Eastside appointed agent for Eastwood Company USA

More excitement!!!

The world renowned Eastwood Company in the US are the innovators and pioneers in the car restoration world.

They produce unique and useful products which aid restoration buffs both in business or hobbyists.
From low priced gadgets to serious machines, they make them all and the great thing about it is they actually work.

Don't believe us? Check out their website for yourself and you'll see things you didn't know were invented. Go on, we dare you, click the Eastwood logo!

"Mustangs On The Move" Dyno Day Saturday 11th July

On the 11th of July we will have the first of our "Use It Or Lose It" Dyno Series.

The idea that our cars sit in the shed over winter is yesterdays, and we are holding this series to promote club members using their cars and enjoying them all year round, rain or shine.

We've made some substantial changes to the way we do things and part of it hinges around getting cars on rollers and listening to them sing!

Of course, a barby and some spirited chatting will surely ensue.

Keep an eye on our website for more info on upcoming events and if you are part of a club we'd love to hear from you about hosting your dyno day with us. Keep watching our gallery for pics from our dyno days.

Eastside Automotive now an official Harrop agent

Eastside Automotive is proud and excited to become an authorised agent of Harrop automotive gear in South Australia.

Harrop have a great reputation in the industry and they supply some of the most exciting products to enhance your vehicles performance. Over the coming months we intend to have a lot more Harrop information available in our workshop and on our website.

If you are interested in anything Harrop, contact Eastside Automotive.. we are the place to go for Harrop in South Australia.

Changes to LP Gas rebate scheme

Last night the Federal Budget handed down by Treasurer Wayne Swan included some changes to "manage" the strong demand for the LPG Vehicle Scheme. Essentially the grant for factory vehicles remains as is but the grant for retrofit vehicles is gradually being reduced by $250 per annum over the next 4 years starting 1st July 2009.

"The Government will manage strong demand under the LPG vehicle scheme by reducing the rebate for post-factory conversions to LPG fuel systems, at an estimated cost of $7.9 million over five years (including a saving of $6 million in 2013-14).

The rebate will be reduced from the current $2,000 per conversion to $1,750 per conversion from 1st July 2009, and then reduce further to $1,500 from 1st July 2010, $1,250 from 1st July 2011, and $1000 from 1st July 2012.

For privately owned new cars the $2,000 rebate for factory fitted LPG fuel systems will remain unchanged."

This management of grants seemed to be a consistant theme with other programs also getting scale-backs.

So if you've been thinking about getting your car converted to LP Gas now is the time to give us a call and book it in!

Boss 290 dyno tune for export

This motor is destined for the USA to be installed in a high profile Aussie Ford 1938 ute by renowned builder and fabricator Ryan Butler. Orignally from a BF GT, it will be coupled with the same 6 speed automatic found in the donor car and will be sure to wave Aussie flag overseas.

Eastside Automotive was proud to source, tune and deliver this motor and we look forward to seeing the finished project, as we're sure Ryan (the builder) and Mike (the owner) are too.

The Rock 'n Roll Rendezvous has been set for 2010

That's right, after another great event this year the date has been set for the Rock 'n' Roll Rendezvous in 2010.

Sunday 18 April 2010

Eastside Automotive is proud to once again be the major sponsor of this fantastic day out. If you missed this year, make sure you book it in your diary now for next year! You won't be dissapointed!

We have a bunch of photos in our gallery from this years event, plus you can head over to the Atkins Photography site for even more photos!

Rock & Roll Rendezvous 2009 Photos

The Rock & Roll Rendezvous is over for another year and what a day it was! The weather was looking pretty average early on but managed to hold off for most of the day, the music was fantastic and everyone had a great day out at Birdwood.

Our roving photographer took a bunch of photos on the day and we've just uploaded them all to our gallery, you can see them here.