Machine Shop

401 Buick Nailhead Block For Surface Cracks Repair

This is a 401 Buick Nailhead block that came into the machine shop for crack repair. The block was cracked on both deck surfaces from the head bolt holes into the coolant jacket areas. We machined the cracked head bolt holes for and installed some Lock-N-Stitch Full-Torq thread repair inserts. The Full-Torq inserts [...]

2017-02-15T21:13:31+00:00February 15th, 2017|Machine Shop|

Powerstroke Tapered Wrist Pin Bushing Replacement and Machining

This post is for a set of 6.0 liter Ford diesel Powerstroke connecting rods with tapered wrist pin bushings. We have one connecting rod that is bent so we will be replacing that one. The other seven connecting rods have been blasted and reconditioned or resized on their big ends. We then pressed [...]

2017-02-11T17:56:09+00:00February 11th, 2017|Machine Shop|

383 Stroker Engine For A 1956 Chevy Classic Truck

This is the 383 small block Chevy stroker engine we built for the same truck and customer that the radiator from Saturday's post is for. The engine features a complete balanced stroker rotating assembly from Eagle Specialty Products. The crankshaft and connecting rods are Eagle while the pistons are KB Claimers with Hastings [...]

2017-02-06T21:22:59+00:00February 6th, 2017|Machine Shop|

Cummins N14 Diesel Cylinder Heads For Rebuilding

This is a set of Cummins N14 diesel cylinder heads that came in for complete reconditioning. The N14 style engine takes 3 individual cylinder heads. One head covers 2 cylinders. 2 pictures are of the heads when they came in and 2 pictures are after we did the complete valve job & surface [...]

2017-02-06T17:23:03+00:00February 6th, 2017|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 3034 Perkins 2.9 Liter Diesel Cylinder Head Valve Job

This is a 2.9 liter Perkins cylinder head that is off of an engine that is also sold & used under Caterpillar as a 3034. The engine kicked a connecting out the side of the block so we're going to check this head out to make sure it has no cracks or leaks. [...]

2017-02-05T06:42:46+00:00February 4th, 2017|Machine Shop|

5.9 Cummins Engine Machining and Cylinder Head Rebuilding

This is a 5.9 Cummins diesel engine out of a 2004 Dodge truck. We thermal cleaned & blasted the block & head so we could get a good magnaflux to check for cracks. We then bored & honed the cylinders for new oversize pistons, align honed the housing bore, and surfaced / squared [...]

2017-02-02T06:23:21+00:00February 1st, 2017|Machine Shop|

318 Dodge Performance Engine Build For 1947 Chrysler

This is a Dodge 318 V8 performance engine we rebuilt for a 1947 Chrysler sedan. The engine came in after sitting out in the elements for several years. We thermal cleaned & blasted it before performing all the machine work including balancing the crankshaft and the rotating assembly. For all your machining and [...]

2017-02-01T03:59:26+00:00January 31st, 2017|Machine Shop|

Brake Rotor and Drum Turning and Machining

This is a load of Ford truck brake rotors that were brought into us. We turned them on our brake lathe and got them true & straight. We can turn and machine rotors and drums for just about any application. Got Brakes? Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. Las Vegas, [...]

2017-01-23T02:01:33+00:00January 22nd, 2017|Machine Shop|

Cummins Diesel 5.9 Liter B-Series 24 Valve Cylinder Head Valve Job

This is a Cummins diesel 5.9 liter B-series 24-valve cylinder head during the machine work. We thermal cleaned the head and then performed a magnaflux for cracks. We then put the head in our TobinArp seat-and-guide machine in order to cut and machine the valve seats to complete the valve job. You can [...]

2017-01-23T16:23:46+00:00January 22nd, 2017|Machine Shop|

Lincoln Welder Continental F163 Crankshaft Grinding and Polishing

This is a crankshaft that one of our local diesel mechanics brought in to be cleaned, measured, & machined. It cleaned up well & mic'd out good at standard on both the rod and main journals so we recommended a polish only rather than grinding it. The crankshaft is for a Continental engine [...]

2017-01-22T23:57:41+00:00January 17th, 2017|Machine Shop|