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Kawasaki KX250F Wiseco Garage Buddy Kit, Forged Piston, Clutch Components, Valves and Valve Springs

Here's some pics of some Wiseco engine parts we ordered for a Kawasaki KX250F engine build. The main parts for the engine build are included in the Garage Buddy Kit which includes a new crankshaft with connecting rod, forged piston with rings, cam/timing chain & a full set of gaskets. In addition to those parts [...]

2023-11-03T05:16:33+00:00November 3rd, 2023|Machine Shop|

CanAm SxS Aluminum Cylinder Head Surface Machining For Flatness and MLS Head Gasket

Here’s some before & after pics of a CanAm SxS cylinder head that came in for machining to the deck surface. The surface of the head was warped & slightly twisted. Once mounted & leveled on our machine it ended up requiring fourteen thousandths of material removal to get the deck surface flat, square & [...]

2023-10-20T04:54:35+00:00October 20th, 2023|Machine Shop|

2005 Chevy Tahoe V8 LS Engine Cam Swap

Here’s some pics of an LS engine we did a cam swap to. The engine had a BTR (Brian Tooley Racing) camshaft installed in it which was a little too aggressive for the application. Since this vehicle is a Chevy Tahoe which is an everyday grocery getter we elected to install a much less aggressive [...]

2023-10-18T03:24:25+00:00October 18th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Specialty Custom Aluminum V Groove Crank and Water Pump Pulley Machining

Here’s some pics from start to finish of our custom pulley machining capabilities. This is a three groove crank pulley for a Cadillac. Custom pulleys start off as a long solid round hunk of 6061 aluminum. We sometimes make the pulleys out of steel but most of the time out of aluminum. After we cut [...]

2023-10-04T05:15:37+00:00October 4th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 16M Grader Blade Hanger Bracket Carrier Bore Welding and Line Boring Machine

Here’s some pics of a blade hanger, or bracket as Caterpillar calls it, for a 16M grader. Some people also refer to this piece as the carrier as it carries the blade & also contains the sideshift cylinder inside of it. The bores for the pins were worn out-of-round & spec. We setup our portable [...]

2023-09-20T02:44:20+00:00September 20th, 2023|Machine Shop|

502 Based Big Block Chevy Mountain Motor With EZ EFI 8 Stack Fuel Injection

Here’s some pics of a 555 cubic inch Big Block Chevy engine we're building. This Mountain Motor is based off of a 502 block that's been bored for a set of forged SRP pistons & stroked with a Callies crankshaft to a Triple Nickle (555). It features a hydraulic roller cam & T&D shaft rockers [...]

2023-09-13T01:04:25+00:00September 13th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Custom CNC Machining Aluminum Oil Cooler Heat Exchanger Tanks For Recoring

Here's some pics of some aluminum oil cooler tanks we are CNC machining on our Rottler to the specific size for a recore. The original core of this oil cooler was bad so we are going to recore the cooler with a new heavy duty core. We begin by cutting the tanks off the bad [...]

2023-08-18T05:35:59+00:00August 18th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Trailer Brake Drum Wheel Studs Pressed Out and New Studs Pressed In Place

Here’s some pics of some hydraulic press work we did on a set of trailer brake drum hubs. The old wheel studs had to be pressed out as the threads on some of the studs were stripped out & damaged. A new set of longer studs was sourced & we pressed them in place on [...]

2023-08-16T01:25:26+00:00August 16th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Old Antique Vintage Hercules Gasoline Engine Cast Iron Water Pump Machining, Repairing and Rebuilding

Here’s some pics of an old cast iron water pump off of a Hercules gasoline engine. We receive a good amount of antique & vintage water pumps for repair & complete rebuilding. The older Hercules water pumps are the ones we see the most of. We completely disassemble these water pumps so we can blast [...]

2023-07-28T07:04:54+00:00July 28th, 2023|Machine Shop|

Cummins Diesel Engine Block Camshaft Cam Bearings Installation

Here’s some pics of a Cummins diesel engine block that came in to be fitted with a new set of cam bearings. We didn't do any machine work on this one. Our customer only requested it to be degreased with the steam cleaner to remove all the old engine oil. We knocked the old cam [...]

2023-07-12T05:04:32+00:00July 12th, 2023|Blog, Machine Shop|