JDMTyler3326
03-17-2009, 07:03 PM
I had been in talks with Frank over at AMS about taking shots of a certain very sick porsche for a while, but knowing how AMS does things I figured I might as well shoot some other cars while I was out there... When I finally arrived at the shop I figured I might as well just shoot around to give you the whole story on a shop that's at the top of its game.
The second you walk in the front door here, you realize that these guys are on their own level. Instead of being greeted by the walls of air fresheners and light bulbs that are so common in other shops, AMS has a showroom that is classy and straight to business. High dollar parts and a fully built engine sitting in the showroom are only the beginning for this shop.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2i0cfh1.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmvuix.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/30bpxug.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2hfruxv.jpg
As you walk through the employees only door into the back, you expect what you see at every other shop. Instead of a small and dark room with one lift, or an endless warehouse, AMS has quite literally, everything...
A few spare engines sitting around getting wrenched in the giant workspace:
http://i39.tinypic.com/11ijwgk.jpg
The packing area, and the only time I saw it empty and motionless while I was there:
http://i42.tinypic.com/dob4au.jpg
Need some fluids? They might have enough to take care of you. haha:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5u8gg.jpg
The back room is home to the less mechanical, and more technical work, it also houses the AMS shop Evo X time attack car which we'll take a look at a bit later.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2z4ydk7.jpg
AMS helps you stay cool... And it starts right here:
http://i44.tinypic.com/xn5irb.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zr3lud.jpg
Sign directly above this chart should read "Get to work!" A long list of things to do awaits the guys working at AMS:
http://i42.tinypic.com/s4t28g.jpg
Being that I know nothing about the technical aspect of building cars, I felt implied to just walk around going "What does this one do? What does this one do? What does this one do?" Instead of annoying them to the point that they kicked me out of the shop, I just bit my tongue.
http://i43.tinypic.com/2njdnk0.jpg
The shop dog must have walked into half of my shots, but who could get mad at this face:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2yv5jid.jpg
AMS built, Canadian piloted rally car was chilling around the shop waiting to get some work done:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2a0cfmu.jpg
A shot of it with a customer drag car... Shooting for 1100whp:
http://i44.tinypic.com/14lll75.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2wrkosx.jpg
AMS works on skylines now?
http://i44.tinypic.com/1znyd10.jpg
AMS is in the process of developing a new exhaust for the GTR. Nice piping, clean welds, very typical of their crafstmanship:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2epn39u.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2d9tikh.jpg
his particular exhaust was going to be made to work with the oem exhaust tips, but AMS says that the production model will have a unique quad outlet setup:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2epn39u.jpg
AMS drag evo... Need I say more?
http://i39.tinypic.com/2uy26br.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/esvi84.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2wptgsp.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/11lha2b.jpg
Apparently it gets tucked away at night with a very sexy bunkmate, a mild setup time attack Evo X:
http://i42.tinypic.com/15wibtw.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/34nk5y9.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r2p5xs.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/xm6ako.jpg
As the shop closes up, all the cars move inside... It's not often you see this many hot cars sitting in one place:
http://i40.tinypic.com/24zhtft.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zsu0ld.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2dum93s.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/n2bm2o.jpg
Most importantly, here is the whole reason behind my trip out... Got to catch this porsche doing some dyno pulls, and I can assure you it sounds as mean as it looks.
This '84 911 Carrera started off like any other naturally aspirated carrera, and has recently been transformed into the beast you see here. The motor build consists of a fully built 3.3L with twin plug race heads, T4 turbo kit that was custom fabricated in-house by AMS, powered by a DTAfast EMS, and a 917 - 4 speed transmission with a Haggart precision race shifter.
http://i40.tinypic.com/np5jjr.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/21msx3a.jpg
454whp and 417 wtrq... Not bad for a 2300 streetcar, but Frank has his sights set on 500whp once he tends to a few issues:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2hwpj6d.jpg
The second you walk in the front door here, you realize that these guys are on their own level. Instead of being greeted by the walls of air fresheners and light bulbs that are so common in other shops, AMS has a showroom that is classy and straight to business. High dollar parts and a fully built engine sitting in the showroom are only the beginning for this shop.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2i0cfh1.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2lmvuix.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/30bpxug.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2hfruxv.jpg
As you walk through the employees only door into the back, you expect what you see at every other shop. Instead of a small and dark room with one lift, or an endless warehouse, AMS has quite literally, everything...
A few spare engines sitting around getting wrenched in the giant workspace:
http://i39.tinypic.com/11ijwgk.jpg
The packing area, and the only time I saw it empty and motionless while I was there:
http://i42.tinypic.com/dob4au.jpg
Need some fluids? They might have enough to take care of you. haha:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5u8gg.jpg
The back room is home to the less mechanical, and more technical work, it also houses the AMS shop Evo X time attack car which we'll take a look at a bit later.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2z4ydk7.jpg
AMS helps you stay cool... And it starts right here:
http://i44.tinypic.com/xn5irb.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zr3lud.jpg
Sign directly above this chart should read "Get to work!" A long list of things to do awaits the guys working at AMS:
http://i42.tinypic.com/s4t28g.jpg
Being that I know nothing about the technical aspect of building cars, I felt implied to just walk around going "What does this one do? What does this one do? What does this one do?" Instead of annoying them to the point that they kicked me out of the shop, I just bit my tongue.
http://i43.tinypic.com/2njdnk0.jpg
The shop dog must have walked into half of my shots, but who could get mad at this face:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2yv5jid.jpg
AMS built, Canadian piloted rally car was chilling around the shop waiting to get some work done:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2a0cfmu.jpg
A shot of it with a customer drag car... Shooting for 1100whp:
http://i44.tinypic.com/14lll75.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2wrkosx.jpg
AMS works on skylines now?
http://i44.tinypic.com/1znyd10.jpg
AMS is in the process of developing a new exhaust for the GTR. Nice piping, clean welds, very typical of their crafstmanship:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2epn39u.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2d9tikh.jpg
his particular exhaust was going to be made to work with the oem exhaust tips, but AMS says that the production model will have a unique quad outlet setup:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2epn39u.jpg
AMS drag evo... Need I say more?
http://i39.tinypic.com/2uy26br.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/esvi84.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2wptgsp.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/11lha2b.jpg
Apparently it gets tucked away at night with a very sexy bunkmate, a mild setup time attack Evo X:
http://i42.tinypic.com/15wibtw.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/34nk5y9.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r2p5xs.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/xm6ako.jpg
As the shop closes up, all the cars move inside... It's not often you see this many hot cars sitting in one place:
http://i40.tinypic.com/24zhtft.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zsu0ld.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2dum93s.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/n2bm2o.jpg
Most importantly, here is the whole reason behind my trip out... Got to catch this porsche doing some dyno pulls, and I can assure you it sounds as mean as it looks.
This '84 911 Carrera started off like any other naturally aspirated carrera, and has recently been transformed into the beast you see here. The motor build consists of a fully built 3.3L with twin plug race heads, T4 turbo kit that was custom fabricated in-house by AMS, powered by a DTAfast EMS, and a 917 - 4 speed transmission with a Haggart precision race shifter.
http://i40.tinypic.com/np5jjr.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/21msx3a.jpg
454whp and 417 wtrq... Not bad for a 2300 streetcar, but Frank has his sights set on 500whp once he tends to a few issues:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2hwpj6d.jpg