Our services
Complete machine work
Arlington Automotive Machine Shop offers a complete array of automotive performance services. Listed below are our popular services and operations, which include state-of-the-art quality performance at a great price.
01
Cleaning & Mag Operations
Every job starts clean. We tank, wash and magnetic-particle inspect your parts so cracks turn up on the bench instead of in the car.
- Clean & mag blocks, heads & crankshafts
- Mag connecting rods
- Glass bead intake manifolds
02
Block Operations
Torque-plate boring and honing, align honing and decking — the machine work that sets ring seal and squares the short block.
- Bore & performance hone cylinders with torque plate
- Align hone blocks
- Deck blocks
- Measure deck height
- Install cam bearings & freeze plugs
- Clearance block for strokers
03
Crank Operations
Crankshaft grinding and polishing held to spec, with journals measured and reported before they go back in the box.
- Clean and polish crankshaft
- Regrind crank on mains and rods
04
Piston & Rod Operations
Rods resized and pins fit so your rotating assembly goes together with the clearances the builder actually asked for.
- Pin fit pistons & small end of rods
- Resize big end of connecting rods
- R&R rod bushings & size
05
Balancing Operations
Rotating assemblies balanced on our own equipment — smoother idle, less bearing wear and more usable RPM.
- Balance 4, 6, & 8 cylinder engines
06
Flywheel Operations
Flat, clean flywheel surfaces so a new clutch grabs the way it should.
- Clean & resurface flywheels
07
Cylinder Head Operations
The deepest part of our shop: multi-angle valve jobs, guide and seat work, and head machining for whatever valvetrain you are running.
- Size guides
- Performance three angle, 5 angle & radius valve jobs
- Remove & install valve guides
- Resurface heads
- Install hardened exhaust seats
- Vacuum test heads
- R&R & machine for screw-in studs
- Machine heads for Viton valve seals
- Machine heads for larger valve springs
- Machine heads for larger valves
08
Other Services
The finishing details that save you time on your own bench at home.
- File fit end gap on rings
- Assemble pistons on rods
- CC cylinder heads
Do not see what you need? Call the shop — if we cannot do it, we will tell you who can.
The machines
What the work runs on
Every operation on this page is done in house, on our own equipment.
Rottler
F69A
CNC block machining center
Boring, decking and line boring on one setup, so the block stays square from the first cut to the last.
Rottler
H85AX
CNC honing machine
Torque-plate honing to the finish your rings actually need, held to size down the full length of the bore.
Rottler
EM65HP
5-axis CNC machining center
High-power 5-axis digitizing, porting and universal machining for cylinder head and manifold work.
Newen
Contour-BB
CNC valve seat machine
Two-axis single point cutting for three angle, five angle and radius valve jobs, plus guide work.
Need our services?
Let’s get your engine on the bench
Call the shop and talk to someone who actually does the work. We will tell you straight what your parts need — and what they don’t.