Mopars 'n' Mustangs at Trans-Tech
Farmington 2009 - Mike & Daryl's Hemi Cars
MMA News - June 27, 2009
June was a great month for MOPAR activities. It all kicked off with
the MOPARS in the Park show in Farmington MN. About 30 of us made the
trek south and were well rewarded with a great show. There were over 800
cars in attendance, lots of vendors, great swap meet and car corral. The
highlight was the display of vintage Super Stock cars with a number of the
original drivers in attendance. Well worth the trip.
The Mopars 'n' Mustangs show was well attended even though we had the
Mustangs outnumbered by a fair margin. The afternoon started with a cruise to the Half Moon in Lockport for some ice cream.
Following that was a brief stop over at Highland Park on Henderson hwy for a few pictures. The final destination was Trans-Tech on Plessis road
for a BBQ and a tour of Trans-Tech where the shop bays were filled with classic and modern Mopar Muscle for the event.
After everyone had a burger or hotdog, J.B. gave a tour of his facility. He started with a demo of the transmission dyno,
which allows a transmission to be tested prior to being installed. Next we
walked past the disassembly area, torque converter storage and into the
assembly area. J.B. showed us some of the billet parts that are now
available to make your trans virtually bullet proof. He demonstrated the
valve body testing machine showing the test plates for various transmissions.
The tour ended up in the torque converter build area. J.B talked about how the torque converter works and the billet parts that they use to make a torque converter that
can be tailored to a vehicle's individual performance needs.
Following the tour a draw was held for door prizes. J.B generously donated a custom torque converter which was won by Phil Tesarski's son. The event wasn't over yet. At the
back of the shop an impromptu torque converter test was held. The concrete launch pad provided a bit too much traction but we got to see some
impressive launches and some tire smoke.
Thanks to all who donated prizes and worked hard to make the event a success. Thanks to J.B. and his staff for being great hosts and taking the time to show off their impressive facility.
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