Slow down to gain speed.

When you've been working 10-15 hours per day for a while, when you're constantly look at your phone, when you're speeding to the workshop late at night to get something done. Then it's time. Time to take a brake. From your speed shop, from your day time work but most importantly from yourself and all your projects. 

 

How? You can take a few days vacation from your 9 to 5 work, you can close your speed shop but how to take vacation from your own ambition and your projects? 

 

How to avoid sitting under the palm trees physically while still at work mentally? 

How does it feel when the stress level is going down? How do you know that you're relaxed?

  

Ingredients: Take 1000 palm trees, a clear skies and no emails for two days add 20 hours sun and..

 

 ...some love. And why not an impressive cactus too...

 

...and the clear mind and creativity are back again.
Carina says that if you're not looking for cars at Hemmings, Craigslist, Blocket or Mobile and have no project ideas, you're depressed. Then it's time to act.
If she's correct, I'm relaxed now because I found this super cool Peugeot 402 (114 inch wheel base and from 1937) for sale outside Alicante in Spain.

Here I'm thinking...how about if this french art deco four door got an American Flathead Heart and modern Tremec Transmission? Wouldn't that be cool? Or why not use this sedan as a basis for a roadster?  I mean, just look at the shape! There's a lot of potential!

 

I guess she's correct. 

Stress is now gone.

Speed is back

Soon

 

Salt Slush Seven Commandments.

Sometimes things come together. All of a sudden you've reach a deeper understanding. It normally happens when you're unprepared. When you thought that you've seen it all, knew it all. Then suddenly new insights evolves.

Here's what; The Convention Center in Las Vegas, aching feet, a bad back and a brain soft and overloaded by impressions and no sleep. Exhausted, but open for sensations, I saw the light.

What insight came to me in this vulnerable moment? Here are the Salt Slush commandments that suddenly appeared. They came in a kind of digital mental form, not as traditional stone tablet. Nope. Apparently the God of Speed prefer digital communication.

1. (Engine-) Power is more important than Perfection.

2. Form follows Function.

3. If Function can allow Form, Form is important too.

4. Climate change will not increase the atmospheric pressure on planet Earth. Hence follow 5th commandment below.

5. Boost pressure should be applied to any engine if possible. Always.

6. If boost pressure cannot be applied, hot cams, high rpm and big displacement are the only way forward to those in search for speed.

7. Rubber won't burn itself. Ref. point 1 above.

These were the important insights came to me at SEMA last week, for you that weren't there here are a few supporting pictures. 

Immaculate, Immense and Inline with Salt Slush Sixth Statement. 

A 509 beast.

A Magnuson Supercharger kit. 

Form and Function in a heavenly powerful marriage.

 

A 1500hp crate engine from MOPAR. Serves as a summary of all of the above.

 

Boost and Beauty, perfection and power combined....

...to make the seventh commandment come true.

 

Rubber won't burn itself...Salt Slush @ SEMA

Before I went to SEMA in Las Vegas I was marinated with do's and don'ts from various media, governments and policy makers. I was on the verge of getting depressed.

After (and during) the SEMA event the word PASSION echoed in my mind. Though my feet started to hurt after +20.000 steps per day and I was jet lagged, I felt refreshed. Full of energy. Passion is the foundation for creativity and hope and a real energy boost.

The innovativeness and the technical level related to the vehicles on display was really a great inspiration.

Here's just a fraction of what inspired us:

Mike Sitar and his team. Always energetic and full of new solutions...

...like the super smart PFI (Port Fuel Injection) solution that will make DI engines (like GM LT engines) go faster while maintaining drivability and not messing with emission legislation or OEM tuning. A piece of art.

How about Mopar's new HurriCrate, a brand new and reasonable 550hp twin turbo 6 cylinder? Available as crate engine. Love the name too.

Ohh I almost forgot, MOPAR displayed an engine for those who need more. For those speed souls there's a supercharged 1000hp Hellephant crate engine available. 

Yes, there was an 1500hp alternative too, but let's take it in steps.

Only big displacement from MOPAR? Nope. How about this home built Honda? We're talking about close to four digit power output from 2 litre four cylinder. Application? Scroll down...

The four banger was applied to a semi old Ferrari 308 that was in need of a heart transplant. White as snow but cobra fast. 

On the darker side there was the Hoonigan Mustang...

...and this 911 that is in line with Salt Slush- Magnus motto: 

-What is low should be high and what is high should be low.

There were repaired cars too..

...like this Tesla. Supercharged once and for all and lost weight too. 

Then, suddenly the The Las Vegas strip was closed. Suddenly there was an amazing sound. Suddenly there was excitement in there air. 

A-fucking-mazing moment.

Gloom or Glory? Heaven or Hell? Black or White?

November is coming up. One of the gloomiest months of the year at latitude 57, only surpassed by January, February and March.  

November's gloom is different to all the depressing winter months, because November is a shock. Same thing every year. It's dark. Leaves are falling and the asphalt is never dry.

