Abrasive blasting is one of the best ways to remove rust, paint, and other unwanted surfaces from parts and panels. Eastwood just came out with a new 2-tank blaster that allows you to switch between an aggressive media and a less abrasive bicarbonate soda media on the fly! We tested it, now we use it all the time.
In this quick update, poor Nathan has been working his arms to the nubs sanding the Standox Sprayable Polyester on Routy. The stuff sands easy, but it is a
lot of work regardless. Here, Kelle takes a walk around the car to
see the progress.
Here's a quick update on the 1965 Chevelle project.. the body has been blocked and we're in primer! We've also shot the bottom of the hood in DuPont's Hot Hues Hot Rod Black for a durable, satin paint finish. We really like the stuff!
Here's a 2 part story starring a red 1969 Camaro that was far too slow for it's good looks. We had the opportunity to do a performance makeover on this sweet looking car, and the star of the show is a Fast Times Motorworks built 383. The new mill features a Scat 3.750 stroker steel crank, Scat I-beam 6 inch rods, and SRP pistons combining for a 10.0:1 compression ratio for street drivability. The Comp Cams hydraullic roller camshaft works its magic under a set of polished Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads and Crane roller rocker arms. A polished Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap intake and a polished Weiand Action Plus water pump add sparkle and power, and a new Holley Street Avenger Aluminum 670 CFM carb mixes the fuel. Spark is handled by an MSD Digital E-Curve distributor, teaming up with the MSD Blaster 2 coil and Superconductor plug wires. Hooker Competition headers wearing a new Darksides black ceramic coating exhaust the gasses, and we installed a new TCI Saturday Night Special torque converter to raise the stall RPM so this beast launches in its powerband. This combo spun the Fast Times Dyno to the tune of 440 ft. lbs. at 4300 RPM and 446 horsepower at 6000 RPM. Click "Read More" for videos!
Here's a quick update from the spray booth as bodyman Nathan sprays the first of several coats of Standox Sprayable Polyester filler on our 1969 Firebird "Routy". The Spray Poly is nice because it uniformly fills all the little sanding scratches, and being a spray product, it goes on quickly.
There has been a lot of progress on project "Routy", our 1969 Firebird. This time, body tech Nathan is getting ready to drill holes in the decklid he just straightened to install the Trans Am wing.
There are a couple of simple tuning tips for your Holley carburator that will eliminate stumbles and hesitations, nameley the speed of the vacuum secondaries opening and the accelerator pump discharge nozzle sizes. Here's a quick video touching on both of these systems. For more complete Holley carb tuning info, check out this video!
We finally start the new Fast Times 383 stroker egine in the '69 Camaro in this short video. There is still lots of tuning and adjusting to do, but at least it's alive, and it's a monster!
