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Crimping or Soldering – What’s The Best Wiring Connection?

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The Best Wiring Connection For Your Car Recently we started to wire up our Project Way-Gone '66 Chevelle Wagon with a complete Painless Performance Pro-Series wiring harness. We wanted to start from scratch to have a trouble-free wiring system in the car. But we got to wondering, what if we do have to splice? What's the best way? For as long as we can remember, we've always … [Read more...]

Miller Welders: Let There Be Light!

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Miller Helmet Lighting Accessory Kit Walking around SEMA, we saw some amazing cars and cool products. Cars and products that will surely revolutionize this industry in years to come. We also saw tons of cool gizmo's that we loved and would help make life easier while working on cars too. We were in the Miller welding booth checking out some really neat new welders and saw a … [Read more...]

The Most Read Stories On Lateral-G!

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The Best Stories From 2018 On Lateral-G! Last night the ball dropped in NYC and the beginning of 2019 officially began. For many it's a time of reflection and planning for the future. That might be to lose weight, get a new job or finish that project car like us. Like many reflecting on 2018 we started to do that as well. What events we attended, wrenches turned and cars shot. … [Read more...]

Accessorizing Your LS Engine With Holley’s Accessory Drive

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Installing Holley's High-Mount Accessory Drive One of the next goals on our 1966 Chevelle Wagon project is to get the car running and moving under its own power. The engine is a bone stock LM7 engine that we've outfitted with Hedman cast iron manifolds and SBC valve covers along with an Edelbrock carb style intake to allow us to run our Holley Sniper. A major component needed … [Read more...]

Project Way-Gone: Body, Baer Brakes, Rocket Racing Wheels & Toyo Tires

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1966 Chevelle Wagon: Project Way-Gone Back when we left off our first installment of our 1966 Chevelle Wagon build, we had just set the foundation. Our boxed El Camino frame was powder coated at Eddie Motorsports then outfitted with Chris Alston Chassisworks suspension and plumbed with Inline Tube. Then we installed a CPP steering box and Pro Forged steering components. Lastly … [Read more...]

Billet Braces: Installing Eddie Motorsports Hood Braces

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Installing Eddie Motorsports Hood Braces While we were installing the new Holley LS valve covers on our 1955 Bel Air, we noticed the big ugly bracket supporting the hood. This bracket is what stabilizes the hood and holds the hood latch. This bracket does a good job, but is less than stellar looking. We looked for options and saw that our friends at Eddie Motorsports had just … [Read more...]

Self-Tune Showdown: FiTech Vs. Holley Vs. FAST

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FiTech GoStreet Vs. Holley Sniper Vs. FAST EZ-EFI In the aftermarket automotive world, there's one product out there that's really taken leaps and bounds of improvement over the last few years. Fuel Injection has dramatically improved allowing just about any engine to have a high-tech and efficient fuel delivery system. Carburetors and their issues are a thing of the past now … [Read more...]

Cleaning Up LS Valve Cover Coils

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Holley LS Valve Covers There's no doubts about the power and performance you can get from an LS engine. These engines have been swapped into just about every make and model of vehicle ever made. You can take a junkyard engine, throw a turbo on it and make 600HP all day long. Or build them to the moon and make over 1,000HP. They are amazing motors that have spawned entire car … [Read more...]

Project Way-Gone: Setting The Foundation

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Project Way-Gone Begins! Last year we introduced Project Way-Gone, a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Wagon. We've always had a love for the Wagons - you can fit four people plus all their stuff and still cruise! When we saw this one, we knew it would make a great Pro Touring ride. The wagons are a little different than the norm and we've always had a bit of a infatuation with … [Read more...]

The General Lee Goes Postal With QA1 Upgrade!

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Upgrading Charger Suspension With QA1 In the 1960's muscle cars were all about going fast in a straight line. These cars had massive engines and ran like a bat out of a hell in a straight line but taking a turn at speed resulted in tires screaming for their life. Even though in the Dukes of Hazzard series the '69 Charger was portrayed as a stout do-it-all car, the suspension … [Read more...]