JBA CARLSBAD REUNION

JBA CARLSBAD REUNION - June 1st, 2024 This past Saturday, June 1st, 2024, saw the JBA crew show up in force at the Barona Dragstrip to take part in the Carlsbad Racers Reunion & Vintage...

MuscleCars At The Strip 2024

Muscle Cars At The Strip- LVMS 2024 Thu Mar 14, 2024 - Sun Mar 17, 2024 Left To Right, Randy, Bob, David, Peter, Mike and Austin Bittle JBA Autocross Team drivers and crew...

2023 Laguna Seca Trans Am SpeedFest

2023 Trans-Am SpeedFest feat. J. Bittle Team JBA made it to the Trans Am Reunion in April and came home with the Gold after a hard fought several weeks of preparation and...

The FINAL Antique Drags at Barona

The FINAL Antique Drags at Barona Antique Drags The FINAL San Diego Antique Drags took place June 3rd, 2023 and the JBA Speed Shop crew was out in force with five cars to...

Around the Shop - April 19th, 2023

Around the Shop - April 19th, 2023 JBA Speed Shop's Full-Service Tire and Wheel Shop is the Place to Go in San Diego for the Best Quality Tires and Wheels JBA Speed Shop...

Around the Shop - April 4th, 2023

Around the Shop - April 4th, 2023 JBA SPEED SHOP'S MOST RECENT 427 WINDSOR BUILD TWISTS THE SHOP ENGINE DYNO WITH NEAR 550 HORSEPOWER. IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE ITS COBRA ROADSTER HOME A...

Muscle Cars at the Strip - Las Vegas

Muscle Cars At The Strip - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Yes, Team JBA race team headed to Las Vegas last weekend as a participating sponsor in “Muscle Cars at the...

March Meet at FOMOSO DRAGSTRIP - Bakersfield

March Meet at FOMOSO DRAGSTRIP - Bakersfield JBA Speed Shop competition engine building wins again! JBA Speed Shop competition engine building wins again, beating back today’s...

Around the Shop - March 19th, 2023

Around the Shop - March 19th, 2023 With four of them here, representing four generations, it's Corvette week at JBA Speed Shop! One of JBA Speed Shop's esteemed service writers and...

Around the Shop - February 22nd, 2023

Around the Shop - February 22nd, 2023 The Ford Focus ST, Focus RS and Fiesta ST Hot Hatches are Great Fun in All Three Variations The vast majority of the cars we work on here...

Around the Shop - February 16th, 2023

Around the Shop - February 16th, 2023 First-Gen '67-'69 big-block-powered Camaros are always Badass. You'll see what we mean with this freshly built '68! We love '67-'69 Camaros...

Around the Shop - February 8th, 2023

Around the Shop - February 8th, 2023 Thunderbirds from the '55-'57 era are unique two-seater roadsters and the "Baby Bird" nickname adds to their appeal There are numerous Ford...

Racing Byrds AutoCross - AAA Speedway Fontana

Racing Byrds AutoCross - AAA Speedway Fontana Racing the Clock was Big Fun at the Racing Byrds Auto X Event with Team JBA's Vintage and Late-Model Mustangs Mixing it Up The Falken...

Around the Shop - February 1st, 2023

Around the Shop - February 1st, 2023 We're Reviewing Seven Months and 26 Articles in Our "Around the Shop" Web Series. Take a Look at Your Favorite Makes and Models We started our...

Around the Shop - January 25th, 2023

Around the Shop - January 25th, 2023 JBA Builds Seriously Badass Strokers. Check Out this All-Aluminum Ford 427 Windsor When it comes to Ford pushrod V-8 engines,...

Carroll Shelby's 100th Anniversary Celebration

Carroll Shelby's 100th Anniversary Celebration On January 11th, 1923, Carroll Shelby was born. He lived a long, fruitful life doing all sorts of things that many of us know about...

Around the Shop - January 18th, 2023

Around the Shop - January 18th, 2023 Focus on a Focus? Introducing Dave Carson’s Ford Focus RS, equally at home on the street or the track JBA has a storied...

