Category Archives: Projects
Fiat Coupe Airbox Project (Part 1 – Forming)
An airbox can make or break an engine. A proper airbox has to do a couple of things 1) provide cold air to the engine, 2) provide clean air to the engine, 3) provide enough air to the engine. It … Continue reading
HTD Drive System Preview
Here’s a little preview of one of the projects we’re working on. This is a complete belt drive replacement utilizing 8mm HTD belts instead of v-belts. The load to spin up the alternator alone (not even charging) will exceed the … Continue reading
Faded Interior? Nothing Carpet Dye Can’t Fix!
I finally got fed up with the state of the interior in my Integrale. The poor car looked as though it had rested under the sun for a decade. The carpet was a hodgepodge of dirt, stains, and a now … Continue reading
Volumex Crank Pulleys
A while back we were contacted about designing a crankshaft pulley to suit a 2 liter Volumex supercharged Fiat engine. Our client requested an underdrive pulley with 60-2 trigger wheel and a cog belt drive for the supercharger. We went … Continue reading
Wheel Polishing
I just came across an old video I made showing how we polish wheels, almost 200k hits, who knew?
Parts Pipeline
I often get asked what I’m working on lately in the shop, well here’s a preview of a few of the parts in the pipeline. These are ready to go from prototype stage to full production: Fabricated crossmember. Unfortunately a … Continue reading
MG TD Flywheel Lightening
In its original condition, this flywheel was in terrible shape and looked as though it had sat in a field rusting for 20 years. The clutch pins were seized and made of very poor corroded material. The grey iron it … Continue reading
Project M5 Cooling System
As a side effect of always working on customer’s projects, my own get ignored. Take, for example, my ’91 BMW M5. This car and I have been through good times and bad. Feeling neglected, the car decided there would be … Continue reading