The latest from the House of JIMS will be the Power House behind the 5-Ball Belly Tank. By Bandit, Paul Plattes, with photos from the JIMS crew and a George Fleming illo.
Editor’s Note: We’ve worked with JIMS staff for maybe 30 years, maybe longer. Jim Thiessen has one of the most solid companies in the industry. When the custom world is on fire JIMS keeps rolling along. So, when we decided to create something completely nuts for Bonneville in a Belly Tank configuration I discussed it with Jim and he immediately wanted to be involved. JIMS is our first, and so far our largest 5-Ball Racing sponsor behind this endeavor. Second to JIMS is Kent Weeks of Lucky Devil Metal Works, then Paughco.
When I discussed this endeavor with Jim he had just announced his new 135-inch twin cam, a similar engine to the JIMS engine used by Hiro on the salt this year for more records.
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