John Edwards demonstrates how to do a quick & easy valve adjustment on the Fiat 850 engine, same as would be for the 600 and Abarth 750/850/1000/1050 engines.
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John Edwards honing a Harley Davidson cylinder barrel on the Sunnen CV-616 cylinder king hone by @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine, (949) 631-6376.
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A Subaru STi block being honed on the Sunnen CV-616 by John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine for a set of Wiseco forged pistons. The engine will receive a GT45 turbocharger to increase performance.
John Edwards discusses how he machines BMW connecting rods to reduce weight for increased RPM for naturally aspirated and forced induction engines.
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John's at it again with another machining project, this time he's machining a Yamaha 700 engine out of a Jet Ski. Watch as he machines the block for a big bore kit.
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John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine demonstrates non destructive testing (NDT) magnetic particle inspection (Magnaflux) on a 460 Ford cylinder head to determine if the head is cracked.
This video will show some of the modifications that are made by John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine on a 1500cc Fiat X1/9 (Punto Marea) connecting rods and new forged JE pistons.
John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine talks about resurfacing a Jaguar XJ / XK cylinder head with corrosion damage on the Sunnen HBS-1300 resurfacer.
A Honda Acura B18 block is resurfaced on the Sunnen HBS-1300 at Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine by John Edwards and the surface finish is measured with a surftester.
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This video demonstrates the Sunnen Thermal Cleaning system that was used to clean a small block (SBC) Chevrolet engine block by John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine (949) 631-6376. Your comments appreciated!
John Edwards discusses some of the reasons why aluminum blocks require resurfacing and how it's done on the Sunnen HBS-1300 @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine 949.631.6376
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Follow along as John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D lightens a set of forged pistons for Robert Kong's hot Karmen-Ghia drag machine.
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John Edwards discusses how he rebuilt a set of Olds Rocket 88 cylinder heads including a big valve conversion @ Costa Mesa R&D - 949.631.6376
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John Edwards discusses how he uses a thermal cleaning oven to straighten excessively warped aluminum cylinder heads at his Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine Shop.
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The 2007 Sandsports Super Show as presented by exhibitor Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine (949) 631-6376. For all your wants & desires for sand cars, dune buggies, quads, and rhino's see this video of the latest and greatest stuff available.
The classic Honda Z Coupe transformed to a carbon fiber wonder car with the addition of a 165hp motorcycle engine. Produced by John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine.
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This video covers the required steps that I use to install larger intake and exhaust valves in a Lotus cylinder head, plus see the valve job on the Sunnen VGS-20.
John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine resurfaces a VW 1.8 turbo cylinder head on the Sunnen HBS-1300 and verifies surface finish with a profilometer.
A pretty boring video about flywheel resurfacing... Hey, what can you say about flywheels, slap'em on the machine, turn it on, stand back and watch the sparks. Another John Edwards educational video stream.
