Rottler Report with Andrew Frontzak of Engine Rebuilders & Supply
Andrew Frontzak is vice president of Engine Rebuilders & Supply, an engine machine shop in Stone Park, IL that does everything from custom engine and cylinder head rebuilding to antique and muscle car restorations. They recently purchased a new Rottler Manufacturing H85AX to keep up with the increased workload over at the shop. Hear more
Rebuilding the 5.7L HEMI
Back in the early ’90s, when Chrysler realized that it would need a new truck motor to replace its 318/360 Magnum engines to meet the coming emissions standards, the company considered two pushrod engines along with one SOHC design and concluded that a pushrod motor with a pair of Hemi heads that really breathed would make a great truck engine and could still be used in its cars. This is how the 5.7L Gen III Hemi was born in 2003.
Old Cars Never Die – Not If I Can Help It
I have not worked on everyday, common engines for years. Everyone who comes into my shop is a hobby-level special car enthusiast. I build all types of performance American brand engines. A huge part of my business has become building and rebuilding engines for classic cars, which it turns out, there is an adequate market for engine builders.
