by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2019 | OTHER SHOP WORK
NUT CLAMP When you need to shorten or chamfer a bolt, it can be difficult to mount it in a lathe Chuck without boogering up the threads. An easy solution to this problem is to take a nut of the same size and pitch as your bolt and make a slot in it with a hacksaw or...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2019 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
ROD AND CAP CUTTING DONE RIGHT When cutting the parting faces on rods and caps for resizing, make sure the bearing locating tang is facing the same way for both on the cap grinder. This way, if the parting surface is not perfectly 90° from the side, cutting the cap...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2019 | CYLINDER HEADS
NOT JUST FOR RUST REPAIR We had to do a combustion chamber repair on some CNC machined LS3 cylinder heads that dropped an intake seat. We wanted it to perfectly match the other CNC chambers. After the new seats were installed and the valve job was cut to the proper...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2019 | CYLINDER HEADS
TOOL BOX VALVE SEAL PULLER Removing valve stem seals in some import heads can be trouble. It’s really a problem when you can’t get pliers on it because it’s deep in a tube or just not accessible. First get a sample valve seal and then find a deep...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2019 | OPERATIONS
REFERRAL REWARDS CUSTOMER AND BUSINESS Rewarding existing customers when they share your services with a friend is a great way to generate new business. There are lots of ways to organize a referral program, including some cool eCommerce plug-ins for your website....
