ACS 2012 - helsinki

OK, i´ve seen it this year. the American Car Show 2012.

The good, bad & ugly. :-)

if you want to see more picks, click the title.

1. Hell yeah! how many times you see a real rod with winter tyres?

this 32 ford had them, i raise my hat for this, no trailer queens...

maybe some of the vw´s should drive more...no matter if its cloudy...

this Rolls Royce Silver shadow was the show stopper for me, 

wow, absolutely a "bonkers" classic. i love the dare to be different -way!

this builder is the DUDE to watch...

the stance was correct, and the details and everything...

good damn, i want to see more like this...

ok, no show without Jussi´s toys...

this time the lowlight...

its for sale btw... 

many tasty mopars, more of these in the link...

check out the rim size, of this chevy truck. :-)

OK, WTF is this shit? this Honda Club, had 4 pieces

of 80´s crappy rice burners... and why? bone stock

Hondas... think about it, would you pay 25 euros to see this?

whats next? 90´s Honda line up? i hope the FHRA will open their 

eyes and have some kind of sensorship what to show...

ok, some tasty choppers, but not so many than 

there used to be. 

http://gallery.me.com/jyrie#100231&view=mosaic&sel=0

the pedal car show was pretty neat, the boys did like ´em. 

ok, this is not a car, but check the link...

http://gallery.me.com/jyrie#100231&view=mosaic&sel=0

anyways, the show was packed with lots of companys that don´t 

belong to ACS, from reindeer skin to some wooden building seller...

over 50% of the show is crap, for me, but there are some good stuff also.

if i was FHRA, i would concentrate to cars, with show quality, race cars, 

cars with attitude or similar back to the roots feeling...pure things, 

and not anymore with this "take the money and run -way"... :-)

friday clip! just great!

christmas coming early? part 5 - deeper inspection.

1 head off!, ok, no pauter cylinders BUT autocrafts, looks like there is pauter steel rods, which is cool....and i´n not sure, but there might be a pauter crank, it sure looked tough, the valves are 48x40mm rockers are Gene berg...

christmas coming early? part 5 - the inspection.

I´m forced to tear the engine apart, just in case... and in the same time its good to check what was said and what was delivered...

Description: This motor is 86x94, comp e\'s, k800\'s , tappet cam, hybrid turbo, Holley 750, fan shroud, wet sump with custom 3 qt sump,pauter rods, 2.1 rod journals, wisecos, pauter barrels, very fast. Laid down a 6.02 @118 in the eighth. just freshened up with new rod bearings. Comes with tilton dual disc setup. made 480rwhp @ 28lbs on Paradise Chassis dyno..

1. wheres the wastegate? (frank told after i bought and payed the engine that the wastegate is not included...so thats why he used a saw to take it off :-( so no wastegate. )

2. wheres the PAUTER BARRELS? (these are autocraft barrels, and the pistons seems to be stuck) just freshened up with new rod bearings. (it should read...just freezed up)

3. whats next...what pistons, what rods, what cam...?

stay tuned...

christmas coming early? part 5

Hell yeah! i´ve got a 607 hp panel van now... (in theory) ;-)

525 hp in the trunk + 82 hp in the enginebay. ;-)

But seriously, i picked up the pauter small block (86x94) from the customs. and it looks great,

i allmost would like to take the panlevans engine out and put this in....but then the panelvan would be paralyzed, so im going to carefully dismantle the "sleeping terrorizer" and check out the status...so that it will not self destruct, when i want to drive it. ;-)

i would have a set of 101.6 Pistons and cylinders, as well some autocraft 910 heads for this...to get "more" of this combo, but lets take a look first whats inside... ;-)

stay tuned...

first 7 sec. BUG

7.98 @ 175.37mph, attained during the 08/13/2010 event for the West Coast Hot Rod Association, at Speedworld Dragstrip, in Wittmann, AZ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lIFdesU2Ho&feature=player_embedded

weld magnum wheels for sale -

the first that pays 350 e, will be the lucky new owner.

clean wheels, SFI approved, chevy bolt pattern 4x15 size.

if you really need these, send me email...

my pauter machine is on its way!

yeeeha. my Pauter small block (86x94) started its trip to Finland today from Frank "the bank" Estradas yard to helsinki city. AND special thanks to ARSKA in california, who was willing to help me in this case...to ship it to Finland. This should make my GHIA a bit tougher in the competition... :-) well now its time to get the transmission from Rancho.

Is this great or what? the engine looks pretty clean to me. :-)

pro mod battle - hair dryer for a giant afro?

you could blow off the whole barber shop with this baby. ;-)

the quest for the 7.99 by frank "the bank" estrada.

pro mods are cool.

maybe its the spring, or the endless hunger for a scaaary ride, but i need one. ;-)