Roddings Largest Online Magazine HotrodHotLine Newsletter March 13, 2007

AND The Winner IS ..... Ross Meyers’ awesome 36 Ford won the prestigious Ridler Award this past weekend at the Detroit Autorama ... This is a great story.. Ross has had this car since he was 9 years old but it spent most of it’s life in his grandfathers barn ..... until 2 years ago when Ross commissioned Troy Trepanier to bring it back to life. What a wonderful job Troy and his team did with this car... We have coverage of the Detroit Autorama online and will have more stories about the Great 8 and Ridler later this week.

   Jack Lawford, Hotrodhotline owner, will be driving his 34 Ford 3-W and you can come along too !  This is a once in a lifetime deal... A chance to drive either a 4000 or 2000 race with 200 Rodders with block parties at every overnite stop ... greeted by cheering crowds and fans at 43 towns across the country. Cruising through some of our country’s most beautiful back roads. HotHotrodhotline team members will get special VIP treatment with preferred placement at the stop overs, commemorative shirts and hats, and a 15% Discount on the Great Race entry fees. 
   This is something Jack has always wanted to do .... but never quite made the time ... and this year the Great Race is honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Deuce with 2 special Deuce Week races , inviting hot rods, street rods, and muscle cars to join in the race.  So this is the year Jack decided to quit thinking about it and DO IT !  And we’d love to have you along with us as part of the Hotrodhotline team....  Get more details here....

NEW NEW NEW ...... Hotrodhotline now has a comprehensive TECH department where you can find the answers to all of those nagging questions you have when building your car. Get the help you need from the Hot Rod M.D. ... Our MD is Jim Clark, first editor of Street Rodder Magazine and author, publisher, and editor of many of the Tex Smith Hot Rod Library “How To” books. This section has just launched and is a work in progress as we add all of the tech info we are receiving from Jim and from many of our advertisers. We want to give you a quick and easy wasy to look up information on virtually any system on your car.... So Take a look as we introduce the Hot Rod M.D.

WIRING PRE-TERMINATED TO FUSE BLOCK is the most important feature of a Painless chassis harness. How well the wiring is connected to the fuse block, how secure and permanent the connection, determines how well the entire system will perform. Every Painless chassis harness comes out of the box with the wiring already terminated to the fuse block, not by hand but with state-of-the-art Packard presses. This assures you of a trouble-free performance that hand or screw connections cannot match. Plus, half the job is already done for you. Just mount the block and route the wires. For More....

Since the invention of stainless braided rubber hose, racers and mechanics have been fighting the problem of installing it into the socket part of the assembly. If your lucky and get a clean cut on the end of that hose, you might get it in. Most of the time a little fuzz appears on the hose end and the battle begins. It is not only time consuming, it can get bloody. KOUL tools has delivered a solution that makes the assembly a snap. Manufactured of a high tech composite, it is virtually indestructible. No need to worry about vise marks or wearing out. Just insert the socket into the tool, twist the hose in, and in less than 10 seconds CLICK HERE

Most performance enthusiasts think of high voltage coils when they hear the name Blaster, but for 2007, you’ll be introduced to the all new Blaster EFITM system! That’s right, MSD now offers a complete Electronic Fuel Injection System CLICK HERE

Street Customs And Restorations will work with you as a team to deliver the level of restoration you expect. We have worked with over 1,400 owners on this challenging process because we love and appreciate older cars and understand the pleasure of restoring them. Our 6000 square foot shop is outfitted with the latest in tools and painting equipment. We can work with you on any aspect of your project from small restoration services to a complete restoration of your dream car.

  DECO RIDES of Long Valley, NJ offers two lines of fiberglass bodies for the street rod market, a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, which is available in coupe, convertible, fastback ($9.900), and the new Sedan delivery. This designed was taken from the famed SCRAPE Zephyr coupe that was sold to the Petersen Museum for $275,000 in 2000. The second line of glass bodies we offer is a stylized Boat tail Speedster available as a fenderless highboy ($9,150) or a full-fendered model ($10,990). Fat Man Fabrications of Charlotte, NC makes a rolling chassis with spot brakes, coil over, etc. for the Zephyr and Boattail for $7,625.

Suburban Rods has spent years assembling a team of the finest technicians in the industry. Our success is due to the fact that each of our technicians takes a tremendous amount of pride in the work that he does. Whether your preference is restored original, resto-rod, rat rod, mild or radical custom, we can do it. We will build a vehicle to your specifications - steel or fiberglass body, body modifications, new frame, air-ride suspension, power steering, power brakes, power windows, air conditioning, digital gauges, engine choice, custom interior, custom paint. You decide _ we'll build it...

