Machine Shop

Cummins NTC350 Big Cam III Block, Cylinder Heads, & Rocker Boxes For Cleaning, Magnafluxing, & Machine Work For Class 8 Diesel Truck Power

This is a Cummins NTC350 Big Cam III cylinder block, cylinder heads, and rocker boxes that came in to be cleaned, magnafluxed, measured, inspected, and machined. We had to remove the cylinder liners from the block before we could get a good look at the lower bores. This was the first thing we [...]

2016-10-17T18:27:32+00:00October 17th, 2016|Machine Shop|

Ford MEL Lincoln 430 cubic inch V8 Engine Brass Water Coolant Diverters For The Front Of The Cylinder Block

These are some pictures of the brass plugs that go into the front of the cylinder block of a Ford MEL Lincoln 430 cubic inch V8 engine that we are rebuilding. They aren't actually plugs but rather they are water coolant diverters that re-direct the coolant in the front of the block. They [...]

2016-10-12T05:49:10+00:00October 11th, 2016|Machine Shop|

Cast Iron Intake & Exhaust Manifold Broken Stud Bolt Removal, Cleaning, Blasting, & Surfacing and Milling The Surfaces Flat

These are some pictures of some cast iron intake and exhaust manifolds that came in for cleaning and repair. We first had to machine and drill some broken studs and bolts that we had to remove. We then blasted the manifolds in our shotblaster to get them clean. We then mounted the manifolds [...]

2016-10-12T05:07:28+00:00October 11th, 2016|Machine Shop|

1964 Lincoln 430 cubic inch V8 engine rebuild with bore & hone, connecting rods resized, new pistons, and machine work

This is a 1964 Lincoln 430 cubic inch V8 engine that we are doing a complete engine rebuild on. As far as engine rebuilding goes we can and will rebuild any engine that comes through the door. The 430 Lincoln engine is similar to the Chevy 409 engine in that the combustion chambers [...]

2016-10-07T01:12:10+00:00October 6th, 2016|Machine Shop|

Industrial 2-step worn flywheel for surfacing flat on a Winona Van Norman Flywheel Grinder Surfacer

This is an industrial 2-step two step flywheel that came in to be surfaced. The flywheel was pretty well worn so the clutch was slipping and not transferring enough power from the engine to the transmission. You can see the grooves and low spots in the picture before we surfaced the flywheel. In [...]

2016-10-06T21:06:48+00:00October 6th, 2016|Machine Shop|

Cummins 8.9 Liter ISL Cylinder Head Rebuilding with Valve Job & Surface For Natural Gas Operation

This is a couple of Cummins 8.9 liter ISL cylinder heads that came in for rebuilding. We performed a complete valve job and surface on these cylinder heads which are for some transit buses that run and operate on CNG compressed natural gas. These Cummins heads are of the 12 valve variety. They [...]

2016-10-04T23:07:22+00:00October 4th, 2016|Machine Shop|

Aluminum Dart Pro1 434 cubic inch small block Chevy V8 cylinder heads for a Valve Job & Surface Rebuilding

This is a set of Dart Pro1 aluminum V8 cylinder heads that came in for a valve job and surface to be freshened up. These cylinder heads are off of a 434 cubic inch small block Chevy V8 engine in a sandrail dune buggy that runs on alcohol. We disassembled the heads to [...]

2016-10-04T16:46:38+00:00October 4th, 2016|Machine Shop|

1964 Lincoln 430 V8 Engine Machining, Cylinder Boring, & Complete Engine Rebuild

This is a 1964 Lincoln 430 cubic inch V8 engine cylinder block in our Rottler boring bar getting its cylinders bored oversize for some new pistons. The owner of this engine lives in California but decided to have us completely machine and rebuild the engine at our complete engine rebuilding machine shop located [...]

2016-09-21T06:26:40+00:00September 20th, 2016|Machine Shop|

855 Cummins Big Cam III Cylinder Heads & Rocker Boxes For Cleaning, Valve Job, & Surfacing At Motor Mission Machine & Radiator

This is a set of 855 Cummins Big Cam III cylinder heads that came in for a valve job and surface. The rocker boxes were also brought in to be cleaned and inspected. The engine was getting coolant into the oil and the crankcase so the mechanic removed the three individual cylinder heads. [...]

2016-09-10T06:24:36+00:00September 9th, 2016|Machine Shop|

1961 Harley Davidson Motorcycle Cylinder Heads Valve Job & Surface with new valve guides reamed to size at Motor Mission Machine & Radiator

This is a set of 1961 Harley Davidson motorcycle aluminum cylinder heads that we performed a 3-angle valve job & surface on. The original old valve guides were worn out and galled so we removed the valve guides and pressed in some new ones. Once the new valve guides were installed we had [...]

2016-09-08T04:59:26+00:00September 7th, 2016|Machine Shop|