Retired Welder @ machinist 25 years AFLCIO Hydro Conduct Corp Colton Ca.
Went back to school got a deg in machine tech at POMONA VALLEY.
Went back to school to get my teaching Deg State cal. Welding, Layout, Fitting, Blue print math,cost estimation, pipe and 10 certs. Retired from teaching. when school closed best job I ever had.
When to work Chapman construction built two of the longest free standing bridges in Riverside Ca had 10 welders working for me one bridge was 170 feet long and 12x12 feet the other was 140 foot 12x12 feet for Swiss dairy in home gardens ca. plus lot of other steel work.
Built to 5000 foot long assemble lines for cal spas in Pomona Ca
then all the time I was building hypo cylinder heads for race cars built first SBC head in
1956 Poly high school I think this was the first power pack SBC cylinder head ever got the gasket rail ever machined and have machined them in my shop ever cents then have built Race Cars , Race carts Race boats race bikes. I know build race heads for some
IMCA Race cars I just sent 4 sets of 49cc Iron eagle heads to KS last month and have 2 more set to send next week RHS. And 2 more set on the way here from KS After this season If we win at the duel in the desert in Vegas
or winter heat here in Fort Mohave AZ, I will sell my shop and go back to travel in the 5th wheel. First time 50 plus years that I could not lift a small block cylinder head from the end up to set on work bench with left arm and hand had to use right hand push it on to bench. Any one want to buy cylinder head shop and retire to your own business no boss
no long work hours, no long drive to sleep when you want boat when you want river 2 miles down the hill, large shop 30x40 with bath room large mobile home 750 elev above the river large pool 18x40 in closed large lot 1 1/4 ac best view in the valley, Make me and OFFER AND YOU CAN RETIRE IN GOD'S COUNTRY WITH GODS TOYS
Welders, Boat FB, Bronco, all shop equipment all good stuff Mill Head surfacer seat guide machine 2 each Valve grinder will index and re-index collect type not a three ball chuck and cone head junk have all the tooling for the best seat cutting. SORRY DOC NO STONES IN THIS SHOP,NO BLACK NOES DRIP IN THIS SHOP GAVE UP STONES 40 YEARS AGO I have lots of that junk for sale new and used .
