Roddings Largest Online Magazine HotrodHotLine Newsletter
October 10 2007

check out these Coker tires and wheels.... then send us your parts !

   With everyone’s interest peaked in Cars for Sale over the summer, we have run low in our Parts For Sale section ..... Well it’s time to clean out that garage and get rid of those parts you know you’ll never use .... and now on HotRodHotLine it’s FREE ... including 4 pictures per ad.   Last month we had a guy selling some wheels and he sold them within a week to someone just a few miles away from his home .... so selling parts on the internet doesn’t necessarily mean shipping them ...... that guy across town doesn’t know you have parts to sell unless you tell him.... So CLICK HERE to sell your Parts FREE 

Patch Panel Article

Our HotRod M.D. Technical Section has become a big hit with our visitors. We have so much information there and we’re adding more all the time .... information from Industry Experts who are giving you the best advice ... This week we added an article on Patch Panels written and photographed by Jim Clark. We have also just received an article from Vintage Air that will be online in a few days.  Check out the Hot Rod MD

   Our “Memories of Wally” pages will remain on our website ... and we welcome you to send us your memories so that we can pay proper respect to one of our industries icons .... a man loved and respected by many.  Wally Parks touched many in our hobby .... we have received tributes and memories from rodders like Bud and Lynne and from other industry icons like Andy Granatelli and Parnelli Jones... this is a man who had time for all of his fans .... so many people wrote about how thrilled they were that Wally talked to them at various events over the years..... he always had time to “talk cars” with a fellow enthusiast ...

There is a reason that “PAL'S Hot Rod Parts” is amongst the "top 25" list of Vintage Air’s Dealers and the “top 20” list of Heidt’s Dealers. PAL'S is determined to assist you with quality products and at the best price! In their determination to be consistent in quality; PAL'S has chosen to carry several popular-high quality brands. PAL'S wants you to know that If you don't see what you are looking for on their site, please Call 1-877-225-7257 and they will make every effort to find it for you. PAL'S product list is endless and so is their determination to assist their customers.

 We’re pleased to welcome SouthWest Rod & Custom in Lewisville, TX online with us. Owner Peter Hughes is a talented guy who can not only build you a car ... anything from a Nostalgia Rod to a Street Rod ..... but he can also build you a Desk ... for the Real Car Guy .... or check out this Hot Rod Swordfish ..

 We have known the fine people who put on the Cruisin For a Cure show for many years and admire the great work they do so we are very happy to have them online with us so that we can help in some way, to promote this cause. The show is over for this year but there’s lots going on that we’ll be telling you about.....  www.CruisinForACure.com .

Introducting the Newest So Cal Shop ... SO CAL LOS ANGELES .... located in Wilmington, CA but you don’t have to be in So. California to get some great So Cal products from them. This online Super Store has hundreds of products with more being added every day ... Check it out now and get all the details on the fantastic buys they have...

Purdee Industries has been online with us for many years with their awesome “Header Buddy” and now they have come on as a Premium vendor to show you all of their other products. They have a extensive line of High Performance Exhaust Products ....  Take a look .... you’ll find it all here

Hot Rod Shows 4 great shows each year. The GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW is "The Grand Daddy of Them All" .The SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA crowns the "World's Most Beautiful Custom!" The Autorama is home to the Bagdasarian, Barris, Bailon & Bertolucci Awards. The 10th PORTLAND ROD & CUSTOM SHOW in a friendly hometown environment.

The National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum announces The 51st Annual Darryl Starbird’s Hall of Fame National Championship Rod and Custom Car Show at Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas; Jan 18, 19,20 2008 AND the 44th Annual Darryl Starbird’s Rod & Custom Car Show & Monster Truck Races in Tulsa, OK Feb 15, 16, & 17 2008.  Get all of the Details HERE

 We are particularly happy to have Surf City Garage and their fine line of car care products onboard with us. Jack had a chance to try out their carnauba wax and had one word ...”Incredible” ! Surf City Garage® Premium Car Care Products. No matter what car care products you use to clean, wax, seal and polish your Hot Rod, you owe it to yourself to check out Surf City Garage’s entire line of car care products. With rave reviews and feature stories, they are quickly becoming the choice of real car guys everywhere. At Surf City Garage, Your Ride’s Worth It.

Our friends at The Engine Factory have taken their expertise in engine building and installation and put together a complete DVD Series which shows you the complete process of building or repairing an engine. This series takes you step by step through the process... It’s really great .... Check it out along with those awesome engines at the Engine Factory.com

One of the best ways to find good products and great service is to seek out the opinions of other rodders... At Ron Francis Wiring you’ll find lots of happy customers... Find out what your fellow rodders are saying about their experience with Ron Francis Wiring products and service.... Check it out

  Now that we’re planning those winter projects, we need to get some good instructional material to help us with all that we plan on doing. HotRodLibrary now has 9 very good Metal Working DVD’s by Ron Covell available to order online or by phone. You can choose from “Chopping and Sectioning”, “Shaping Aluminum”, “TIG Welding Basics”, “Working with Steel” and several others... Check it OUT !

New from Jegs !  Blueprint Engines are a great choice for drivable and reliable high performance engines. All rotating assemblies are balanced within 2 grams on a computerized balancer. You’ll find these and many of our industries finest products at Jegs today....

