Cylinder with deck machined, valves and 80" piston installed.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cylinder after precision sleeving job. Note the fine deck surface finish
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cluster "Roller" bearing and thrust washer upgrade using Kiwi engineered gears. Roller bearings take 40% increase loads over others needle bearings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission foot being reclaimed

 

                                                                        

Arbor press with a new Kiwi crankcase set upon pressing fixture to properly align bushings, shafts and housings.

Existing head bolt washer face mushed out from years of service.
 

This pic is of a partial cut showing the extent of the cupping (approx .020 to fully clean it up)
 

milling head bolt washer faces flat.
 

The finished machined product

 

 

The Kiwi master fixture to ensure proper alignment.

 

Rockwell hardness tester. This enables to check the surface hardness of every heat treated part to ensure its quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valve grinding

Sunnen CK 10 power hone
 

Honing cylinders

Torque plate fixture for bolting Chief and Scout cylinders to in order to simulate distortion when it is fitted to the cases.
 

Machining cylinder head gasket face. We remove the absolute minimum amount of original material as possible.