The Protouring Network

TMCP Podcast – Pete Gladsyz on 80′s, 90′s, and 2000′s era Mopar Muscle!

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The latest TMCP Podcast show is out, and (I think) Mopar fans will love it. The guest was a recently retired Chrysler Performance engineer named Pete Gladsyz. He was a part of the turbo Shelby Mopars in the 80's, a big part of the Viper in the '90's, and his last baby was the Challenger SRT8. He also has an insanely cool rally-car racing history and now organizes a huge … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – Chevelle Build Update: LS Mounts, Roll Cage, and Kids Car Seats

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The latest TMCP podcast show is out, and the guest was Jeff Allison, owner of Allison Customs, flyer of commercial jets (really), and builder of my Chevelle. In this episode Jeff gave the latest update on the build and went into detail on everything that went into mounting the L92 as far low and back as possible. Long story short, he put in a tubular section into the … [Read more...]

Cars For A Living Podcast – How John Hotchkis Built His Business!

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As a few of you may already know, I host several different automotive themed podcast show in addition to The MuscleCar Place. My latest show is called Cars For A Living and is completely dedicated to the career or business side of owning or starting a business in the aftermarket, racing, and restoration world. My co-host is Dan Kahn, owner of Kahn Media, and between the two of … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – Danny Giustino on Restoring Cars For A Living for 20 Years

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The latest TMCP podcast show is out, and the guest this week is my pal Danny Giustio. Danny is the owner of Muscle Express in Florida and has been making his living restoring cars and selling parts for over 20 years. His specialty is nut-and-bolt restorations on GM cars.....but after doing those for years he's really felt bad that the cars he's done will never be driven and … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – The Nitty Gritty on Tremec 5 and 6-Speed Swaps

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Just a quick note to let you know that this week's podcast show is out and ready to go. The guest was Jim Goodlad from Hurst Driveline Conversions. We discussed their Tremec manual transmission swap kits for all of the popular muscle cars, and I finally got a straight answer on whether you'll REALLY have to cut up your floor to do it (it depends on the car - but we went into … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – Converting Mechanical Gauges to Electronic

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This week's podcast show is out, and the guest was Shannon Hudson from Redline Gauges (he's been on the TV show 'Rides' a few times). His company can restore old gauges to like new condition and can also convert mechanical gauges to electronic. For those of you out there who dig the look of your factory gauges (like I do) but want to take advantage of the electronic outputs … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – Jump General Lee from the 2005 Dukes Movie

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I thought that I would share this week's podcast show, even though it is in no way related to the world of pro-touring (so I want to admit that upfront). If this thread needs to be deleted as such, please just say the word. I had the chance to interview John Byrnes last week, and he's the owner and restorer of the only General Lee used in the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie that … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – My Classic Garage

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The latest TMCP show is out, and this week's guest was Tanner Fritz from My Classic Garage. I'm interested to hear what you all think about it. My Classic Garage is a brand new company that lets car collectors store all of their automotive information in the cloud (like insurance, maintenance, show dates, net workth, etc). They also let people keep a DREAM GARAGE section of … [Read more...]

TMCP Podcast – Sam Farrington & Fantastic 4-Door!

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This week's show guest is fan-favorite Sam (Saminator) Farrington. We discussed the build up of his 4-door '67 Chevelle, and when he's old enough to have a driver's license we'll all need to sit back and take a few driving lessons from him! His parents are Tom & Debbie who are well known and are staples at most events. Sam's segment starts at just after the 16-minute mark if … [Read more...]