Check out the coolest diecast ever .... Crazy Ben’s Rat Rod .... and lots more .... From the new Pork Chops Chop Shop cars and accessories to Corvette Dashboard replicas and lots more ... Take a look for the highest quality diecast in the universe...

Painless Performance now offers the Striker Cold Shot performance module for Diesel Engines.... many of you have trucks with diesel engines and this will really help you out with performance..... Take a Look

1992-'97 LT1 & 1985-'92 305/350 Throttle Bodies from Professional Products These dual bore throttle bodies are much less expensive than any similar product available, yet the quality is as good as it gets. We also provide duplicate throttle linkages with each throttle body that allow the throttle body to be used on different year models

The Return of Green Line™
Stewart Warner has reintroduced "Green Line™" gauges, so named for the iconic green trim that surrounds the silver disk in the center of the gauge
see them now at www.SW-Performance.com

COMP Cams® Adds Three XFI™ Mechanical Roller Camshafts For GM Gen III (LS1, -2, -6) Engines

The XFI™ Street Solid Roller Series features 3 camshaft patterns for applications ranging from high performance street to high rpm drag/road race. These patterns are designed specifically to be run in 1997 to current LS1, LS2 and LS6-based engines with the new COMP Cams® Endure- X™ Gen III Solid Roller Lifters and Part #26921 Dual Valve Springs. The LSX™ Intake Manifold is recommended for best performance with all patterns.

Did your car get too hot inside the passenger compartment this summer ?  Maybe it’s time to add some Dynamat to keep you and your passengers cool next summer..... Check out the installation tips and product info at www.Dynamat.com

So Cal Speed Shop LA has a great new Traditionalist” Line of parts .... these wheels are just one of many parts offered by So Cal Speed for those who are building a Nostalgia Rod ..... Check it out here....

Steele now offers a full line of peel-n-stick extrusions for sealing fiberglass-bodied and reproduction sheet metal street rods. Available in a variety of extrusions, shapes, and lengths, Steele offers the largest catalog of peel-n-stick rubber parts for street rods. You can see it here.. then click on New Products

The Ultimate Engine Belt System from ZOOPS ...Polished 6061-T6 Billet Aluminum Bracketry  Polished CNC Machined Billet Aluminum Face Plate  Polished Forgelite™ Billet Aluminum Pulleys hardened to T-6 Condition  Polished Spring Belt Tensioner  Polished Sanden SD-7 A/C Compressor  New Chrome 105 Amp Alternator New Aluminum Heavy Duty Water Pump Two Polished Idler Pulleys for Maximum Belt Wrap For Complete Details.... CLICK HEREt

HushMat® is honored to announce that their products will be featured in SEMA company project builds this year. Last year, HushMat, manufacturers of a full line of vibration damping, thermal insulation, tape and sound absorption materials for the automotive aftermarket, sponsored a number of vehicles including several from Rick Bottom of Rick Bottom Custom Motorsports. Bottom is well known as one of the top automotive customizers in the aftermarket today Check it Out

The National Street Rod Association has announced it’s show schedule for 2008.  Now’s the time to mark your calendar for all the great fun of the NSRA events.... Click Here for all the Dates. 

Cruisin in the Country

..Rebel Run Car Show

It’s almost here ... The California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield California... It’s the BEST TIME a Car Guy can have ! The reunion features top nostalgia drag racers competing in such categories as Top Fuel, Junior Fuel, Supercharged Gassers, and A/FX, as well as a variety of exhibition entries. Oct. 12-14, 2007, are the dates. The weekend includes hundreds of street rods, customs, and muscle cars as well as the Reunion Swap Meet, Manufacturers Midway, and lots of celebrities. Click Here for more details and registration.

  It’s time to start planning for the Indoor Show Season... and there are no better shows than those  AutoRama, World of Wheels and Cavalcade of Customs put on by the folks at Championship Auto Shows.  23 Big Shows with some of the finest cars in our hobby  Get the SCHEDULE NOW

  The San Francisco Rod, Custom and Motorcycle show is coming up faster than we can believe ! Jack and Mary Ann flew over to San Francisco for the show last year and had a great time. They are expanding this show to include so many new things .... The Biker Build Off in the motorcycle building, A huge building for Nostalgia or “Rat” Rods was awesome ... there will be lots of news in coming weeks to tell you about all of the fabulous things the fine folks at RP Productions are planning... We can hardly wait !

In December, you’ll want to attend the East Coast Indoor Nats.... It’s a great show with over 300 of the countries finest cars on display and lots of activities for the whole family. Check it out now...
 

Carolina Open Car Classic & Hot Rod Run on Dec. 7th & 8th in beautiful Charleston SC. This will be no ordinary car show! They will have celebrities, top name entertainment during the entire event with Sister Hazel performing live during the awards ceremony, great food & beverages, $1000 cash giveaways during the show, over 250 custom made trophies, 79 classes, 18 "Best of" awards, vendors, a car corral, street performers and so much more! Visit www.crippledog.com for t

Thanks to these fine companies for sponsoring our Young Rodders contest each month.

  We have lots of great young rodder stories and as far as we’re concerned they’re all winners ! Their stories take us back to when we were young and had many of the same experiences. CLICK HERE

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We love to hear from you so if you have any comments or Questons.... Just email us or give us a call !  877-700-2468

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Until Next Time
 Keep Rodd’n and we hope to see you on the road this year...
Jack, Mary Ann
and the Staff at Hotrodhotline
 

HRHL “Road Van”