The 2009 “Bombs away Bash” will held on Saturday Sept. 5th – Gates open 4pm & close at 2am Location: Bullwinkle’s Bar & Grill 2702 W. Farmington Rd West Peoria, IL 61604 Performances by the Afterdarks & The Boneyard Brawlers. Mark you calander now, This will be one hell of a kick ass Car Show & Party!! Continue reading Bombs away Bash 2009
Last night we did quiet a bit of welding and filling in holes. I decided I’m going to shave the door handles, trunk, and other holes that otherwise would of had chrome there or car badge’s. I had to order a new rear quarter patch panel from Mac’s and I also order some other stuff from speedway. The hood was in bad shape but the new hood look should be tight! Stay tune……………… Continue reading Shaved
As you can see, the car has already been sprayed with high build primer roughly 15 – 20 years ago. So our first step was either having the car blasted or getting the DA’s out and getting to work. Since money is an issue, I choose to go with manual labor. We went to work with the DA sander’s and 80 grit paper the DA’s not meant to make the panel flat, but it will show high and low spots on the body and once we get this done we will know where we need to do our body work at. … Continue reading It takes patience to make it flat
Rat rodz (răt rŏdz): rat rod – ratrod – rat rodz – old school – kustom kulture – hot rod stripped down – lean and mean – what you see is what you get . A style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or exaggerates) the early hot rods of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. It is not to be confused with the somewhat closely related “traditional” hot rod, which is an accurate re-creation or period-correct restoration of a hot rod from the same era. Most rat rods appear “unfinished” (whether they actually are or are … Continue reading What is a Rat Rod?
Here are a few pics of a beautiful 54 I happened to come across on flicker. Continue reading Gloss Black 54 Merc Sun Valley
I have a set of Gold 1954 – 1955 Sun Valley Scripts / Emblems that are (NOS) New Old Stock – Still with the factory FOMOCO box. The Scripts have never been installed and have no flaws in them. $400.00 Also I have a Glass Top out of a 1954 Mercury Sun Valley. The top has been stored inside for the last 30 plus years. email me if you are interested – jason@besselmotorsports.com $550.00 Continue reading For Sale
256 Y-Block 4 Barrel Intake part # “EBY-9425-D” $75.00 SOLD I have a set of single Exhaust manifolds part #’s “EBU 9451-C & EBU-9430-B” $ 75.00. SOLD Both the Intake and Exhaust manifolds have been cleaned in acid and run through a steelabrator, everything has been magnfluxed and no cracks were found. There are no broken bolts or damaged threads on any of the manifolds. Holley 2140 Tea pot carb part # R-804-5A $25.00 SOLD Continue reading For Sale
Its been a busy week here. I have decked the block from the deck height of 9.770″ to 9.734″ a difference of .036″ I am going to be placing the piston .002″ in the hole. The block was not very square from the factory at all the CNC machine really straightened out the block. Hopefully this and the amount I removed from the cylinder heads will give me a little more compression in a motor that only had 8.1 from the factory. I also purchased the Rust-mort and “Black” etching primer for the car, so hopefully if the weather … Continue reading Decking The Y- Block
Simpler more innocent time of classic beauty and clean raw power that was the golden age of automobile styling and technology. Opening doors, opening hoods, detailed interiors, detailed authentic engines, real chrome bumpers, and detailed emblems and ornaments, will put “AUTO-THENTICS” in a class by itself. My collection of 1954 Mercury Sun Valleys. http://www.m2machines.com/index.php Continue reading M2 Machines Auto-Thentics – My 1954 Merc Collection
Greaseralley - 54 Mercury Sunvalley build 