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Since 1984, J&B has been carving out a niche in the billet aluminum hot rod accessory market. With a full service machine shop at hand, craftsmanship is our #1 priority. We constantly strive to design and manufacture quality billet accessories and components. Our products emulate innovation in that our products are designed in shape and function, unlike any other products on the market today. Through the years our product line, as well as our custom one-off pieces, have been displayed on high quality vehicles featured in hundreds of nationally recognized magazines. We are equally as proud to manufacture both stock and one-off accessories for cars that are driven to every event they attend. Committed to excellence in quality of design and manufacturing, J & B will be introducing new products as they are developed. Watch for these new products to be highlighted in our New Products section of our web site & our page. We thank all of our past customers for allowing us to design & manufacture, through the years, off the shelf & one off parts for their rod, custom, street machine & or classic truck & look forward to designing & making parts for future customers, too !

Couldn't be happier for our good friends Todd, Aimee, Chase & Eloise Becker for them with their 32 tudor displayed in th...
09/24/2026

Couldn't be happier for our good friends Todd, Aimee, Chase & Eloise Becker for them with their 32 tudor displayed in this month's (October edition) of the Goodguys Gazette for winning the Classic Instruments "Trophy Dash" award at the Goodguys Heartland Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa ! The family team effort with choosing the "V8 Speedster Series", Classic Instruments gauging & installation of all the components, along with the engine turned, Auburn style, six gauge dash insert that I handcrafted really made for an exciting experience for everyone involved. I've posted photos of this outstanding tudor from various National events held this past summer.

The Frog Follies gathered a large sum of hot rods this year & walking through the event I was drawn from afar to this ve...
09/17/2026

The Frog Follies gathered a large sum of hot rods this year & walking through the event I was drawn from afar to this very cool 46 Ford ! Owned & built by Greg "Cubby" Hole, this awesome fat fendered Ford has a distinct two-tone paint scheme, a cool stance, Cragar SS wheels & a custom interior featuring one of our #1583 46-48 Ford dash panels (four gauge driver's side panel & glove box door panel) & two big gauge adapter rings. The #1583 dash kit allows the builder to use any aftermarket gauging he or she desires & in this case Greg chose Classic Instruments gauging throughout. It's great to meet customers such as Greg at events abroad & we had a great conversation. Thanks Greg ! I've included photos of other 46-48 Ford dash kits photographed separately & assembled to the dashboard of some very cool customer cars in this post. The photos consist of both off the shelf units & custom one off pieces designed & handcrafted with special customer considerations involved.

Cool car show in Cornell, today ! It was great visiting with friends at the city park & taking in the good weather. Th...
09/14/2026

Cool car show in Cornell, today ! It was great visiting with friends at the city park & taking in the good weather. The ol' Ford was given the Cornell Days "Mayor's Choice" award. A big thanks to the car show staff for organizing this event ! Here's some photos of some of the participating cars & trucks that were present & on display.

My favorite traditional 32 Cabriolet anywhere is the feature hot rod for this week ! Michael Monaco owner & builder of...
09/10/2026

My favorite traditional 32 Cabriolet anywhere is the feature hot rod for this week ! Michael Monaco owner & builder of this outstanding hot rod built most of this car himself with very little outside help. Mike's first attempt at displaying his cool Cabriolet at the Detroit Autorama took place last March (2026) & in so doing was awarded "Best Traditional Hot Rod" of the entire event ! Very deserving & quite an honor. Mike & I have collaborated our photography skills, shot at the Detroit Autorama & the NSRA Louisville Nationals & have provided a collection of photos in this post, of his 32 from many angles & various detail shots. Mike used one of our #1596 "Traditional Series" 32 Ford, oval, engine turned, five gauge dash inserts for his 32 Cab. Really appreciate seeing one of our dash inserts as part of such a high level build. Thanks Mike !

While observing the hotrods at the NSRA Louisville Nationals I came across this very cool 46 Ford sedan coupe owned by R...
09/03/2026

While observing the hotrods at the NSRA Louisville Nationals I came across this very cool 46 Ford sedan coupe owned by Rusty & Cathy Clark ! This fat fendered Ford has an awesome look with its stance, body mods, custom interior & a nice choice of wheels & body color. Rusty & his wife wanted to change the original gauging to Classic instruments, 4 5/8" variety & the dashboard area looks & functions great as a result. Wanting to keep an original looking theme the Classic 4 5/8" speedometer & a 4 5/8" four in one gauge unit needed a machined adapter ring to properly mount the gauges into the original dashboard chrome trim. So, I made two custom adapter rings, a pair of our #1595 upper ash tray k***s, one off driver's side ribbed panel (complete with optional LED indicator lights) that matched the ribbed glove box door trim piece that I handcrafted to complete the look & function the Clark's were in search of. Our #1583 46-48 Ford dash panels & adapters product can be seen in various forms, both one off & off the shelf in the photos of this post on other customer cars.

