David Vizzard - tech editor for Popular Hotrodding did an article on T&L Engine Development. David was teaching at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) in the Motorsports program. My wife works in the department and I have talked to David about engine building and read his articles in Popular Hotrodding -

I really enjoy this articles - but they do get deep and you will have to read 2 times.

Search the internet for PHR and you will see these articles.

A few months back David wrote an article in PHR about T&L engine Devopment. 704-888-8111 - They are located in Sanfield, NC - 45 min. Northeast of Charlotte near the metropolis of Locust, NC. David seeks out regional talent for his articles and projects. In this area they are many NASCAR shops and some are good resources for Hot/Street Rodders, and some take a week to do an 8 hour job and charge for 2 weeks work. I have a big bearing 9 inch rear narrowed by one of these shop in Mooresville, NC - The A@@holes could not read a tape measure and narrowed the rear end 3/4 of an inch more than I asked. I needed 57 inches flange to flange. I did not check before I paid (my error). I assembled the rear end in my 1939 Ford and the 15x7 stock offset wheels hit the leaf springs. I went back to complain, they handed me 2 hokey spacer plates and said NASCAR does this all the time - I said Bull Sh@@.

They were snow birds from New York. You live and learn - I sold the rear end off and bought a 1957 Ford 9 inch to bolt in. Still makes me mad, the big bearing 9 inch was a NOS unit given to me out of a High School Tech program. It had a donated metal tag from Ford Motor Co. I kept the tag.

I do not have any direct experance with T&L - but if David Vizzard refered them they should be a good shop - I have a lot of confidance in David's opinion. Call on the phone - these boys might not be computer users - and just farmed out the web site. Remember - this is North Carolina - not So Cal.

Take Care,
Mike
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