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 It's SEMA time again, that magical week where all the latest is revealed from the automotive aftermarket to industry masses looking to see what's new and hot. Once again the show is in Las Vegas, NV., and once again the public is not allowed in. This is so the working people in the industry can get their work done... distribution deals, new contacts, and the like. We only get in because we bring our cameras. This week, we'll be bringing you our take on SEMA highlights, so check back often for new video posts!
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 There are some things to know when taking your car to the chassis dyno shop. The more prepared you are, the better your session will be. Here are some ideas from dyno operator Umberto Gizzi of GRC Performance.
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 Painting flames looks easy when it’s done by a pro, and we stopped in at The Custom Shop in Flanagan, IL, for a lesson in shooting fire on a 1964 Ford Galaxie Pro Street car. This car was not only getting bathed in yellow-orange-red flames, but Wargo also intertwined the flames around airbrushed factory-style trim on the car, complete with shadows and highlights to appear as realistic as possible.
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 We've turned the corner on our 1965 Chevelle build, and we're finally starting to put the car back together. This time, we're re-assembling the newly painted chassis with a complete Hotchkis Total Vehicle System suspension package, along with some newly restored brake hardware and new brake and fuel lines. The Hotchkis kit is nice because it comes with all the parts you need to improve the handling performance of you car including tubular rear suspension control arms, Bilstein shock absorbers, oversize front and rear sway bars, and Hotchkis lowering performance springs. The kit also includes all the hardware you need to put it together. This car came with a decent disk brake kit installed, so we simply ran the parts through our Eastwood sandblast cabinet and then powdercoated them with an Eastwood Hot Coat kit. We reassembled the brakes with new pads, bearings, and Royal Purple Synthetic Grease . Next we installed new bushings and ball joints from OPGI, and then the parts were ready to bolt together. Our new brake lines were formed with a kit from YearOne . Finally, we shot the underside of the body with some PPG DP90 Epoxy black primer followed by a coat of 3M Body Shutz for protection. The wheelhouses were coated with roll on Herculiner truck bed liner to make them bulletproof, and then we mated the body to the chassis with the help of a body mount bushing kit from OPGI .
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 This super-cool 1941 Willys is a throwback to the straight-axle gasser days, only it's big-block Chevy powered and cleaner than most.
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 The SEMA show provides an annual deadline to finish custom cars and hot rods of all sorts, and typically, John Wargo at The Custom Shop in Flanagan, IL, builds several of each. This year, John and his crew are hard at work completing a fully customized 1938 Chevy pickup truck and a trick 1967 Camaro for the show. At this shooting, they had 1 month to left.
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 We spotted this slick 1967 Buck Gran Sport at the Somernites Power Cruise and had to learn more about it. Owner Neil Pate takes us through the car, wich features a Buick 400 under the hood and trick Ultra Leather interior in addition to the big wheels and air suspension.
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 Part of our 1970 Pontiac Trans Am's dual personality is drag strip performance, and Splitter delivers on the track. Here Brett Evans pilots the car to a 9.28 / 147 mph pass in a recent street car drag event.
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 Sometimes it's easy to blow things off when they get tricky, assuming that you can leave the mess for the next person to work on it. We've all been on the receiving end of this, where someone hacked something together, only to have it explode when it's your turn to work on it. Stripped bolts & nuts, bad wiring, poorly installed or assembled parts all can make you really mad when you encounter them left behind be the previous owner of your project car. This rant speaks to doing things right the first time, because you may be the next person to work on it! Make it easy for yourself and lose the "leave it for the next A-hole" mentality... you may be the "next A-hole!"
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 The crew at G-Force Design Concepts just finished DEMON - a pro-touring style 1971 Dodge Demon built to thrive on the roads. Featuring a complete Air Ride suspension and a crate Mopar Hemi engine, the DEMON makes tons of power and is able to keep it under control. This video was shot at the recent Pro-Touring.com / MuscleRides.com Run Through The Hills IV event in Pigeon Forge, TN. DEMON snaked through the cones with ease, leaving everyone possessed by its performance.
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