Speedycop

Speedycop Melting faces and making smiles in motorsports and on Main Street with unique automotive creations.

12/08/2024

It's been 8 years already?!? Time flies!

New fuel accumulator for the   today, and a good cleanout of the 1936   sedan. The battery isn't holding a charge for so...
12/07/2024

New fuel accumulator for the today, and a good cleanout of the 1936 sedan. The battery isn't holding a charge for some odd reason...

What are you all working on this weekend?

This morning, I delivered a load of donated goods from The Parts Store, LLC to 72: The Mission  for   relief. The Parts ...
12/06/2024

This morning, I delivered a load of donated goods from The Parts Store, LLC to 72: The Mission for relief. The Parts Store is a fantastic local auto parts store in Vonore, Tennessee that has been gathering donations of nice clothing, blankets, heaters, and assorted necessities for those in need since the storm, and this was the second full truckload they've been able to send. I then stopped by to say Hi to my friends at Bear's Smokehouse BBQ in , where I had volunteered for 9 days after the storm with World Central Kitchen. The Bears folks are truly AMAZING people, and they're still supplying 3,000 meals a day to those in need!

The area is still completely devastated. Much of it looked the same as it had when I came through right after the storm. The good people of NC and TN need your continued prayers, your continued support, and lots more volunteers to distribute goods and help with cleanup and rebuilding. It's quite cold there now, and there's currently snow at the higher elevations. When your whole life washes away in an unexpected and unprecedented (in modern times) flood, it doesn't magically reappear. They are gonna be rebuilding for years to come.

If you can physically help, DO IT! If not, please find a way to send them necessary items, or donate to charities that can. To families struggling this holiday season, it makes ALL the difference!

I came back across the Tail of the Dragon in my , after having picked up a few parts to finally fix the I snagged a couple years ago. My friend and neighbor needs something to drive for work right now, so it's not gonna be repurposed into an just yet...

*First pic is just some of the donated goods delivered today. The Parts Store staff even went though all the donations and organized everything. They ROCK!

After 30 years of transporting and stacking heavy, cumbersome boards to load my low vehicles onto trailers without scrap...
12/05/2024

After 30 years of transporting and stacking heavy, cumbersome boards to load my low vehicles onto trailers without scraping only to have them push forward or be flung backwards, I finally broke down and bought a set of 14" wide Race Ramps. These have the notch for my 26' enclosed, but will see the most use with my 2 car open trailer. Anyone else using them?

12/02/2024

Highlights of the Van Prix race now up on YouTube, courtesy of FRDMplus! If you aren't already subscribed, you're missing out!
Thanks to Vyper Chair, Dixxon Flannel Co., Freedom Factory, Cleetus McFarland, and Jim York for a fantastic event!
Full race starts at the 1:34 mark: https://youtu.be/dJsnIRPJPcM?si=umYhGzCX0e8d_dHn

Van Prix and   video is FINALLY up on YouTube! Cameos by Cleetus McFarland , Demolition Ranch,  Emelia Hartford , and Sa...
12/01/2024

Van Prix and video is FINALLY up on YouTube! Cameos by Cleetus McFarland , Demolition Ranch, Emelia Hartford , and Sam Lankford, as well as chaos, carnage, EPIC burnouts, and TOTAL DOMINATION! ENJOY!!!

Come along on this thrill ridd of chaos, carnage, EPIC burnouts, and non-stop action during the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets and Burnout Rivals at the Freedom Fact...

As usual, photographer Matthew Christian got some great shots of the           at the Freedom Factory for   two weeks ag...
11/30/2024

As usual, photographer Matthew Christian got some great shots of the at the Freedom Factory for two weeks ago. Check these out!
Cleetus McFarland FRDMplus Ford Performance

It's Thanksgiving Day, two thousand twenty-four We're feasting on turkey, stuffing, and sides galoreThe TV blares loudly...
11/28/2024

It's Thanksgiving Day, two thousand twenty-four
We're feasting on turkey, stuffing, and sides galore
The TV blares loudly, the game's starting soon
Friends and family gathered, here in this room
They take pics for Facebook, TikTok, Instagram
Fingers move quickly, they talk with their hands
Smart phones and ipads, even laptops appear
They post so intently, they're not really here
E-friends are waiting on screens that they touch
Just be in the moment! I think as I watch
We hear our electronics beeping and ringing
I know they're addictive, but on this Thanksgiving
Put down the devices, be *with* those that you love
And give thanks to our Heavenly Father above!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

-Speedycop

*Yes, I'm corny. Yes, I should stick to weird automotive builds. Yes, I'm recycling this poem I wote 11 years ago. Whatever. The message is more apropos now than ever...

