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Inside Bobby Allison's 90s NASCAR Race Shop: Jimmy Fennig Revisits History

What happens here

Locate the engine assembly room, which was once closed off. Observe the current setup, featuring specialized tools for engine diagnostics and tuning. Reflect on how this room was dedicated to meticulous engine assembly, highlighting the precision and expertise required for maximizing horsepower. Note the contrast between the past and present usage of the space.

Goal: Understand the past function of the engine assembly room and the technical skills involved.

Tools and materials

  • Cylinder Heads — Engine components, possibly stored or worked on in this area
  • Engine Dyno Controls — Controlling engine performance tests
  • Engine Parts/Components — Assembly and tuning of race car engines
  • Engine Racks/Shelving — Storage and organization

What they say

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cool. So where did you say the motor room was? Behind this wall here. I'll see what they're doing in there now. Dino room. This is right where they dino them all. Had the dino set up. Jaws going out the doors there. Yeah, you can tell that. Yeah, it had a desk that's right here with controls for the dial. That's what the dino This was the d. Well, that wall was all the way closed off. See that partial one? And right there is where all the motors were assembled. Is that like the metal rack cart you were talking about? Yeah, we built the cart to fit in that hole. So it wouldn't be laying out like that. So, but yeah, here's where they assemble them. Then this uh side over here was actually his machine shop where he'd have his balance cranks had he had at that time. We were very fortunate. We ended up with a CNC mill and a CNC lathe, you know. So, we at that time back then that was up and coming and we were fortunate enough to be able to get a couple of them. I don't know what was inside that one. What they did in there was like cylinder head grinding or

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