Colony Hardware Kits for Engine and Drive Train: Flathead

These stock replacement cams for Big Twin Flatheads of the U series are similar to original parts but the lobes have been redsigned using modern computer cam design and smoothing techniques.

Reproduction crankcases which meet or exceed highest restoration demands. Cast from state-of-the-art materials and machined on CNC equipment for strength and precise fitment. Intended to work with stock or identically constructed engine components. Finished and detailed like the original counterparts so these cases will smoothly blend into your old mill to give it a new life. For ease of installation both case halves are carefully matched and feature pre-installed case bushings, which are line bored and lapped for standard rollers. Cam bushings are already in place and reamed. (For exact measures pls see facts)....

It’s a fact: when pushed, those trusty Flatheads get hot, or very hot to put it bluntly, which is also a result of low oil pump volume and pressure. The CHP pump is a once and for all cure for this problem. While looking stock on the outside it substantially raises the capacity of the engines lubrication system with its internal modern gerotor technology. Oil pressure with hot engine is typically around 30 psi, instead of 5 psi with stock pumps. Feed volume is about 1 quart per 45 seconds, while original pumps need 7-10 minutes for this. As a result the engine runs smoother and cooler and can handle more power without problems. Installation is easy as this is a a true bolt-on unit.

The main challenge during restoration and assembly of Flathead engines is the exchange and alignment of the bushings in the right crankcase and the gear cover. Nine bronze bushings need to be installed and line reamed to ensure that four cams and the pinion shaft with its gears turn smoothly. This is a major task and requires several special reamers, which your average workshop does not have. The problem increases when case and cover were not factory matched. ...