Automotive Groups & WebRing Member Drive

I guess you can call this a member drive, we run a few automotive communities which require membership to become a part of. The only reason that we require membership approval is to avoid spam & spammers. It seems to work well, but it also limits how fast we can grow.

Automotive Related Communities...
(all are looking for new membership):

Autos & Automotive - A Google Group
An automotive and motorsports group for discussing all things automotive related. Topics may include autos, automotive mechanics, auto shows, automobile racing, automotive parts, salvage, classic cars, collector cars & more. Pickup trucks, tractor trailer trucks and motorcycling are also allowed.

AutomotiveParts - A Google Group
Hunt for or offer automotive parts. Offer parts (new/used). Salvage yard auto parts search pools and automotive industry opportunites for new aftermarket automotive and high performance auto parts sellers from drop shippers and wholesalers.

Automotive - A WebRing
We are looking for people interested in joining our Automotive WebRing community at WebRing.com. WebRings a re great way to promote your website and help create new leads and business associations. If you have an automotive or motorsports related webpage, website, directory or blog, please join as a member of the Automotive WebRing.


Join Up!
All of the above groups and rings are great ways to increase your visibility, establish a comradery with other automotive enthusiasts and professionals, establish your expertise, help someone out, give something back and perhaps even create a new friend or even drum up business in the long run. The best part about such communities is that they can be fun. We try to keep them that way by eliminating the spam.

Of course, if you have cool parts to help others restore or upgrade their vehicles, like the front grille of the 1948 to 1952 Chevy pickup in good condition, or the Deluxe instrument panel for 1980 Chevy/GMC pickup trucks, we do want to see these types of posts in the AutomotiveParts group. That's actually why we created it. I have a 1980 Chevrolet C109 I am working on. The boss has a restored 1950 Chevrolet pickup. A friend and coworker of mine is working on a 1973 GMC pickup he is restoring. The shop is thinking about making the Chevy Gravel Dump Truck shown on this page a shop restoration project vehicle.

We would love to hear about any old Autocars, Maxwell automobiles, Graham Brothers Trucks, or Henderson (Excelsior-Henderson) motorcycles out there that might be hidden in your barn looking to be restored. Heck, I am looking for an old car, pickup or motorcycle for my new restoration project, myself. Post any such finds in either the Autos & Automotive or AutomotiveParts Google Groups, or in the Automotive WebRing's forum.

If nothing else, it will be fun discussing our dream rides and hot rods. Heck, what do you have hidden away in your garage or barn? What are you working on? Join us just to brag about it a little. ;) Join in just to discuss automotive mechanics or tell us what your car/truck can do. We'd be glad to have anyone who won't spam us with unrelated advertising.

By the way, please be patient when you do apply for membership. I approve membership requests every business day I am here, Monday through Friday, but not on weekends or holidays, and I usually take at least one or two days off each week (but, not always) to devote to running my own businesses. But I will get to it! ;)

New Automotive & Motorsports Directory

The webmaster at Syd's Eastside Auto Parts has been working pretty hard to establish a new automotive & motorsports related dedicated directory for the past few weeks. Its finally ready! The Automotive SEARCH Directory not only functions as a means of submitting your automotive and/or motorsports related websites, blogs and directories as a static directory listing advertising your business, but also functions as a means for the public to submit any auto/motorsport related URL as a resource candidate for the Automotive SEARCH Network volunteer editors to consider as an authorized link resource for our URL pool of automotive/motorsports from which our search engine draws its results.

Although the directory only represents a smaller part of the Automotive SEARCH Network, it is a significant one because it will allow any user to suggest an automotive or motorsport related web resource. Previously, the only way to submit such a web resource to use in the search results was to become an authorized editor for the Automotive SEARCH Network. Now, automotive enthusiasts and businesses from all over can submit their website and if accepted, can enjoy the targeted traffic that the Automotive SEARCH Network was designed to provide.

Although we are still accepting requests for becoming a volunteer editor, the Automotive SEARCH Network Directory allows us to expand our resource pool of automotive & motorsports URLs without requiring site owners and webmasters to take on any significant obligations as a volunteer editor.

