Saturday, October 5, 2013

Project "Screaming Jimmy" GMC General!



 
Here's few fresh pictures from our new project called "Screaming Jimmy". Truck is GMC 5 -Star General, year 1986 model and has 8V92T Silver 2-stroke V8 Detroit Diesel engine in it and 13sp Eaton Fuller transmission.
 
Truck have been garage kept over past ten years and have been run only during harvest seasons. Newer run hard. General is overal in very nice original condition as you can see from the pictures.

Wanna give huge thanks to my great friend Don Ridzon Jr. and his family from locating this real cool piece of old iron for us!
 
This build is gonna be different from all the earlier Silicone Express builts we've done so far, but that's all I'm about to tell you at this point, so for more detailed information keep tuned for us!


JA SAMA SAVOKSI...


Jep, eli yllä pari aivan tuoretta kuvaa meidän uudesta projektista joka kulkee nimellä "Screaming Jimmy". Nuppi on GMC 5 -star General, vuosimallia 1986 ja siinä on 8V92T 2-tahti V8 Detroit Diesel pannu. Laatikkona on 13 -vaihteinen Fuller.


Niille joille GMC General ei kerro mitään neuvoisin katsomaan kulttirekkaleffan Smokey and the Bandit 2 (Jyrää taas). Kyseisessä leffassa Snowman kuskaa vastaavalla Generalilla norsua Banditin härnätessä poliiseja. General on myös pala suomalaista jenkkirekka historiaa. Toihan Kulmakorpi aikanaan näitä uutena parikin kappaletta Suomeen, tosin päivähytillisinä. Toinen autoista oli ns. gliderkit ja tuhoutui aikanaan. Toinen on edelleen hengissä harrastajan käsissä.


Tämä General on erittäin siisti yksilö, ja ollut käytössä vain sadonkorjuuaikaan. Säilytetty sisällä viimeiset reippaan kymmennen vuotta, ja ei ole koskaan ollut rankassa ajossa. Auto on todella hyvässä alkuperäiskunnossa.

Tämä projekti on tarkoitus rakentaa erityyliin kuin aikaisemmat Silicone Express -projektit. En kuitenkaan paljasta enempää tässä kohtaa. Pitäkää silmät ja korvat auki!



Monday, September 30, 2013

New Teaser Shots from Truckin' Calendar Project!






 
 
Hi Folks!
 
As title sais here are few new teaser shots I took behind pro's back while we shot Anu Pekonen and Tiina H. for our new Truckin' Calendar -project. YES, we're working on to get new truckin' calendar made asap with pro photographer Keijo Penttinen from PS-Studio. We have most of the pictures shot, but still wanna get few cool ideas executed before all pictures are done and ready for print.
 
When you see all the cool shots at new calendar you will be totally blown away!!! So keep your eyes open to be sure to get your own copy!!!
 
 

Monday, September 23, 2013

Legacy Edition Peterbilt 379 for sale!!!

 








 
I'm posting this very nice Peterbilt 379 Legacy Edition for sale for my friend. Here's basic info about the truck. For any further information or to contact to the seller please feel free to email me at: siliconeexpress@gmail.com
and I will forward seller information to you where to contact to.
 
Truck is located at USA!
 
Here are the details:

It's 1 owner truck from new. It's totally rebuilt and customized truck. One of a kind!
 
- Peterbilt 379 "Legacy Limited Edition", Custom built by Pete factory. Number 989 from all 1000 built.
- Year: 2007
- Sleeper: 70" Ultra Cab
- Engine: Cummins ISX 565, 14 liter, Low emission engine. Turned up and dynoed 780hp with 2400ft.lbs torq. Overhauled 80 000miles ago.
- Tires: All NEW Michelins 11R24,5 front and 24,5 LP rear.
- Rebuilt and customized by: Kansas city peterbilt, chrome shop mafia
- Generator unit for A/C and Heat.
- Hydraulics for drom box behind the cab.
- Transmission: Eaton auto sift 18sp
- Truck totally custom built inside out.
- Location: Florida USA
- Price: $150 000usd, will notice reasonable offer.


Monday, September 2, 2013

Sneak Peak from Anu Pekonen!!!

 Anu and Tiina H. with Kenworth W900A.
 