Here's the final segment of photos from the "Frog Follies". There were many really cool hot rods participating ! I'l...
09/01/2026

Here's the final segment of photos from the "Frog Follies". There were many really cool hot rods participating ! I'll be featuring some customer cars that were participating in this event in future posts. Let me know which is your favorite from both segments.

The Evansville "Frog Follies" took place this past weekend under mostly sunny skies & what an event it was ! This event...
08/31/2026

The Evansville "Frog Follies" took place this past weekend under mostly sunny skies & what an event it was ! This event is like stepping back into the 90's with many participating hot rods that I can remember built in the 90's & early 2000's & they're still looking really good to this day. Saw some really cool hot rods that I hadn't seen before, too. Of course, what would an event of this magnitude be without the people ! Talked with many hot rodders on Thursday & Friday & all were in good spirits. This was the first "Frog Follies" that we've been to & glad we attended ! I'll post segment # 2 tomorrow.

Really like 32 Ford tudors, with fenders or without. This awesome & cool 32 Ford tudor was spotted at the Des Moines GG...
08/27/2026

Really like 32 Ford tudors, with fenders or without. This awesome & cool 32 Ford tudor was spotted at the Des Moines GG event & upon closer examination I noticed it has one of our #1568 polished, six gauge, 32 Ford dash panels assembled to the dashboard. The extra gauge bore is for a tachometer which is a very useful gauge for monitoring engine rpm in all speed ranges. Our #1568 32 dash panel is available with gauge bores that are custom sized for all manufacturer's gauges including, Classic, Autometer, VDO etc. For more info message us or inquire using the comments. Thanks !

08/21/2026

Jeff Goodwin & his family are from Australia & are in the midst of touring America. One of the planned stops was Pontiac, Illinois where he & his family took in the museums & other sites including the Pontiac Cruise Night. Jeff is a fellow machinist/toolmaker & we became fast friends because of our shared skills. Great guy & family ! Thanks, Jeff, for the video of our 46 Ford ! Hope your tour of America is a memorable one.

For double play Thursday two trucks are featured for this week's post. The two trucks shown are very fine examples of ...
08/20/2026

For double play Thursday two trucks are featured for this week's post. The two trucks shown are very fine examples of creativity, engineering & workmanship & both have individually garnered National recognition from NSRA & Goodguys events in the recent past ! The first truck is a custom/classic 53 Chevy built by the husband & wife team of Dennis & Cyndi Quin. Their creation defines the smooth & cool look with body panels hammered & carefully massaged straight as an arrow & in alignment with one another & the gaps held tight & consistent with plenty of custom bodywork tricks along the way. The modern drivetrain is mounted to a custom chassis & suspension & provides the necessary performance & handling especially when Dennie takes it to the autocross track. Dennis & Cyndi's hauler was awarded a "Top Truck" award at the 2026 NSRA Mid-America Nationals & is featured in this month's Streetscene magazine (August 2026). The Quin's Chevy pickup is a former (2024) J&B Craftsmanship Award winner & justifiably so ! Congratulations Quin's !
The second custom truck is a 96 Chevy duallie, owned by Mike Barcia that's in my opinion the finest OBS truck ever built to date. With miles of perfectly massaged body work, paint & graphics, a custom bed that's a work of art, a meticulously created, assembled & upholstered interior, super detailed big block with a meticulous surround of tin work & a chassis, suspension & undercarriage detailed as well as the exterior this truck has been a huge undertaking by Mike & his crew. The extreme efforts were well worth the effort as Mike's 96 Chevy truck was awarded a "Builder's Choice" award that was selected by Will Posey of Big Oak Garage at the Goodguys event in Georgia & is featured in this month's Goodguys Gazette (September 2026) for event coverage. Mike's OBS is a former "Truck of the Year" chosen by Street Trucks magazine !
Really happy for Dennis & Cyndi Quin & Mike Barcia & the achievements & contributions they have made to the sport & happy to have been asked to handcraft parts for both trucks !

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