To overcome the November rain and the Gothenburg Gloom, it's time to seek shelter from rain and darkness. To wake up the inner creativity, turn up the heat and get together with friends. In short, to get all projects going and celebrate when occasionally things turn out right.

We're not role models, but we're trying to escape inflation, energy prices, rain and war while we hole up in our workshop. Where we're dreaming and doing.   

 

Carina, our Salt Slush CFO, in our paint booth. 

She came out like a Sunday Smurf since the color was blue. 

But her feeling was not blue.

 

There's a lot of theoretic theory about team work....here's team work when it just happens. Not a week of planning upfront. No protocol. Just a Camaro that needs a heart transplant and crew of people who knows (approximately) what needs to be done.

  

In dark times, he who seeks will find. Myrberg found a sandblasting device.

 How he paid? Storytelling.

A good deal for us.

November Rain.

Radio Ga Ga Salt Slush Style

Why not just focus on racing, turbos and superchargers? Why write blog posts in English? Why make a radio show in Swedish?

The answer; there's no commercial logic. No reasonable strategy whatsoever. There's just a Salt Slush passion for storytelling, music and motor culture. Storytelling based on true stories, thinking and dreaming.

 

So, let's start with Queen as we celebrate Radio stations like Radio 88, driven by enthusiasts...

  

 ...and then move over to Motortimmen for those who want in crash course Swedish or / and motor culture.

https://radio88.se/program

 

Stay tuned every Second Monday even weeks 19.00-20.00 (7.00pm-8.00pm) 

Dog Days are over. Leaves are falling. It's workshop time!

Rain is pouring down. Will temperature drop below zero tonight? It's getting darker day by day. There are signs in the sky that can make a grown man cry. Where to find shelter from the storm? Where to find comfort and piece of mind?
 
At latitude 57,7 it is now time to seek shelter and as always, a workshop, a project and some friends is what's needed. Oh, I forgot, you need a contract that provides low cost energy too.
 
Salt Slush meet up frequently to create, chitchat and battle technical problems. To dream collectively, do some wrenching and laugh with friends. Obviously this weekend was no exception. We were all fully busy relaxing

 

Dog days are over. therefore Chico,  our hot-rod dog, sleep like a dog while angle grinders were howling. Only woke up when it was time to get pictured.

It's back. The Vespa. Hence it's time for an Italian job.

 

 -Too many portals and too many seats, Anders stated.

Sedan to Coupe transformation ongoing

Yes, it's -34 Ford.

Vintage lawnmowers needs attention too. Here Carina is testing her Pennsylvania Trimmer from the -20ties.

 

Yes, Anders laser cutter was used to create a new edge cutter circle. Seems to work perfectly. Just need a lawn for the test drive.

When manually honing V8-cylinders, you regret that you're not working with single cylinder motorcycles instead. This is a kind of gearhead gym. Builds muscle and character, while your engine gets in shape.

 

Close up: Circulation honing oil. 

The (forged!) crankshaft needs attention too. Magnus Ford FE 360 engine is getting the massage it deserves.

 

GM vs. Ford. The long sleek Buick vs the meatball Ford. Straight 8 vs V8. Before the winter arrives and new projects enters the scene our Coupes need some minor adjustment. 

 

Oh, I forgot. When we're not relaxing with our own toys, we provide BorgWarner EFR and Airwrks and Magnuson Superchargers to those who need serious power when the sun is shining and a new project in garage when the wind is howling outside. If you want to talk about your turbo/supercharger project just let us know! We're as well cooperating with Supercharger-Online now so we can help out with a lot more superchargers and supercharger spare parts.

 

The emotional rollercoaster in a workshop. Exemplfied.

We've all been there. We've all grabbed for a cold beer after a day of accomplishment. Comfortably been climbing Maslow's Pyramid only to look at the grand view from the top.

But as you're balancing on the top, you know where it all is likely to go next. Let's just say that the direction is south. To a place where heating cost is likely to be low. 

When you're dwelling in this southern inferno, where celebrations are few, you know that you've reached rock bottom. From here on, it can only get better. 

Need an example? Here's an example:

One sunny Sunday I took my Ford -46 Coupe to the Salt Slush workshop to check the rear brakes. I put the car on jack stands and thought to myself; this might take an hour....

Pictured; One out of three different Ford drum pullers that that did not do the job. I took step after step down the stairs towards the emotional hell, where there's no reward and no cold beverages.

 

But when you're standing in hell the only way is up. So...I ordered a drum puller from the US of A  A puller that felt like really good technical solution.

 

It was a step in the right direction and one out of two drums came loose. But still, the golden brew stood safe in the fridge. The technical concept was however correct, but reinforcement was needed. I went over to the a neighbor workshop and bought a 100mm steel shaft and made a stiff ring.

Will this work? Yes! Combined with an impact wrench from hell and a substantial sledge hammer, success was reached.

Epilogue: After a first naive assumption an inevitable journey downwards followed. Tears were flowing. Tools were ordered. Disappointment led to action. Action that were successful. Eventually. 

Now I'm sitting here feeling just fine. 

The glass in front of me is empty but still cold.

I wonder were things are going next? Let me guess...