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JIMS 66 389 YS

  • Here is the way the deck surface appears out of the shake and bake machine.  Kinda black and rough in appearance.  All the cast iron pores are sealed and it is free of contaminents.

    • Here is the way the deck surface appears out of the shake an…
  • When I am done the heads are as close to perfect as they could of ever been.  Having listened to the heads and only ground away the damaged and not necessary cast iron, the resulting image is of perfection.  The heads wants to be better.

    • When I am done the heads are as close to perfect as they cou…
  • Here is what it looks like after the final machining surfacing operation.  I shoud have a RA of 14 or so.  That is the best surface to retain the type of head gaskets that I utilize.

    • Here is what it looks like after the final machining surfaci…
  • I will give you a look see at the work done to the inside of the combustion chamber.  You can see that the area that shrouds the valves has been opened up a minor bit.  The surfaces have been radiused.

    • I will give you a look see at the work done to the inside of…
  • People like me that love to perform their jobs get paid good money to sit and do this.  Ontop of that we just love to expose the perfect combustion chamber out of the cast iron that it is hidden in.  The heads tell me where to grind.

    • People like me that love to perform their jobs get paid good…
  • I can now perform this work by hand and be very exact in the amount of metal removed and the amount of added CC's to the overall size of the combustion chamber.

    • I can now perform this work by hand and be very exact in the…
  • Can you do this at home with a casting grinder and some auto parts store bits.  No, not ever, not on a bet.  You will end up screwing the heads up.  You can also grind into water and ruin the head.  If you cannot afford this type of work don't.

    • Can you do this at home with a casting grinder and some auto…
  • I am going to stay with the most intelligent method of installing cylinder head studs.  They are not torqued into the threads.  That does not make sense. They are installed loose.

    • I am going to stay with the most intelligent method of insta…
  • Now for the installation onto the block.  You will notice that I am once again fighting with the ARP supposed to fit the motor bolt kits.  It really is a shame that people do not obey the ten commandments, I.E. Thou shalt not lie.

    • Now for the installation onto the block. You will notice th…