by Andy Stacy | Mar 9, 2025 | BALANCING, BORING, CIRCLE TRACK, CLEANING, CNC, CRANK GRINDING, DOMESTIC, DRAG AND DRIVE, DRAG RACING, ENGINE ASSEMBLY, HAND PORTING, HIGH PERFORMANCE, HONING, IRON PORTING, MARINE, MARINE, PIN OILING, RESTORATION, SEAT AND GUIDE, SURFACING, VALVE JOB
SHOP INFO Phone: (256) 582-4112 Email: southernmarineandautomotive@yahoo.com Website: Dyno? Yes SHOP ADDRESS 5552 HWY 431S Brownsboro, AL 35741 United States SHOP CATEGORIES Machining Services: BALANCING, BORING, CLEANING, CNC, CRANK GRINDING, ENGINE ASSEMBLY, HAND...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 4, 2025 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
I have a never-ending pile of cores being moved around the shop from here to there. I use threaded stud casters to roll them out of the way. These have a 3/8-16 stud, but I also have them in M10 to fit LS blocks and can be used in the bell housing side as well. And...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 4, 2025 | GASKETS & SEALING
When deciding how much to mill an intake manifold for “fit”, I use cardboard shims. Most gaskets are .060 compressed, and if the intake fits great with, say, a .020 shim, then a .040 removal is needed. At that point, I also check the ends for fit. Machine once, wash...
by Andy Stacy | Mar 4, 2025 | PISTONS & RINGS
1) Always file only one end of the ring: this will allow for a quality inspection of the ring after use to identify witness marks of “ring butting” from insufficient ring end gap 2) Always use a gauge pin to check the ring end gap instead of a feeler...
by Andy Stacy | Feb 28, 2025 | ALUMINUM HEAD REPAIR, ALUMINUM PORTING, BALANCING, BORING, CIRCLE TRACK, CLEANING, DOMESTIC, DRAG RACING, ENGINE ASSEMBLY, HAND PORTING, HIGH PERFORMANCE, HONING, HOT ROD / STREET ROD, IMPORT, IRON PORTING, MARINE, MARINE, PORTING, POWER SPORTS, RESTORATION, SEAT AND GUIDE, SURFACING, UNCATEGORIZED, VALVE JOB
SHOP INFO Phone: (218) 391-9474 Email: Brianmellinger@aol.com Website: Dyno? Yes SHOP ADDRESS 2976 Shannon Road Duluth, MN 55810 United States SHOP CATEGORIES Machining Services: ALUMINUM HEAD REPAIR, ALUMINUM PORTING, BALANCING, BORING, CLEANING, ENGINE ASSEMBLY,...
