BlackLine Sponsors
DPR Machine Shop: http://dprmachine.com/
DPR made our custom crank and flywheel combination for the blackline57 project. It is a 36hp crank, stroked to 74mm with Chevy rod journals. The flywheel is the hub of a 36hp, and the outer part of a 200mm 12V flywheel. This allowed us to use a Kennedy pressure plate and an ACE Copperhead clutch disc. Jose can build one of these for your 36hp engine.
RIMCO Machine Shop: http://rimcovw.com/
RIMCO did the align bore on the case, they cut our cylinders down to fit into the case and head registers and bored them .5mm over, they also narrowed our Chevy rods to fit the narrow 36hp journal and rebushed the wrist pin to 20mm. Any machining that you need done to your 36hp case, Todd at RIMCO can help you out.
Hogarth Equipment Service Inc.: hesirepair@aol.com
Dave Hogarth has been one of our greatest supporters in the good times and bad. He donated our racing seat and 5 point harness. He also has been our source for our intake systems. He is the carburetor guru working at Air Cooled Engineering. His side company is a heavy equipment servicing company.
Ferrea Racing components: http://ferrea.com/
We used a custm set of Ferrea valves in our blackline57 engine. In December of 2009, we went to Florida and visited with a representative of their company, and they will be building our valves, springs, and retainers for our "Unlimited 36hp" engine. These guys really know their shit.
Air Coole Engineering: http://aircooledengineering.com/
Art Thraen has been behind us since we started the '57 project. We have used his shop space, tools, and input on most of our project. The guys at ACE are phenomenal to work with, and they can help you with your engine, tranny or carburetor work. They also have a Stuska Dyno that we have personally used for all of our dyno tuning, and they can dyno tune customers engines as well.
Dwight has genorously offered to align our land speed challenger with his newly aquired laser 4 wheel alignment rack. He offers a full service fleet and auto repair business.
Powder Extreme Coatings: http://www.powderextremecoatings.com/
The guys at Powder Extreme Coatings here in utah have done our engine tin, our set of 5 lug wheels on the BlackLine 57 project, and all 6 of the 4 lug wheels for our late model pan cars. The quality and attention to detail that they provide is phenomenal and second to none.
DBug41's Custom Parts: http://dbug41.com/
Doug has been building beam extensions for Volksrods and other custom goodies for quite a while now. He is a phenomenal fabricator and designer. If you are thinking of turning your Bug into a Volksrod, you need to get a hold of him and he will hook you up with all of the supplies and information needed to turn your car into a classic v-dub hot rod. You can find his information and pictures of his work on Facebook. Just search for DBug41's Custom Parts. (P.S. he is working on getting a car ready for the salt too!!!)