1971 Z/28 Camaro Barn Find Barn find, what does that even mean? For most that's the hope of one day opening up an old dilapidated barn to find a rare classic car, often covered in an inch of dust. That very scenario happened for Andrew Erichsen from Painless Performance. "My uncle was a collector of cars and had a good eye for them. He lived in Southern California … [Read more...]
The Flair Witch Project: Suzy Bauter’s 1963 Rambler Wagon
1963 Rambler Wagon: The Flair Witch If you've been in the Pro Touring/Autocross scene for any amount of time, it's likely you've met Suzy Bauter. She originally got into the scene in Southern California, but relocated to Tennessee. That means you'll see her and her partner Rodney Prouty at events in the northeast to deep down south and all over. Everywhere she goes she has a … [Read more...]
Project ’55 Bel Air: Starting From The Frame Up
Project '55 Bel Air Takes On New Life Over the last few years, you may have noticed a few articles with some installations being completed on a '55 Bel Air four door. This car has been daily driven and just enjoyed, with no intentions of racing or anything like that. We've had our fun and decided it was time to tear it apart, repaint it and give it the full restoration it … [Read more...]
Viking Performance: The Future Of Shocks?
Active Shock Management with Viking Performance When you're driving down the road, wouldn’t you love to be able to change the valving in all four of your shocks one-thousand times per second? If you could, wouldn't that be the ultimate ride for comfort and, more importantly, performance? While this may seem like a far-fetched reality, that's the Berserker Active Shock … [Read more...]
Upgrading Stock Camaro Suspension With UMI Performance
Second Gen Camaro Suspension Upgrade We can all agree, nothing quite matches the feel of a classic muscle car. By now, we can also agree that the muscle rides of the 60’s and 70’s left a lot to be desired in the handling and ride quality department. My ’71 Camaro had sat in the “hog house” on our farmland in Kansas from about 1992 until I pulled it out and brought it down … [Read more...]
LS Fest 2018: The Biggest and Baddest Ever!
Holley LS Fest East 2018 The record was officially broken this past weekend at Holley LS Fest. It was the biggest LS Fest ever and the biggest event ever held at Beech Bend! All weekend long there was talks about the weather. We feared the chance of rain might keep some competitors away - but that didn't seem to be the case. Luckily there was no rain on Friday or Saturday … [Read more...]
Car Feature: TMI Product’s 1972 Nova
TMI Product's 1972 Nova When the time came for TMI Products to unveil a new line of seats at SEMA, they wanted to go above and beyond. "We had our traditional outlets, but we really wanted to wow the crowd and show people what we can do and how they look," stated Marketing Director Larry Ashley. For TMI Products, they have done it all. After being in business for over … [Read more...]
Hottest New Products Of SEMA 2016!
Hottest New Products of SEMA 2016 One thing we all love about the SEMA show is all the new cars. SEMA is that one special time of year where everybody in the industry gets together and shows off their latest builds. This goes from lifted trucks, slammed imports, or bad ass Pro Touring rides. We all want to see last years work come from literally the best shops in the … [Read more...]
Eric Pierce’s 1971 Chevelle “Big Booty Judy”
While on the Hot Rod Power Tour this year, we saw thousands upon thousands of beautiful cars and trucks on the road. One ride that caught our attention was this bright orange 1971 Chevelle. After tracking down the owner Eric Pierce and giving the car a closer look, we were in love. There's much more than the bright orange paint job on this '71 Chevelle. Eric got bit by the … [Read more...]
