Lion Heavy Gear

A Machine

DCM complete head shop.  

Unique air float table provides precise centering for EXTREMELY accurate valve and head work, including seat replacement, and precise setting of valve heights for diesel work

Sunnen Rod hone

Complete servicing of all connecting rods, including aluminum and titanium, from heavyweight pulling rods, to lightweight specialty connecting rods.

Peterson Crankshaft Grinder.Extremely accurate machine, with experienced staff to achieve the results you need.  from a single cylinder Kohler, to long straight eight engines, and up to 10” strokes.

Peterson Crankshaft Welder.Submerged flux arc, with capability to vary hardness of the journal and radius to do the job correct.

Superflow Flow Bench.  

We can provide the expertise and equipment to develop your competition engine to it’s maximum performance.

DCM Flywheel Grinder.   

Handling both flat and recessed flywheels, plus individual tractor floater plates.   Flywheel lightening and balancing services also available.

Complete AMPRO Cleaning system. Take anything cast iron, and  make it look completely new again.  Thermal baking, shot peen, and stress relieved.  No matter how grimy, and decades of rust and dirt, It comes out looking new.

Storm Vulcan Spray cabinet.

For pressure cleaning of blocks, cranks, and large engine parts.

Peterson Wet Surface Grinder.  

For the best surface finish available on resurfacing heads and blocks.  

Kwik Way Valve Refacer.  

For ACCURATE valve grinding.

Kwik Way Align boring capabilities.  When you need to replace a Main cap, or bore babbitted bearings.

Sunnen Align Hone.   

Automotive and HEAVY Duty Alignhone capabilities.  

Kansas Instruments Belt Surfacer. For Exhaust Manifolds, odd projects, basically ANYTHING that needs to be resurfaced.  We do many odd jobs for the local cheese and dairy industries with this machine.

Balancing Equipment,

Extremely accurate for extreme smoothness in your competition engine, or daily driver.

Camshaft Degreeing and Recomendation services.  

Get a recommendation for the correct camshaft, AND get it installed accurately and timed in to within 0.25 degrees.  

MTE Pressure Test Rack.  

For accurate and complete pressure testing of heads and blocks.  We will find that pesky and minor leak that others can’t.

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Another Machine

Pin Press and Rod Heater.  

For accurate installation of pressed or free floated piston pins.

Glass Bead Machine.  

For thorough and complete cleaning of aluminum, small and delicate parts.  Excellent for your antique restoration project, automotive or not.

Ammco Brake Drum & rotor lathes.  Accommodating all types of drums and rotors, including electric trailer brake drums.

General use press.  

For wheel bearing and other general press work of all types.

Peterson Crankshaft press.  

For accurate magnaflux, inspection, and straightening of crankshafts of all sizes.

Profilometer for Verification of surface finish.  

Unlike most shops, we have to capability to CONFIRM our machining processes, and give you our best specification of RA and RMS finish.  Additionally, we provide THE BEST cylinder head and block surface finish in the area, and can prove it.

AERA Prosis Software.  

We use the Automotive Engine Rebuilders software, for the most up to date information and specifications available in the industry.  Whether working on a vintage engine, or a late model direct injection engine, we have the specifications.

Engineering services.  

When you have a special project,  we not only have decades of experience to rely on, we will go the extra length in engineering calculations to confirm the success of the project.  From Calculating piston speeds, and associated forces, to exacting cam timing calculations, with the attention to detail to get the best performance for your engine.

 

We do a lot of individual machine work for profession guys that do their own assembly, and insist on getting a quality machine shop job done to their specifications.  We can help your next project.