Project Collateral Damage: Measure Twice, Cut Once

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Building The Ultimate 1970 Pro Touring Chevelle - "Collateral Damage" A few months ago our very own Lateral-G owner Jody picked up a 1970 Chevelle. He had a vision for the car - handles like it's on rails, tons of power, stop on a dime, and to be able to put ten's of thousands of miles a year on it. The goal wasn't go out and build the baddest auto cross machine ever, it … [Read more...]

Project Collateral Damage: The Ultimate Touring ’70 Chevelle

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Collateral Damage Introducing our newest project build, a 1970 Chevelle! This Chevelle is being built by our site owner, forum moderator, and all around car guy Jody Bernard. "I've built plenty of Pro Touring cars and one I miss a lot was my '64 Chevelle. I wanted another Chevelle when I came across this '70, I couldn't pass it up," explained Jody. "Back when I was a kid I had … [Read more...]

Car Feature: Twin-Turbo 1964 Dodge Polara

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Walking the SEMA 2017 halls, we were stopped in our tracks by this Polara. First off, a Polara? This car was so sneaky most people walked right by it. Upon further inspection it packs a massive motor and sits on a Roadster Shop chassis. Right up our alley for sure. We reached out and found some more information and pictures for you to check out. Official … [Read more...]

SEMA Show 2016: Hot Finds on Day Three

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SEMA 2016 has been amazing so far, and with each day comes more and more beautiful builds to be discovered. So we'll get right to it for day three of four! Though the show is massive this year, by Day Three, we'd pretty much seen it all, or so we thought. Then we found what has been dubbed “OPTIMA Alley”-- the alleyway between the Convention Center and the Westgate Hotel … [Read more...]

Forgeline Looks Behind To Forge Ahead

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In grade school they teach us that we must learn history in order to prevent history from repeating itself. What the teacher meant is that some of the problems facing the world today have already been faced, and some of those we don't want to face again. Just like asking for your parents for advice, learning history can teach us about the future. What if we looked back to the … [Read more...]

Sema 2014: Big Crowds, Great Cars, and Good Friends

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While walking the aisles of Hot Rod Alley this year it seemed I couldn't get more than a few feet without running into someone I knew. I guess after 12 years of attending Sema plus my involvement with Lateral-G and car boards in general, I've met a lot of great people. This years show did not disappoint. Looked to be a good crowd and no shortage of great cars and products on … [Read more...]

USCA Optima Recap Day One: Autocross and Speed Stop

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Saturday was the first day of competition at this years USCA Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Las Vegas. This year saw a brand new venue for the event, being held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Preparations had been going on all week and when Saturday arrived the weather was perfect and the activities began. At daybreak trucks and trailers started filling the … [Read more...]