Roddings Largest Online Magazine HotrodHotLine Newsletter
September 11 2007

We are pleased to have Championship Auto Shows online with us .... These are the who people bring you shows like the AutoRama shows, World of Wheels, and Cavalcade of Customs ... the Premier Shows in America. You can get information about these shows at their Website and Hotrodhotline.com will be bringing you updates on ALL of the Championship Auto Shows as they approach. Each of these 23 Shows features the quality cars brought out by the IASCA Competition on that circuit and Bob Larivee always has a full schedule of events, celebrities, and fun for the whole family. Stay Tuned as we bring you all the breaking news about each of the shows.

 Cripple Dog Hot Rods Charleston, S. C. has produced the finest Hot Rods in the world! , and carries a large selection of parts and accessories.Cripple Dog Hot Rods is fast becoming known for spectacular Hot Rod events and Car shows. If you have a chance to attend a Cripple Dog event, don't miss it! A great time is guaranteed! WATCH FOR UPCOMING CRIPPLE DOG HOT ROD EVENTS.

 Easy Up Ramps are portable, strong, and give you an easy way to make your car accessible without having a large piece of equipment taking up space in your shop.  This patented ramp system comes in black powdercoat finish or even in colors... They are very affordable too at $595 per set. Take a look now...

Classic Radiator and Heaters understands that a quality cooling system is critical to the consistent and reliable performance of your engine and vehicle. Taking seriously their commitment to provide the best in product and service, they are an authorized dealer for “US Radiator,” “Griffin Radiator” and “Flex-a-Lite.”  Check out all of their services here

  Everything old is NEW Again..... and that’s really true in the case of Stewart Warner and their fantastic gauges. There was a time when Stewart Warner was the ONLY gauge company the guys were using in their rods and NOW They’re back with a full line of products including the return of the Green Line Gauge.. Take a look at all that Stewart Warner has for you..

Steele Rubber ..... A name you can trust for quality. Rubber and weatherstripping may not be the most expensive part of your rod but if you use inferior products it can be disastrous .... Steele Rubber has a 50 Year tradition of providing quality rubber and weatherstripping products.  Check it out....

Hang Onto Your Seat!! - 570 Lbs. of Torque. will get you going FAST ...  502 - 510 HP Replaces any Big Block Chevy Engine.  Only the best components and accessories are used in the production of Engine Factory engines... All engines come ready to run right out of the crate and include an installation DVD You can check out the entire line of engines and get a lot of really good technical advice on engines at EngineFactory.com

Hushmat starter kits are perfect for door panel installation and will provide the insulation needed to stop rattles and heat transfer. You’ll find specially packaged kits for all areas of your car. For lots of really good technical and product information check out the HushMat website. www.HushMat.com

Anpac Car of the Month. This G.T.O. was purchased brand new in from the Pontiac dealership in Warren, Ohio in April of 1974. The original purchase price was $4,800. The vehicle was driven for one year and then raced for one year. After two years of use, it was garaged until 1990 when it underwent it's restoration. For details on insuring your car with Anpac or entering your car in the Car of the Month CLICK HERE

An entirely new line of stainless braided hose, hose ends, and adapter fittings is now available from the imagineers at Professional Products. POWERFLOW™ Stainless steel braided hose is complemented by the user's choice of a conventional red/blue anodized finish, a great black anodized finish, or fully polished show finish. The polished finish, available on all hose ends, as well as the full line of adapter fittings, is the first time this finish has been offered at affordable prices. Get More Information HERE

These are VERY COOL ... color accented switches and keys from Ron Francis Wiring. They come in Red, Black, Blue, and Tan All new SYNERGY SERIES of switches: New Igniton Switch w/OE syle keys, Color Accented Switches Include: • 3 Styles of Ignition Switches • 4 Accent Colors • Headlight Switch • Wiper Switch • Heater Switch • Push-Pull Switch • Toggles - 5 Styles • Turnsignal Switch • Hazard Switch

We offer the traditional radius rods for 28-34 Fords in steel, chrome and polished stainless. The kit comes with 17-4 one-piece axle brackets and 17-4 5/8" adjustors. The kit includes 7/8"x .156 seamless bars, urethane bushings, stamped and folded frame brackets, stainless cup washers, socket button head fasteners and instructions. Check it out at Zigs Street Rods

Check out this new offering from Painless Performance It’s a “Wire Only” 18 circuit wiring harness. The 18-circuit kit has additional wire for power windows, door locks, fuel pump, backup lights, cruise control, power antenna and one accessory plug.  For MORE...