In fact, the Automotive SEARCH Directory now provides a high profile directory platform from which to provide targeted advertising to the automotive industry, auto entusiasts, car clubs and motorsports professionals. Listings are very reasonably priced although a free reciprocal link exchange is also available.

However, the directory does allow visitors to submit listings into multiple categories, as long as the submitted resource is relevant to that category. The directory software and its administration also takes significant steps to avoid spam submissions.

We expect great things for and from the Automotive SEARCH Network in the future. Keep your eyes open on this domain by bookmarking the website once you get there! Be sure to submit your automotive/motorsport/motorcycle/truck web resource(s) while you are there, too.

The Automotive SEARCH Directory is brought to you as a joint sponsorship cooperative between Syd's Eastside Auto Parts and Diesel Rebuild Parts.com.

New Aftermarket Cat Engine Parts Sales

Syd's Eastside Auto Parts now has the capability to offer New Aftermarket Cat Engine Parts to the general public as an authorized IPD distributor and dealer.

For those of you that might also be looking for aftermarket Cat (Caterpillar) motor parts, Syd's Eastside is expanding it's product line into this area. Currently, we are investigating solutions for offering these aftermarket Cat engine parts online. However, we can already order many aftermarket Cat motor parts for you if you would just give us a call at 1-605-665-5119 or Toll-Free at 1-800-505-5119.

IPD is a global manufacturing, engineering and distribution company providing quality components for heavy-duty equipment. IPD focuses on helping equipment owners save money without risk to reliability. IPD has been the standard for heavy equipment component quality, innovation and support since 1955.

Many of these aftermarket parts exceed the Caterpillar original manufacturer's specifications, so although these parts may cost less, they often introduce better reliability over original equipment parts.

IPD parts innovation includes:

• Grooved connecting rod bearings for use in Caterpillar 3400 series engines which help reduce cavitation and extend bearing life.
• Crevice seal style liners for Caterpillar 3400 series engines which can help reduce the amount of cylinder liner movement and o-ring failure in these applications.
• When mechanics complained of excessive blow-by in 3208 Caterpillar engines, IPD developed the first 3-ring pistons with dual ni-resist inserts for this application.
• IPD was one of the first companies to offer Induction Hardened Cylinder Liners for use in Caterpillar engine applications.
  

IPD aftermarket heavy equipment parts includes a tremendous variety of offerings for the Caterpillar diesel engine family. An extremely simplified list of the kinds of examples of their products follow:

• Articulated Cast Steel Pistons with Aluminum Skirts
  
• Gallery Cooled Pistons
  
• Piston Rings
• Induction-Hardened Cylinder Liners
• Crankshafts
• Camshafts
• Valve Train Parts
• Lifters
• Throwers and Baffles
• Rocker Arm Buttons
  
• Fuel Nozzles
• Fuel Pumps
• Water Pump Kits
  
• Bearings (i.e.: Copper Alloy Engine Bearings)
  
• Bushings
  
• Premium Material Gaskets and Gasket Sets (OEM steel or IPD composite)
• In & Out of Frame Complete Engine Overhaul Kits.

IPD manufacturers superior part products and overhaul kits for:

• Caterpillar 3406E & C15 Engines
  
• Caterpillar 3508/3512/3516 Engines
  -Over 700 part numbers not including gaskets and o-rings!
  
• Caterpillar 353/379/398/399 Engines
  -Over 500 part numbers not including gaskets and o-rings!
• Caterpillar 3304/3306 Engines
  -Over 1000 part numbers not including gaskets and o-rings!
• Caterpillar 3114/3116 Engines
• Caterpillar 3126 Engines
  
• Older Caterpillar Engine Parts Support includes:
  -D339 -D342 -G342 -D343 -G353 -D346 -D348 -3204/3208

Having your Cat motor configuration number will help expedite the ordering process, as this will give us more information that we can use to look up the engine configuration. In some cases, we may require the equipment serial number.

Call us to order or get more information!
Syd's Eastside Auto Parts
1-605-665-5119 or Toll-Free at 1-800-505-5119

Or Contact Us Online.

-Doug
Syd's Eastside Auto Parts