Friday, September 13, 2019

Hennepin Restomods Open House

Not directly racing related, but close enough; see the part about the RX7.  The shop owner has also competed in some Chump Car races, so there is my justification!  I love old cars, I love them even more when they can start, stop more like modern cars.  A lot of people are nay-sayers when it comes to retro-mods (a classic car with some modern components swapped in).  I get it, somethings should be kept original for better or worse for the sake of being historically accurate.  However, once one drives a car with leaf springs and drum brakes on all four corners, requires a rain dance of pulling the choke cable, pumping the gas pedal 4 times (not three, not six) to get the thing to start, or the fact it can't do the legal posted highway speed limit, the novelty of a classic wears off. 

Hennepin Restomods had an open house so I swung in to see what projects where in the shop.
 This Cheverolet is going to be a mobile bar. 

Originally a Dodge van with an ABC (Aluminum Bodies Company) shell; now sitting on shortened '02 Silverado 35000 chassis with a 6.0l LS LQ4 power plant. It's new life will be a food truck.

Dodge 
The original frame for the Dodge.  Independent rear end?!?  

Body on frame swap


GrassRoots MotorSports Challenge 2004 contender and 2005 winner.  Mazda RX7 w/ a Ford 302 swap.


Extended cab Ford? 

LS Swap

I am a big fan of these retro-fit fuel injection systems.  Restomods is a FiTech installer.

Trabant



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