Hey Paul,
As a machinist who actually machines parts himself on a daily basis, I'm always curious about "The old ways from the old days" . . . When they machined the block and pistons fully assembled as you described, what did they do in regards to corner radii on the freshly machined deck and pistons?
Obviously everything would have to be be torn down and cleaned thoroghly before re-assembly so the edges would be handled as a second op to remove the resultant flash from the machining operation but do you have a recollection of the approximate amount of corner break they used ?
I'm also wondering about the machining operation itself. . . which direction did they machine from so as not to have the finish effected by potential piston rock ? It almost seems you would have to cut it with a large head sweeping across the block instead of from one end so that the cutters would contact the pistons parallel to the wrist pins as they swept across.
Sorry for the detailed questions, that kind of stuff facinates me !
Thanks !
'Crockett
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