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Vegas69 · #**971** 12-17-2009, 10:25 PM

It's been a long day. I headed out at 7 AM for Palm Springs to pick up a small piece of the puzzle for the new engine build. It ended up being about and hour and a half past my engine builder. The guy has a killer shop packed full of cool cars and parts. The owner is Randy Walker. He has the fastest El Caminon on earth and runs 6.20's. The car was really bitchin. He said they were going to spend $3500 to shed 30 lbs off the car, but he decided to go on a diet instead. LOL Here is what I went to pick up...

While I was there I snapped some photos of some of the cars scattered around. The mustang is a real shelby. They had just fired a 70 cuda with a monster engine and tunnel ram. It was 80's pro street but cool. Here are a few photos.

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Vegas69 · #**972** 12-17-2009, 10:26 PM

[IMG]http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa251/Payback1969

Vegas69 · #**973** 12-17-2009, 10:27 PM

70rs · #**974** 12-17-2009, 10:31 PM

Uh.....you went to pick up a box? Nice teaser there!

There are a lot of cool cars there! Like Toys R Us for big kids!

**Flash68** · #**975** 12-17-2009, 10:33 PM

Cool cars but I don't like your games either!

To hell with what' behind door #3, I'll take what's in the box!

Vegas69 · #**976** 12-17-2009, 10:40 PM

After my 3 hours excursion I pulled in Hesperia, Ca. Not the prettiest place on the planet. I wasn't sure what to expect. I pulled up to Pettis Performance and it had Mom and Pops written all over it. I had a good feeling the minute I pulled in the driveway. The best machinist I ever found back home was in his 2 car garage full of equipment. Anyway, I walked in the front door and it was motor head heaven. This place has been around since 1973 and you talk about parts and machines! The place was packed but immaculate. Rare for a machine shop. The first thing they did was have a worker unload my truck and inventory my parts. They I got the grand tour. After that I went and watched the final dyno pull on a 565 Big block. How does 925 hp sound naturally aspirated? It's going in a Jeep sand rail....

The guy was beside himself. It made peak power at 7200 but the curve was flat as a board to 7800. Once that was done Jason and I looked over all my parts and he took some more notes. That shop is a well oiled machine. If the motor sucks I just have bad luck.

Eat your heart out....

Who doesn't want this speed shop in your home town?

**GregWeld** · #**977** 12-17-2009, 10:42 PM

I didn't see the little crank handle on the box - you know - the one you wind and wind and then all of a sudden *** Boing *** the lid springs open and out pops the weasel!

No DOUG -- Not your weasel = or your bowl cobra either!

Nice box - nice cars -- note the first "whatever it is" with the blue stripes has a BLUE Imagine Injection unit sitting in the engine bay -- SWEET!!

Vegas69 · #**978** 12-17-2009, 10:43 PM

The shop was well laid out and CLEAN. Every machine you can imagine. Most were from the 60's and 70's. Quality equipment....

ironworks · #**979** 12-17-2009, 10:44 PM

Good thing you guys have careers, cuz you guys would make horrible detectives. All the info to know needed to know what is in the box is in the back of the truck. Seriously. Does he have to give you x ray vision to know what is in the box.

So Randy walker owned the contents of the box? That guy hauls ass, I think he won a season championship this year.

Vegas69 · #**980** 12-17-2009, 10:44 PM

When I look at a engine shop, I want to see a seperate assembly room.