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Penner added the number of favourites is too long to name; however, one standout is the marquee project found on the website: a 1966 Mustang being put together to compete in the Targa Newfoundland rally race and other events including the infamous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado and Bonneville Speed Week in Utah.
Dubbed “Unstabled,” this piece of modified American muscle features a 750-horsepower supercharged Ford 5.0-litre Coyote engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The beefy Chassisworks suspension is capable of handling up to 1.06g on a “Our goal has been to get into electric performance car conversions skidpad — just like a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette — and sits beneath a and service work for several years, but the smaller facility wasn’t big handcrafted wide body that’s three inches wider per side in the front enough. In order to lower the waiting period to bring vehicles into our and four in the back while keeping the original lines intact. shop, and provide extra services, we expanded from 7,500 squarefeet to 14,500 by taking over the three units next door in 2021,” says As mentioned above, the move towards EV work was over a deEwald Penner, who co-owns the business with his brother Kurt. cade in the making, and is finally possible following the expansion. Jellybean has one on the go right now, though Penner and co. are “The body shop area gained another paint booth, so we can now turn out three times as many paint jobs as before. There’s four new hoists and a top-of-the line John Bean wheel alignment machine, plus a custom adapter system for lowered cars so tailored wheel alignments not only suit the car, but the owner’s driving style too. We’ve also acquired additional tools and other equipment allowing us to perform nearly any task on a classic vehicle.”
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atering to enthusiasts in the Lower Mainland and beyond since 2004, Jellybean AutoCrafters is no stranger to upgrades and customizations. However, its biggest project in recent history might be the garage itself, which almost doubled in size permitting a maximum 20 cars to be tended to at once, and more offerings added to an ever-growing list.
And the types of rides the two brothers and their staff of 14 wrench on are eclectic to say the least. From concours-quality examples to resto-mods and race cars, he says, “If it’s cool and you want it built, we’ll build it and it’ll be completely awesome!”
keeping things under wraps until completion, sharing only that the hot rod mystery machine is propelled by a Tesla S motor and 16 Tesla batteries. Besides full builds, the shop also makes one-off customized parts like alloy wheels from design to production, 3-D printed dash faces and instrument clusters with modern instrumentation and technology. And to top it all off, customers can bring their classic automobiles in for standard servicing and soon, vehicle inspections as well. Jellybean AutoCrafters is located at 208-19425 Langley Bypass in Surrey, B.C. Visit jellybeanautocrafters.com for more information.
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