Flycutting Time!!

I will begin by saying I didn't take any pics during the flycutting process. Mainly because it was a very labor intensive process. In hindsight I hate that I failed to document the work. I'm sure others would have benefitted from my experience.

Total time from start to end took a good 9 hrs. The first piston took the longest. From there you have a bench mark for completing the others. I got a little faster with each piston. On piston number 6 I bent the cutting shaft and nearly trashed a piston. I called Dave and he promptly send out a new shaft free of charge.

A week later I was back to cutting pistons. It didn't take me long to cut the final 3 pistons. Boy was I happy that was over!! Here is a pic of a finished piston.

From Piston Valve Clearance

Cutting edges were hit with sandpaper to remove sharp edges and prevent stress risers

From Piston Valve Clearance