We are very pleased to have Blue Demon Transmissions online with us. Blue Demon Performance Transmissions,  in San Antonio, Texas, specializes in producing high performance transmissions built for street or strip, racing or off road use. We have the capabilities of building high performance transmissions for Chevy, Ford, or Dodge/Chrysler products. We also offer a full line of high performance parts which include high performance or heavy duty torque converters, high performance clutches, conversion kits for transmission installations, individual accessories, and a full line of high performance and heavy duty transmission rebuilding parts. Check it outl

Coming Up March 24th Over 3,000 All American or American Powered rods, customs, classics, muscle cars, street machines & trucks• Vendors & Exhibitors • Indoor & Outdoor Car Show• Huge Swap Meet & Cars 4 Sale Corral * Model & Pedal Car Show • Arts & Crafts Show • Kids Play Area Special Award – Goodguys 2007 Kustom of the Year FinalistSpecial Parking Areas- Sat 8am-2pm * Homebuilt Heaven * Youngguys *Trick Truck Corral.  Check it out NOW.

The National Street Rod Association has announced the return of the SUPER PRIZE program at it’s events in 2007. This year is no exception. With over eighty companies participating, the total value of the 2007 Super Prize Program will be $1,304,654.00. That is $100,358.00 in prizes, per event, given away to registered event participants at each of NSRA's 13 events Get complete information ... the April Oklahoma show is fast approaching and you don’t want to miss it.

Somernites Cruise is held on the Fourth Friday & Saturday of each month April-October, rain or shine!! There are many events on "the strip" on Friday night and in Downtown Somerset on Saturday. We now have two entrance gates in Downtown Somerset that open at 2:00PM on Saturday for the "Show & Shine" portion of the weekend. The "Show & Shine" concludes at 8:00PM and then "cruising the strip" shifts into high gear and continues until ??? Somernites Cruise is always FREE to participants & spectators.

   The Right Coast Association has YOU Covered… for all the greatest shows and events on the "Right Coast" from Canada to Florida.. You'll find family friendly, member oriented, affordable events. Starting with Cruise Daytona , the BIG Syracuse Nationals, Laconia, The Year One Experience, Myrtle Beach and the Eastern States Nationals …Check out the Right Coast Association .

The 2007 Hot Rod Reunion moves to historic National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, allowing more room for street rods and customs. The honorees for the 2007 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion will be: John Abbott, Don Cain, Ted Harbit, Fred Hurst, Gary Rupp and Pat Dakin. The Justice brothers Reunion Spotlight falls on Frank Hawley. The Grand Marshal will be Jeg Coughlin. The Reunion features a fabulous array of cool drag cars, street rods and customs of the historic and present-day hot rod eras.

Well to start with I am 20 years old and have been into hot rods since I can remember. My dad was always building something and at an early age I learned how to bleed brakes .... Orrin Hanson

Hi, My name is brad I am 19 and me and my father are building a 1930 Ford Model A Sedan Rat Rod at his hot rod shop. It is highly modified with a 5 inch chop CLICK HERE

These fine companies have donated prizes to our Young Rodders Contest....

The Engine Factory has a huge selection of “custom built for you” options. This awesome Chevy 383 Stroker with 475 Horsepower is just one of the many choices at EngineFactory.com This is the time to beef up your ride with some horsepower, and the Engine Factory has been building Turnkey Engines since 1969 so you know you can depend on them for the best. All Engine Factory Engines run right out of the crate .... no need to add anything. Take a look at all of the great engine choices at www.EngineFactory.com

At Ron Francis Our kits are custom designed for your application. No off the shelf box sold with a smile and a "good luck" from someone only interested in your money. At the Wire Works we enjoy making products that are great for you to use and enjoy. This year we celebrate our 31st Anniversary of making these Do-it-Yourself products that work well for the novice and expert alike. Ron Francis products are preferred and used by more professionals than any other. If you have questions or comments please give us a call, we would enjoy hearing from you.

FREE CATALOGS
Don’t forget that you can order a Catalog from many fine companies right here on Hotrodhotline.... there are dozens of companies listed in our Catalog section where you will be able to order a print catalog or download a catalog right to your computer now.... CHECK IT OUT !

“Building Guide for Basic Hot Rods” from Hotrod Library...
The oldest/newest trend in hot rodding has been part of the modified car scene since the l920s. Sometimes basic hot rodding is blinded by all the glitter and glamour of the high-dollar show concept rods and customs, but every experienced rodder is quick to point out that the most fun with a hot rod is with one that doesn't require major maintenance just for a ten mile stroll. It is all here, with an emphasis on ideas for the amateur and experienced builder alike.   For this and many more great “How To” books

29 Ford

37 Ford

Our friends at Hunters Custom Auto had their Expo this weekend

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Jack Lawford’s 34 Ford 3-W

HRHL “Road Van”