O-Ring grooves in head...

bill dedman · 01-31-2013, 04:29 PM

Can anybody recommend a machine shop trhat could cut O-Ring groovrs into an inline, six-cylinder cast iron head in my area (centrtal Arkansas)? This thing weighs 84 pounds and I don't really want to have to pay a king's ransom in shipping on it if I can avoid it.

Any help will be appreciated.

Bill, in Conway, Arkansas

Jeff Lee · 01-31-2013, 07:44 PM

Isky makes an affordable tool for the do-it-yourselfer. It cuts the groove in the block using the bore as a guide. Otherwise any shop should be able to handle it either to the block or head in your area. Not a complicated process.

69Cobra · 02-01-2013, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Can anybody recommend a machine shop trhat could cut O-Ring groovrs into an inline, six-cylinder cast iron head in my area (centrtal Arkansas)? This thing weighs 84 pounds and I don't really want to have to pay a king's ransom in shipping on it if I can avoid it.

Any help will be appreciated.

Bill, in Conway, Arkansas

PM Jeff Colvert on the forum here. I'm sure he could hook you up.

bad440 · 02-01-2013, 05:35 AM

what happened bill?did it pop a gasket already?

Dwight Southerland · 02-01-2013, 09:14 AM

Bill -

Call Johnny Case at Case Machine and ask him. He knows lots of machine shop people around the state. Also, somebody in LR has an Isky tool because the drag boat people used to do that a lot on aluminum head BBCs. Call Leonard at Auto Sports Center 501-375-7223.

Run to Rund · 02-01-2013, 12:37 PM

It seems the biggest problem comes when a machine shop isn't careful enough to keep the groove depth uniform.

bill dedman · 02-02-2013, 09:04 AM

Jeff, the block is already installed in the car. I just want to do rthe head.

bill dedman · 02-02-2013, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 69Cobra

PM Jeff Colvert on the forum here. I'm sure he could hook you up.

Thanks, Cobra; I need to talk to him, anyway...

bill dedman · 02-02-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bad440

what happened bill?did it pop a gasket already?

Nope; just looking down the road at the time when I have 25+-pounds of boost and that is a real possibility.

I should have thought about that before the block went into the engine bay...

20/20 hindsight...

bill dedman · 02-02-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Run to Rund

It seems the biggest problem comes when a machine shop isn't careful enough to keep the groove depth uniform.

I'll keep that in mind; thanks for the tip!!!

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bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	O-Ring grooves in head... Can anybody recommend a machine shop trhat could cut O-Ring groovrs into an inline, six-cylinder cast iron head in my area (centrtal Arkansas)? This thing weighs 84 pounds and I don't really want to have to pay a king's ransom in shipping on it if I can avoid it. Any help will be appreciated. Bill, in Conway, Arkansas __________________ Bill

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Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: O-Ring grooves in head... Isky makes an affordable tool for the do-it-yourselfer. It cuts the groove in the block using the bore as a guide. Otherwise any shop should be able to handle it either to the block or head in your area. Not a complicated process. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

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bad440 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: livermore ca. Posts: 19 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: O-Ring grooves in head... what happened bill?did it pop a gasket already?

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Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: O-Ring grooves in head... Bill - Call Johnny Case at Case Machine and ask him. He knows lots of machine shop people around the state. Also, somebody in LR has an Isky tool because the drag boat people used to do that a lot on aluminum head BBCs. Call Leonard at Auto Sports Center 501-375-7223.

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Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 583 Likes: 8 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: O-Ring grooves in head... It seems the biggest problem comes when a machine shop isn't careful enough to keep the groove depth uniform.

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bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: O-Ring grooves in head... Jeff, the block is already installed in the car. I just want to do rthe head. __________________ Bill