Around the Shop - January 11th, 2023

Around the Shop - January 11th, 2023 We Installed a New Drive Gear in a '69 Mustang's T-5 Five-Speed Manual Transmission to Get the Speedometer Working A good portion of GM, Ford and...

Around the Shop - January 1st 2023

Around the Shop - January 1st 2023 Black '62 Corvettes, Ruling at JBA! We often have our fair share of solid-axle Corvettes around the JBA Speed Shop digs. In a pleasant...

Around the Shop - December 18th, 2022

Around the Shop - December 18th, 2022 The JBA Dominator Fox-body Mustang line-up is Making its Debut for 2023. If You're a Major '79-'93 Mustang Fan, You Will Want to Take Note...

Around the Shop - December 14th, 2022

Around the Shop - December 14th, 2022 1956 Chevy Belair Nomad Tri-Five Shoebox Chevys are Absolute Icons and '55-'57 Nomads with their Rare and Beautiful Two-Door Wagon Design Add to...

Around the Shop - December 4th, 2022

Around the Shop - December 4th, 2022 For the era of '68-'72 Chevelles, the '70 model year is often the most sought after because of its unique styling elements GM A-body cars...

Around the Shop - November 27th, 2022

Around the Shop - November 27th, 2022 Rare first-generation '67-'69 Camaros such as Z/28s and big-block cars are near or at the top of GM blue-chip collectibles Camaro or Mustang....

Around the Shop - November 17th, 2022

Around the Shop - November 17th, 2022 Arriving with fresh paint, we're putting together a '70 Mustang coupe roller that will be a super-nice street machine once assembled and back on the...

Around the Shop - November 10th 2022

Around the Shop - November 10th 2022 As Super-Cool Mustang alternatives, Falcon, Fairlane and Galaxie two-door hardtops are increasingly high up on the desirability scale We love all...

JBA at COTA Texas - November 3rd - 6th, 2022

JBA at COTA Texas - November 3rd - 6th, 2022 Team JBA Racing Hits the Track at COTA with its '68 Mustang Trans Am Road Racer The Sports car Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) is...

Around the Shop - November 2nd 2022

Around the Shop - November 2nd 2022 A Close Cousin to '69-'70 Boss Mustangs, a '70 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 428 CJ Stands Tall on its Own Several American automotive...

Around the Shop - October 23rd 2022

Around the Shop - October 23rd 2022 On the Road to Getting Back on the Road, a '68 Mustang California Special Arrives at JBA Speed Shop to Begin the Journey For the most...

Cops & Rodders Car Show 2022 Fall Pow Wow

The San Diego Pontiac Club's Cops and Rodders Show Focused on Something a Little Different Over the past few months, we have sponsored, been to and covered numerous car-related...

Hot Rod Reunion - FAMOSO October 20-23, 2022

Hot Rod Reunion - Famoso Raceway October 20-23, 2022 JBA Speed Shop at the California Hot Rod Reunion The 30th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion took place in October, 2022 at Famoso...

Around the Shop - October 20th 2022

Around the Shop - October 20th 2022 1969 440 Six-Pak Road Runner A Super-Sweet Six-Pak '69 Road Runner and its Uplifting Feel-Good Story Come to the Shop for Some Fine Tuning...

Around the Shop - October 13th, 2022

Around the Shop - October 13th, 2022 A Brief Solid-Axle ('53-'62) Corvette Engine History Lesson We're at it again. Another spectacular vintage Corvette has graced the grounds of...

JBA Open House - Oct 8th, 2022

JBA Speed Shop Open House - Oct 8th, 2022 The Mustang Club of San Diego held its annual Mustangs by the Bay show on October 9th, 2022. It was a resounding success and you can see our...

Around the Shop - October 6th, 2022

Around the Shop, October 6th, 2022 Electric power steering is a fantastic real-world upgrade for nearly any 1950s-1980s era Ford, GM or Mopar collectible car There is...

