Lamkin Automotive

Lamkin Automotive The only place in town to get racing fuel, nitrous oxide, and custom-built performance transmissions

Lamkin Automotive - Since 1980 - 'The little shop with big ideas.'

This is how pizza gets re-heated at the shop! Yes it's Johnny's! (and yes, that's a carburetor cleaning basket. No worri...
05/22/2026

This is how pizza gets re-heated at the shop! Yes it's Johnny's! (and yes, that's a carburetor cleaning basket. No worries tho, I steam cleaned it before I put the pizza on it! :P)

4L80E. Seven pump bolts. FIVE NEED HELI-COILS! WHO WORKED ON THIS LAST? 😡
05/19/2026

4L80E. Seven pump bolts. FIVE NEED HELI-COILS! WHO WORKED ON THIS LAST? 😡

This TH700R4 was custom built for the Jolly Green Giant! He'll be easily cruising at highway speeds headed to Cruising t...
05/01/2026

This TH700R4 was custom built for the Jolly Green Giant! He'll be easily cruising at highway speeds headed to Cruising the Coast later this year!

05/01/2026
No. NO!
04/07/2026

No. NO!

COME AT ME BRO! 40 ELEMENT SPRAG!!!!! WOW!
03/24/2026

COME AT ME BRO! 40 ELEMENT SPRAG!!!!! WOW!

I've done this often. It is a simple way to limit the HEI mechanical advance so you can run a higher initial timing set...
03/24/2026

I've done this often. It is a simple way to limit the HEI mechanical advance so you can run a higher initial timing setting without too much advance at high RPMs. Then you can pick different springs to change the rate of increase of advance. I've often had to trim the bottom of the rotor depending on the screw head size, due to interference.

Hei advance stop screw

Well! This Jolly Green Giant showed up today! It's an old soul, sitting on a late model chassis with a 454 BB Chevy and ...
03/20/2026

Well! This Jolly Green Giant showed up today! It's an old soul, sitting on a late model chassis with a 454 BB Chevy and a TH400 auto. Lamkin Automotive will be building a custom TH700R4 for it to make it a cruiser bruiser with impressive MPG too! I

RIP Ed. 😢 I built a V8 Monza Spyder. Of course it had an Isky camshaft. Thanks Ed! Thanks for the great grinds that made...
02/05/2026

RIP Ed. 😢 I built a V8 Monza Spyder. Of course it had an Isky camshaft. Thanks Ed! Thanks for the great grinds that made sweet sounds!

Address

911 E Georgia Avenue
Ruston, LA
71270

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm

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+13182558350

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