number two main journal. This caused the number two main housing bore to take a beating. We have the block fitted with billet main caps & a girdle from Wagler Competition [...]

2020-10-02T03:24:12+00:00October 2nd, 2020|Machine Shop|

Chevy Truck Small Block V8 Engine Machining and Rebuilding

This is a small block Chevy V8 engine we're finishing up the rebuild to. The engine was disassembled, cleaned, checked & measured. We performed all the machine work to the block, crank, connecting rods & cylinder heads along with balancing of the rotating assembly. The engine is currently in the final stages of assembly. Motor [...]

2020-09-30T01:44:11+00:00September 30th, 2020|Machine Shop|

6.6 Liter Duramax Diesel Engine Block Line Boring With Wagler Billet Main Caps On Rottler EM105H CNC Machine

This is a 2007 Chevy 6.6 liter Duramax LBZ diesel engine block getting the housing bore line bored on our Rottler EM105H CNC machine. The block is fitted with a set of Wagler billet main caps held in place with a set of ARP main studs. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. [...]

2020-09-23T05:24:34+00:00September 23rd, 2020|Machine Shop|

Chevy GM Isuzu Duramax Diesel Crankshaft Crack Failure

This is a 6.6 liter Duramax diesel V8 steel crankshaft. The engine developed a knock that kept getting louder. After the engine was disassembled we found the number two main housing bore is a bit damaged so we suspected the crank was cracked. It didn't break but it's close to it. The crank is cracked [...]

2020-09-18T14:42:36+00:00September 18th, 2020|Machine Shop|

1998 Chevy 350 Small Block V8 Engine Machining

This is a 1998 Chevy 350 small block engine we did all the machine work to. After the block, cylinder heads & connecting rods were thermal cleaned & blasted they were all magnafluxed for cracks. The rods got their big ends reconditioned while the heads received a three angle valve job & surface. The block [...]

2020-09-11T00:05:00+00:00September 11th, 2020|Machine Shop|

Small Journal Chevy 327 Camaro Engine

This is a small journal 327 Chevy engine we're rebuilding for a 1967 Camaro. The engine is outfitted with a custom ground hydraulic roller camshaft, roller lifters & full roller rockers from Comp Cams. The gold timing cover & oil pan are from Milodon which go well with the Chevy orange paint. Motor Mission Machine [...]

2020-09-04T04:45:19+00:00September 4th, 2020|Machine Shop|

Honda 250R Cylinder Jug Boring and Honing For Oversize Wiseco Forged Piston

This is a Honda 250R cylinder jug that came in for boring & honing. We mounted the cylinder in our Rottler boring bar & bored it for the new oversize Wiseco forged piston. We then mounted it in our Sunnen CK10 cylinder honing machine & finish honed it to size with the proper piston-to-wall clearance. [...]

2020-09-02T00:34:44+00:00September 2nd, 2020|Machine Shop|