Today, BE IN THE MOMENT with your loved ones!

11/28/2024

My prize for winning the Van Prix at the Freedom Factory during the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets was this badass custom Vyper Chair ! Thanks to , Cleetus McFarland , Jim York , FRDMplus, Dixxon Flannel Co. , and Jesse Thomas for the 4 hour round trip to grab the $600 and then prepping it with me!

 graciously offered this custom shop chair to the winner of the Van Prix  at .factoryusa during the 2.4  Hours of Lemull...
11/27/2024

graciously offered this custom shop chair to the winner of the Van Prix at .factoryusa during the 2.4 Hours of Lemullets. My did amazing, and has another win left in it, I'm sure. Thanks to and for a terrific race, and to and for sponsoring the ! Vid tomorrow.

11/25/2024

Demolition Ranch 's Matt Carriker has been extremely supportive of my , featuring us in his excellent YouTube videos numerous times. When he saw the pull up to the Freedom Factory last weekend, he made a beeline for it. Thanks brother! Your support means a lot!

I drive a Cessna and fly a minivan.I do burnouts in a jetboat and sail a helicopter racecar.Normal is boring. Be Abnorma...
11/20/2024

I drive a Cessna and fly a minivan.
I do burnouts in a jetboat and sail a helicopter racecar.
Normal is boring. Be Abnormal!

11/19/2024

The Van Prix is the most entertaining race there is! Thanks to Kyle McGraw for this race footage, while I wait for HD footage from FRDMplus and the Freedom Factory . Thanks to Jim York , Cleetus McFarland , Vyper Chair , and Dixxon Flannel Co.
*Sideways vid is better than shrunken vid in this instance!

As always, here's the gallery from the weekend at the Freedom Factory. I didn't stay with the vehicles so there's not as...
11/18/2024

As always, here's the gallery from the weekend at the Freedom Factory. I didn't stay with the vehicles so there's not as many smiling photos, but lots of people sat in our or walked around to check them out. What a weekend! Thanks again to Cleetus McFarland, the FRDMplus and FF crew, Mr. Sam Lankford, Emelia Hartford, and especially to Jesse Thomas for all the help! Always great to see the incredible shots that Matthew Christian gets. I can't wait to get a poster size of my Van Prix jump! It's more than a little ironic that I *drive* a Cessna and *fly* a Honda Odyssey minivan, but why be normal when abnormal is so much more fun?

UPDATE:Must be a pickup issue in the tank, as well as a clogged filter. We added 10 gallons and it started. Took 60 more...
11/17/2024

UPDATE:
Must be a pickup issue in the tank, as well as a clogged filter. We added 10 gallons and it started. Took 60 more to top off about 30 minutes later, so almost 30 remained when it started sucking air. New water separator obtained, will pick up a fuel filter next and leep the tank topped up on the ride home later this week. Thanks all!

There are worse places to be stranded than the Freedom Factory! Seems my FASS system is spinning but not drawing/pumping diesel on my 2001 Dutch Star with the 8.3L Cummins ISC. We have at least 25 gallons in our 100 gallon diesel tank, and have never had a problem drawing fuel even at much lower levels. I did notice slow acceleration a couple times when we were almost to the track Friday, but figured we got some bad fuel that put water in the fuel separator. Only a tiny bit came out (few drops, really), sp that may not be the issue. Filters look clean, but not full. I've pored over the owners manuals, but see nothing on the subject. Any knowledgeable people have pointers?

I WON THE Van Prix at The Freedom Factory last night! Got the giant Cleetus McFarland Bald Eagle trophy I've been trying...
11/16/2024

I WON THE Van Prix at The Freedom Factory last night! Got the giant Cleetus McFarland Bald Eagle trophy I've been trying to win for 3 years, and a very badass custom Vyper Chair! Thanks to Jesse Thomas for getting the van to the track and prepping it well, Matthew Christian for the great airborne pic, Dixxon Flannel Co., FRDMplus, and of course the lovely Mrs. Speedycop. Now I'm off to go rip burnouts in for ....

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