{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Restorer and Machinist Mike Pistello and Keeping REALLY Old Cars Alive on the V8 Radio Podcast","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast","audioUrl":"https://v8speedshop.com/podcast-download/327747/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast.mp3","description":"When 1910 Meets 2026: Racing Internals in Brass Era Beasts! 🏁📜\n\n\n\nThe latest V8 Radio Podcast is LIVE! Kevin and Q-Ball are joined by the master of the \"unobtainium,\" Mike Pestello from Coachcraft and Precision Services. If you think restoring a muscle car is tough, try building parts for a 1907 Packard from a single photograph! 🤯\n\n\n\nMike takes us deep into the world of Brass Era restoration, where 100-year-old engines get treated to modern 4340 billet cranks, racing pistons, and serious compression bumps. We’re talking about pre-WWI cars completing 4,000-mile endurance runs without a support vehicle!\n\n\n\nIn this episode, we cover:\n\n\n\n\n🔧 Reverse Engineering History: How 3D scanning and printing are saving cars built before the Titanic sank.\n\n\n\n🏎️ The \"Sleeper\" Century: Hiding modern racing engine technology inside 120-year-old engine blocks.\n\n\n\n🧟 The Zinc Pest Nightmare: Why \"New Old Stock\" might actually mean \"crumbles in your hand.\"\n\n\n\n📉 Dyno-ing the Ancients: Building a custom dyno because modern ones can't handle engines that max out at 2,000 RPM!\n\n\n\n🏆 PRI Show Recap: Highlights from the Performance Racing Industry show and the emotional Hall of Fame inductions.\n\n\n\n\n😂 Funny Moment: Don't miss the trivia segment where Kevin and Mike Pestello accidentally share a brain cell! They both gave the exact same answer to two completely different trivia questions. Great minds think alike... or maybe they've just been around too many exhaust fumes? 💨🤔\n\n\n\nListen now and subscribe!\n\n\n\n#V8Radio #ClassicCars #BrassEra #Restoration #Fabrication #Machining #PRI2024 #CarTrivia #AutomotiveHistory #MuscleCars #Podcast\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Companies & Links\n\n\n\n\nCoachcraft and Precision Services: cpsrestorations.com\n\n\n\nV8 Speed and Resto Shop: v8speedshop.com\n\n\n\nPerformance Racing Industry (PRI): performanceracing.com\n\n\n\nSEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association): sema.org\n\n\n\nCOMP Cams: compcams.com\n\n\n\nDriven Racing Oil: drivenracingoil.com\n\n\n\nEdelbrock: edelbrockgroup.com\n\n\n\nHammer Down Podcast: v8speedshop.com/tag/hria-podcast/\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":232.66,"endTime":236.74,"type":"car","title":"Volkswagen Bus","url":"/cars/volkswagen/bus","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/1964_Volkswagen_T1_Transporter_Kombi_bus_%286105785703%29.jpg","quote":"It was before that.  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