Around the Shop - September 29th, 2022

Around the Shop - September 29th, 2022 A long-term mechanical and partial cosmetic restoration project on a '72 El Camino has been completed We love all sorts of vintage and...

61st Antique Drags at Barona

61st Antique Drags at Barona Antique Drags The 61st annual San Diego Antique Drags took place in September, 2022 and several JBA Speed Shop crew were in attendance with five cars to...

Around the Shop - September 22nd 2022

Around the Shop - September 22nd 2022 First-Gen '67-'69 Camaros and '68-'72 Chevelles are among the most desirable Chevrolet classics We've covered several projects on Ford cars...

Around the Shop - September 15th 2022

Around the shop, September 15th, 2022 Goldwater doesn't have a chance against this built 289 Were you to ask all of the 30-plus people who work here at JBA Speed Shop if they are...

Around the Shop - September 8th 2022

Around the shop, September 8th, 2022 High-quality front-disc brakes are the most important safety upgrade for any 1950s-1970s-era collectible car The cool factor on all the...

Around the Shop August 28th, 2022

Around the shop, August 28th, 2022 Revisiting a Shop Favorite '66 Mustang that is Getting a New McLeod Clutch About two months ago, we penned our first "Around the Shop" Web...

El Cajon Mustang Cruise Nite - Sept 7, 2022

El Cajon Mustang Cruise Nite - Sept 7, 2022 Letting the ponies loose in downtown El Cajon Not far from the JBA Speed Shop executive tower, there are a number of weekly local...

JBA 4th Summer Beach Party & Car Show on the Mesa '22

JBA 4th Summer Beach Party & Car Show on the Mesa '22 Our fourth and final summer party of the year was good times, with live music and a nice helping of great cars...

Around the Shop September 24th, 2022

Around the shop, August 24th, 2022 JBA Speed Shop in San Diego Announces Opening of Its New All-Encompassing Performance Tire Shop JBA Speed Shop recently announced this week,...

Around the Shop August 17th, 2022

Around the shop, August 17th, 2022 Supercharging and Coyote 5.0 Mustangs Are a Perfect Match After the last week or two of looking at vintage Corvettes, we're jumping ahead...

Around the Shop August 9th, 2022

Around the shop, August 9th, 2022 A Brief Mid-Year ('63-'67) Small-Block Corvette History Lesson In our last Web item dated July 29th, 2022, we featured an otherworldly '66...

Around the Shop July 29th 2022

Around the shop, July 29th, 2022 A Brief Mid-Year ('65-'67) Big-Block Corvette History Lesson As we have been showing in the last month or so, in our "Around the Shop" JBA Speed...

Around the Shop July 18th 2022

Around the shop, July 18th, 2022 Repairs and Upgrades on a Pair of GM cars We work on a large helping of vintage and late-model Ford cars here at JBA Speed Shop. But Fords...

Around the Shop July 8th, 2022

Around the shop, July 8th, 2022 Replacing Late-Model Mustang Manual Transmissions In our last post we focused on a couple of vintage Mustangs in for several performance- and...

Around the Shop June 30th, 2022

Around the Shop, June 30th 2022 Cool upgrades for 1966 and 1967 Mustangs We always have plenty of customer cars around at JBA Speed Shop. Be they vintage or late-model GMs, Fords,...

Father's Day NMCA Auto X Event

NMCA WEST Auto-X Autocross Racing the Clock with Family was Big Fun at the Father's Day NMCA Auto X Event The NMCA West Auto X program is the premier West coast series...

High-Performance Basics

High-Performance Basics by Miles Cook Get started with foundational info for better performance with your vintage or late-model American special-interest car If you're...

2022 Sonoma SpeedTour feat. J. Bittle

2022 SONOMA SPEEDTOUR feat. J. Bittle The 2022 JBA Speed Shop Race Season is in Full Swing! Back-to-back season opening vintage road races by SVRA on our west coast means let...

Evolution of the Ford Mustang

Evolution of the Ford Mustang For over 57 years the Ford Mustang has been in production. Here at JBA Speed Shop there is a special place in our hearts for this platform of performance. This...

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