Machine Shop

This is a big block Chevy engine block that had a crack from a head bolt hole to a coolant jacket hole. We repaired it by machining the head bolt hole for a Lock-N-Stitch Full-Torq thread repair insert. The Full-Torq inserts have a special angled thread on their OD. The special thread actually pulls the [...]

These are a couple of aluminum mounting blocks we custom machined. The blocks were welded to the radiator and aftercooler assembly off of a Caterpillar 6060 shovel. The rubber mount isolators bolt to the blocks at the top of the radiator which hold the top of the cooling package in place. Motor Mission Machine & [...]

This is a 1957 Cadillac engine that we did a complete machining and rebuild to. The engine is a 365 cubic inch V8. The Caddy had been sitting for over 30 years so the engine was brought to us so we could completely go through it from top to bottom. Once we got the engine [...]

Here's some pics of a big block Chevy engine block we just finished boring and honing for a new set of oversize pistons and rings. This is a high performance engine build so we installed torque plates to the decks of the block with head gaskets before honing the cylinders. The torque plates simulate the [...]

Here's a couple of powersports ATV motorcycle cylinder jugs that came in for a bore and hone. We mounted them in our Rottler boring bar and bored the cylinders oversize to within .005 of the new Wiseco forged pistons. We then secured them in our Sunnen CK10 cylinder hone and final honed them [...]

Here's a set of six connecting rods for a 5.9 liter B-series Cummins inline six cylinder diesel engine. We cleaned the rods and magnafluxed them for cracks before polishing them. We then reconditioned the big ends with our Sunnen honing machine. We then used our tapered wrist pin bushing removal and installation tooling [...]

Here's some before and after pics of a 3306 Caterpillar cylinder head and crankshaft that came in for rebuilding. We did a full cleaning and inspection to both the cylinder head and the crankshaft including checking them for cracks. The head then got a complete valve job and surface rebuild. The crankshaft mic'd [...]

Here's some pics of various parts we're working on in the machine shop. The 1st pic is a 170 cubic inch inline 6-cylinder engine we're rebuilding for a '60's Ford Falcon. The block, cylinder head, and sheet metal are all powder coated. The 2nd & 3rd pics are a Suzuki motorcycle crankshaft that [...]

This is a set of aluminum V8 cylinder heads off of a Lexus. They came in to get checked out as they were overheated due to a bad radiator and cooling system issue. We cleaned them up inside and out so we could dye check them for cracks and then pressure test them [...]

This is a Detroit Diesel DDC DD15 crankshaft that came in for grinding and polishing. The engine overheated and they ran it out of coolant which took out all the rod and main bearings. We'll wet magnaflux it for cracks, check it for hardness and straightness, then grind and polish it. We'll be [...]