Dezarov's Classic Service

Congratulations to driver Ethan Caress on his feature win at !

Anyone going from OC to PS in the next few days? I need a huge favor!

2 for 1 Ford wagon fun!

Something for EVERYONE in the world of classic cars needs to understand, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, as this will continue to get worse…the wait for parts and the wait for vendors providing their services will only increase. Believe me, we are just as frustrated if not more so than the client on these delays.

Due to the dwindling supply of quality machine shops and very poor quality aftermarket parts as well as a lack of people interested in learning the engine building and machine shop trades, I regret to inform our many followers and current as well as past customers that we will no longer be taking on any new engine build orders unless it is for a car we are restoring. Since Covid, we have had to do rework on multiple engine builds due to poorly manufactured parts that failed during break in or machine work that was below our standards due to all the old farts like me dying off with no younger workers interested in taking their place. For example, rod bearings are now made too thin resulting in 390 and 401 crank grinds needing to be ground .0085, .0185 or .0285 under standard rod journal size yet all but one machine shop in the entire Phoenix area refused to do anything other than the standard .010, .020 or .030 grinds. Even worse, when the one shop that will grind the cranks the way we tell them we need them loses their crank grinder to retirement in another year or two, they do not plan to replace him. Machine work that used to have a turnaround of 2-3 weeks now takes a minimum of 2-4 months due to an acute lack of people interested in learning machine work and doing manual physical labor. In fact, one engine block was at a machine shop for a year and when we got it back hey did such a poor sleeve job in one cylinder that it was not even useable so it is now a 250 lb paper weight.

About 15 years ago I nearly bought out an aging gentlemen's machine shop and continue to regret not doing so due to the lack of availability of places to get the work done.

As for poor quality parts, Edelbrock aluminum heads are now such poor quality and filled with so much manufacturing machining slag that we have to completely disassemble them, reset the valve stem and spring heights and even sometimes have them resurfaced because the slag scratched the head gasket surface. Similarly, there are only a couple of camshaft manufacturers remaining that harden their cams correctly and nearly all flat tappet lifters are now such terrible quality and inconsistent hardness that we are no longer willing to risk losing a cam due to poorly made cams and lifters. In fact, we now only use either rollers or custom ground flat tappets with Johnson made lifters from Howard or Herbert. For example, we have probably used 50 or more Summit cams over the past 15 years but the last 4 we used did not even make it through break in so they too are now off the list of acceptable quality parts as well.

So what does all of this mean? We will honor whatever engines builds that are not part of a full restoration that we already have in the queue however we must warn all those who have been patiently waiting for their engines to be built that supply chain constraints in addition to rapidly declining parts quality along with a lack of qualified machine shop workers is resulting in our anticipated wait times to get an engine built often doubling in duration. And if anyone is tired of waiting and thinks they can do better elsewhere, we will fully refund their deposit and wish them well.

What used to take a couple of weeks to get back from a machine shop can easily now take 2-4 months or more resulting in our overall engine backlog now being 15-18 months. The bottom line is that custom engine building is on its way to becoming extinct and it won't be too many more years before all of us old farts that currently do this work either retire and/or die off resulting in engine building within the collector car hobby becoming nearly impossible to find And when you do find someone, don't be surprised if they are backed out 2+ years or more and that they only want to do Chevy builds and know zero about our beloved AMC engines. "The times they are a changin'."

And any know it all's that are not in this business who try to show everyone how smart they think they are by declaring that these conditions do not exist, despite literally hundreds of others saying they are experiencing the exact same thing, will have their comments deleted because they are clearly talking out of their ass.

Rollin’ right along with the Rolls Royce rebuild…

Here kitty kitty kitty…..

1957 OEM Exhaust Studs not wanting to come out? Our old friends Mapp Gas, penetrating l**e & our 41760D Stud Removal Kit will make short work of it. Heat & Quench wins again!

Sometimes, you score at estate sales!

Three birds is a flock, right?

Happiest guy we know is !!! This car has been 18 months of work. It’s a driver now, we need some more to make Pierre perfect, but what a STUNNER ALar the preparty for Casual Concourse! This is a HUGE WIN! Thank you Tom for your patience and perseverance on this long term project. We love Pierre and he’s a winner!!!
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channel and get caught up on Great Autos “Rust Bucket Revival”! Myself & Chuck Sherman of Atomic Auto Malaise Motors fame, and the gang have been getting together almost weekly for a year & a half with members of the car club for hands on auto training & education. It’s a great time, and has become one of the most consistently attended & popular events for the Palm Springs area of Great Autos.

There is art in everything, even automotive carnage: 1. An LS3 roller lifter that had a metallurgy issue at 85k in a 2016 SS, 2. A ring gear out of a 9” that had less than a quart of gear oil in it from a 1962 F100, 3. & 4. The pinion gear out of the aforementioned 9”, 5. A badly worn flat tappet lifter out of a 1955 Nailhead.

Thanks for the free air show today ! Made an awesome day of working on racecars even better! Coolest Neighbors EVER!

It’s not a main event win; but it IS a step in the right direction! We have a LONG summer break at Orange Show Speedway, so there will be some changes going on in the old 17…from a 108” leaf spring car to a 101” 3 link…
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After stepping out of a street stock and into a late model last season, Bobby Dezarov won in the Dash 4 Cash race last weekend. Like many other teams, we know he is working hard to improve his car each race. We look forward to his future in Late Models.

Congratulations, Bobby, on your first win this season!

Photos by Andrew Acosta Photography and Photography by Dez Stout

Come on out!

Come on out to the Orange Show Speedway today! It’s The Orange Show fair! Come spend the day!

The races are part of the fair entertainment tonight and are included in your fair admission!

Larry & Sue’s 1961 Thunderbird met a few of the other birds in the neighborhood while out on a test drive this afternoon.

Just some European fun on a beautiful Palm Springs day with &

It’s almost RACEDAY!!!

Randy the Rust Bucket, the star of “Rust Bucket Revival” Hands-on restoration class. Check out all the action on the YouTube channel. (Link in bio)
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“The Grandville & the Grand View”

Happy Valentine’s Day ! Your freshly rebuilt 428 is on its way back to your garage!

2 for 1 Stude FUN!!!!!

Just two Studebakers all ready for the Dr. George Car Show. and R2

Absolutely incredible Viper Green Porsche!!!

This is our dear friend Tom Dolle . He is GaGa for gauges! Specifically, the gauges for his 1972 Pierre Cardin AMC Javelin. We got his cluster together and then I got his Restosound radio all dialed in to fit perfectly….we made art!

Holy mid 70s GM products! WILD!!!

Nothing like driving through and seeing a beautiful Thunderbird just sitting in a driveway looking like an absolute period piece…I love it here!

When the Great Autos club banner reflects PERFECTLY on the back of Steven Aaron’s 1966 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight….YUMMY!

Oooooooo pretty