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Thanks to everyone who liked and shared this ad. Motor sold to the first person I talked to. Its a great piece and I hop...
07/20/2026

Thanks to everyone who liked and shared this ad. Motor sold to the first person I talked to. Its a great piece and I hope he enjoys it for years to come. I'm glad to hear its going in another Beretta

TIME TO MAKE THE RACE CAR QUICKER
Steve Schmidt 584 special, now 588ci
Super low runs, made 1040 hp 820 tq. Runs 7.80s in 2375 # t/s car. 16k
Dart big M block,.400 raised cam, 54mm cam bore.
Calies magnum double keyway crank.
Moroso billet oil pump
Morose aluminum pan
Manley 4340 1400 hp h beam rods
JE gas ported pistons with thicker ring land for nos use
JE total seal rings gapped at .030 and .032 for nos also
Schmidt custom ground comp cam .871 int. .848 exh 54mm
Isky extreem 904 solid bushed lifters
CFE BMF 350 heads with extensive port work. Manley stainless valves 2.350 intake and 1.880 exhaust.
Manley Nextek polished springs 221425p
Jesel shaft rockers with 1 piece stands.
Profiler intake with extensive port work also. Powder coated black.
APD 1250 gas carb
Jesel belt drive
Morose vacume pump
MSD crank trigger, black
MSD pro billet low profile distributor with crab cap and wires
Meziere black waterpump
Schmidt aluminum valve covers powder coated to match intake.
Bought the motor years ago. Ran it for a few years. Took it apart every year to inspect and freshen.
In 2020 sent it back to Schmidt to freshen up with new pistons and freshen it completely.
Since then I have only race 1 divisional race each year with 1 test day before it.
I would fog the motor and back off the rockers every year
1 race 1 test day 2020
Same for 2021 and 2022
Getting it ready for 2023 divisional I found a lifter cross bar had broken on my last run in 2022.
I pulled the motor out and had to pull the lifter out the bottom.
At that piont it only had about 20 runs on it. I put new bearings, rings, valve springs and new lifters in it as well as a new cam from Schmidt/ Comp.
Since then this motor only ran the test day and the divisional in 2023 and 2024 .
I was building a house in florida and unable to go to the 2025 divisional race i usally run.
The car came back out in 2026 at the Gainesville baby gator divisional and ran 7.91 lifting scrubbing 6 mph off. Would have been around 7.86. During qualifying I was afraid i would get bumped being the slower car in the top sportsman field and sprayed 1 kit, 30/34 fogger and ran 7.13 @ 194 mph.
This is a great motor with very few runs on it and has been taken care of very well. The class is getting faster and faster and its time for a bigger motor. New motor is on its way so this one has to go. If your interested and in the Florida area I haven't pulled the motor out yet but will be soon. Come hear it run for yourself.
16k takes it all. Carb to pan waterpump and vacuume pump and all. Nitrous kit doesn't come with motor.
Call or text
Chuck 603-393-3646

Another lithium battrry upgrade. This time on a 2013 club car that was making a mess of his cement floor dropping acid e...
07/20/2026

Another lithium battrry upgrade. This time on a 2013 club car that was making a mess of his cement floor dropping acid everywhere. All cleaned up and now there is room for a cooler under the seat for those hot florida days.

Swapped out the Saginaw broken trans for a munci m21. Had to modify a set of linkage rods to work with the old shifter a...
07/20/2026

Swapped out the Saginaw broken trans for a munci m21. Had to modify a set of linkage rods to work with the old shifter and had to fabricate a clutch rod for it to clear thd firewall.
A new set of valve cover gaskets.
A directional switch replacement
A horn relay and some wiring repair
An ac retro from r12 to 134 because the system was empty Customer took delivery yesterday and is loving it already.
Someday we will give it some more power.