 Keijo Penttinen in action.
 
Anu Pekonen posing fitness -style.
 
Anu Pekonen is working on with her new photoshoot project Produced by Silicone Express and photoshoot by PS-Studio / Keijo Penttinen!!!
 
Here's few unofficial sneak peak shots taken from the photoshoot session done by past weekend.
 
More of Anu will fallow! Enjoy!!!
 


Friday, August 30, 2013

New Project Picked Up!!!

 
New project was finally found by huge help of me very good friend Don Ridzon Jr. Thank you VERY much Don and his family from all the effort done to this project hunt.
 
At this very moment this new project truck is being picked up by help of Don and his good friend Jim Guiste! Jim is having birthday today, Concratulations Jim!!!
 
 


Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Ice Road Trucker Juuso "Rebel" Lehtinen meets Silicone Express!

 
Valtteri, Juuso "Rebel", Jussi "Silicone" and Miki posing in front of Silicone Express II 19th of Aug.
 
Juuso "Rebel" visited us for his short trip to Finland from Canada where he works as owner operator yanking flatbed trailer with his Navistar from Canada to USA. Juuso is born and raised in Kouvola Finland and he moved to Canada few years back. Ever since he's been fulfilling his dreams by trucking at Canadian Ice Roads and through out Canada and USA all the way to Yukon.
 
Juuso also drove man made high dollar sand for oil fields in northers Canada experiencing true wilderness of Canadian outback.
 
On his visit to us he also dropped by at Savonlinnan ammatti- ja aikuisopisto's Logistics partment to tell about his adventures for new truck driver students. Local newspaper Itä-Savo made feature of his also.
 
To read that article visit here:
 
 
 


Friday, August 16, 2013

Master Truck Show 2013, Opole, Poland!

 Our gang (Keke, Samuli, Sanna and Leif) waiting for ship to leave from Vuosaari Helsinki, Finland to Travemunde, Germany.
 
 At cardeck of the ship. Pretty tight fit.
 
 We had a prevelage to have guided tuor around the ship, Finnmaid. We visited at Bridge and met captain as well.
 
 Visit to Engine room was very interesting. Here's one cylinder liner for one of the main engines.
 
 Ship is powered with two huge Wärtsilä diesel engines.
 
 Near at Berlin Germany having quick stop.
 
 We slept few hours at Poland side of the boarder at Nevada Hotel.
 
 Kenworth lookin' nice at Dawn in Poland.
 
 TV -grew get caught in action.
 
 Light Show at Master Truck Show is huge and we took part on it of course.
 
 Thise very sexy models were from Slovakia promoting two big Slovakian truck shows.
 
 Where's Silicone Express there's always sexy poster girls around.
 
 By the way, did you folks notice those ain't no shirts girls have on!
 
 Me and models. Wonder why the wide grin.
 
 There were total of over 50 000 visitors at Master Truck Show and over 300 show vehicles.
 
 We had change to meet Slovakian four time champion in bodypainting, Andrea Jacko. She has some unbeleavable skills for bodypainting!!!
 
To see more of her work visit at: http://www.facepainting.sk/
 
 All four georgeous models posed for us with Matinkylän Maansiirto's Scania Skåne Edition.
 
 Just enjoy!
 
 One member of Finnish team was Karhuline with their very impressive "Fear of the Dark" Scania.
 
 Trip to Poland was huge success for us. We won 1st Price in US Truck -Class!!!
 
 Jani Palin and Tiina Karhula enjoying their 1st price in Audio -class second year in a row!!! Concrats Jani and Tiina!!!
 
 Somewhere close by Travemunde in Germany.
 
Same place.
 
I wanna give HUGE thanks to Master Truck Show grew, specially to Aleksandra and Aleks from great trip and outstanding hospitality. Also thanks to my grew: Keke Penttinen, Samuli Penttinen and Sanna Patrikainen! With out you guys I would not have been able to do it!
 
Last but not least big thanks to whole Team Finland: Minna Jokinen, Tuomas "Tuoppi" Erikson, Leif Keskevaari, Jani Palin and Tiina Karhula. Special thanks to Jukka Rajala from arranging model photoshoot.
 
More pictures from Show it self will fallow soon!