How not to build a Twin Cam engine!

PostPost by: oldelanman » Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:11 pm

Interesting video of repairs to a severely damaged twin cam cylinder head and also dismantling of another head which has been very poorly built by a previous, unnamed workshop.
Do these belong to anyone on here?

https://youtu.be/JMhbjhYxNtM?si=y5gQ2noHXCkS8fmV
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PostPost by: Plus2cabby » Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:06 pm

I have seen shoddy work similar to this before , from a Dagenham based tuning company!
No prizes for guessing which !
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PostPost by: 512BB » Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:07 pm

Hope it is not something that has my name attached to it. Not looked at the video yet :lol:

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PostPost by: 512BB » Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:53 pm

Phew, thats a relief, not one of mine :D

That could not possibly have been built by a professional workshop. It must have been built by a home builder........surely. Double shims.........two for the price of one :lol:

Video was filmed on 1st April.

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PostPost by: rgh0 » Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:55 pm

The poorly built head was clearly to soft and is beyond repair. Whoever built it has no idea of what to do

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PostPost by: wdb » Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:10 pm

He needs the blue gloves. Harder to put on but sturdier.
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