Went for the maiden test ride in the 68 camaro I have been working on for a while. She ran and stopped good. Gave it a b...
06/13/2026

Went for the maiden test ride in the 68 camaro I have been working on for a while. She ran and stopped good. Gave it a bit from a start, nothing too harsh and the trans started making a noise. Brought it back,pulled it out and apart to find the idler gear stack has a crack right down it and the case has a small crack on the input side.
Also found some needle bearings chewing up a shim.
Some people just like to screw a buyer over. Its not right. This car only went about 2 miles and found this along with a bunch of syncro shavings, the reverse idler gear has a chip in one tooth and all the leading edges for tbe reverse gear are chewed up. But hey, it was painted all pretty and silver. Must have been a rustolyum rebuild.

Just about done with this 68 camaro rs/ss convertible. I know there is a lot of clones out there. Hard to know these day...
06/09/2026

Just about done with this 68 camaro rs/ss convertible.
I know there is a lot of clones out there. Hard to know these days what's really what and what you have.
Beautiful car, great customer.
I just wish people cared about what they build more.
350 4 speed car.
The work I did got extensive.
Complete front disc brake conversion with master and proportional valve, remake 23 brake lines,rear wheel cylinders and hose, Front and rear sway bay links and shocks, inner tie rods and free up outer adjustments,fuel tank,sender,straps and filler neck. New rear leaf springs, shackles and bushings, Rear diff service and pinion seal, rebuilt power steering pump seals,compression test, tune up including custom cut and fitted plug wires,distributor recurve,missing carb base gasket,melted high beam switch connector, corrected the fuse box not having the abilty to lock the firewall connection to it, multiple wire relocation and cleaning up,shim driver seat to sit upright more, corrected and finished the electric head light door kit and installed modern led headlights, hung the exhaust correctly, replaced all the wheel arch trim screws with new stainless, the old ones were rusty. Its crazy how much small stuff I wont even try to list i corrected while I came across things. I'm sure I probably forgot to mention some big stuff to.
I guess I have a different mentality to how things should be approached and repaired. But hey, that's what makes me. I will always spend the extra time to make sure things are right to the best if my abilities.

Took the beretta to Gainesville for the baby gators a few weeks back to run top sportsman. It had been a while since be...
05/25/2026

Took the beretta to Gainesville for the baby gators a few weeks back to run top sportsman. It had been a while since being in the car but it felt great to let go of the button again. Went 7.13 @ 194 on 1 kit.

Getting ready to sell this 2005 diamo retro. Wanted to clean it up and make it n8ce for someone. I just can't stop myse...
05/25/2026

Getting ready to sell this 2005 diamo retro. Wanted to clean it up and make it n8ce for someone. I just can't stop myself. Pulled it all apart and painted all the plastics and gave it a good cleaning. Fixed a bunch of rattles and now its go for sale

Picked up this really cool 1971 cb350 with 1500 miles on it. Last registered expired in 1973. Been sitting in a garage s...
05/25/2026

Picked up this really cool 1971 cb350 with 1500 miles on it. Last registered expired in 1973. Been sitting in a garage since. Took it down to a bare frame and just gave it a good cleaning as to not ruin the barn find feel it had. Got it all back together and now just need to clean the carbs and get it running

Been busy having fun getting this 1968 Camaro back up and running for a great customer. The car has been sitting in the ...
05/25/2026

Been busy having fun getting this 1968 Camaro back up and running for a great customer. The car has been sitting in the garage about 8 years. Fixing all the little stuff the previous builder butchered together has kept me quite busy. Not to mention a front disc brake conversion with master and proportioning valve spindles and all,rear wheel cylinders,lines, correcting the proper placement of the rear shoes- short shoe always goes in the front not 2 short on one side and 2 longs on the other 🙄, front and rear sway bar links,rear leaf springs, front and rear shocks, and a new fuel tank, mount the seats properly.
Pinion seal was an incorrect part for the rear and a diff service.
Thanks Steve trevelino for trusting me with your baby .

Had a friend with a concrete buggy stop working on him and his family business. They came to the right guy to get it fix...
05/25/2026

Had a friend with a concrete buggy stop working on him and his family business. They came to the right guy to get it fixed. The fuel shut off valve shorted out and blew the fuse. They put a jumper wire in place of the fuse,(always a bad idea).
That melted the connector to it. I pulled it apart, fixed it and did some routine maintenance while I had it. Still came out cheaper than the big shops diagnostic fee.
Thanks Jorge Colin for all your great concrete work

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