LESS IS MORE
Many of us that resurface cylinder heads are use to mounting cylinder heads on a milling bar or clamping fixture and then leveling them to the machine. Most modern heads, and some older ones have the valve cover rail machined parallel with the deck surface. In this case I clamp the heads down to the parallels of the machine. Because you are eliminating the leveling pivot points, brackets and stud stretchers it produces a much better finish and in most cases, you don’t have to do any leveling. If a small amount of leveling is necessary, you can shim one end to get it perfect.

Dave Matton
D and D Auto Machine
Bloomington, MN
July, 2017