 Need More Muscle from your Street Cobra ? Stock 4 Barrel Carb not good enough for ya ! Check out GMP’s Two New 1/2 Street Cobras with Original Factory High Performance Weber Quad Carb Induction Setup.. You won’t believe the DETAIL on these top notch die cast collectibles ... so good you’ll hear that motor running !  Check it Out NOW

  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 !

The Return of Green Line™
 It's back! We have reintroduced our original Green Line™ instruments. We located the original artwork because we know it has to be right. We were even able to make the ammeter with the slotted dial. The brushed silver center with white and green graphics and red pointers make Green Line™ one of the most distinctive instruments 

Steele Rubber 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 largestcatalog of peel-n-stick rubber parts for street rods. Available in multiple lengths, these extrusions can be cut and sized for your vehicle.

New from ZOOPS ... Ford 302 compact front mount bracket/pulley system Complete front-mount kit includes: alternator, air cond.,and power steering brackets-serpentine crank, water pump, alternator, pow. steer. pulleys-Sanden 501 polished compressor, chrome 105 amp GM alternator, type 2 pow. steer. pump, a/c clutch ....FOR MORE

How Edelbrock 4-Barrel Carburetors Give You Outstanding Street Performance...Carburetors have to perform several different jobs, including controlling the float level, atomizing the fuel into a useable air/fuel mixture in the proper proportions, and transition smoothly between circuits. Each of these variables and more has an influence on how the engine performs. CLICK HERE

 This week we have a new article on Cutting and Flaring Brake Lines in our Hot Rod MD Technical Knowledge Base. This is a very good article with all of the basics needed to help you learn the techniques of flaring and cutting. There are many highly detailed photos to compliment the instructions. This is another article from our own Hot Rod M.D. Jim Clark. Check it OUT

The Mooneyes Dragster, made famous as a racer and a Revell model in 1962, will be at the upcoming 16th Annual Automobile Club of Southern California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Holley, Oct. 12-14 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. The car will be on display as part of the Justice Brothers Spotlight on the U.S. Drag Teams.
 "The Mooneyes Dragster was one of the first model kits I ever put glue to," said Tony Thacker, FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE

   Our friends at DynaMat have some excellent installation articles on their website .... you’ll find out how to install many of their heat control and noise control products. Check it out at the DynaMat website and then cruise around and see all of the cool cars that feature their products. 

  We recently learned that Adam Caldwells father Cubby Caldwell lives in HotRodHotLines home of Boise, Idaho and when we also found out that Adam had recently built a Hot Rod for his Dad we just had to see it. Yesterday, Cubby stopped by the HRHL Office and we got some pictures to go along with a very nice story Adam sent us...  Check it out HERE

Lake George, NY

  If you didn’t make it to the Hot Rod Reunion in Columbus this year you still have a chance to experience the Best Time a Rodder can have....  Bakersfield, California, 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.

Over 2,900 street rods will be on hand at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds this fall as the National Street Rod Association® presents its 28th Annual Street Rod Nationals North®. The dates for the city’s largest vintage car show will be September 14, 15, 16, 2007.
This will be the 21st time the NSRA Street Rod Nationals North® have been held in Kalamazoo and an all time high number of participants and spectators are expected this year. Almost all of the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds will be utilized for the event as well as most of the buildings, which will house over 120 manufacturer and dealer displays and other attractions.

Rhinebeck, NY  Join the Over 1,500 rods, customs, classics & Muscle cars Heading to Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck , New York for the Goodguys 16th East Coast Nationals Sept. 14-16, 2007. Hotrodhotline.com will have Big Al Liebmann on the scene so be on the lookout and maybe he’ll shoot your car ! . FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE

  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

 September, the Somernites Cruise team will be holding its sixth fun run kicking off early Saturday morning. From Somerset we will travel to Renfro Valley to watch a live show and be entertained by
some of Kentucky's Country Music's greatest. Also we will take a tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame and there are several small shops that will be open to buy soveniers and food. After watching the live event and touring the small little village of Renfro Valley we will cruise on over to Somerset and begin the Show and Shine portion of the Cruise Day ww.SomerNitesCruise.com

  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 and Hot Rod Show on Dec 7, 8th in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. This fabulous show will include: Celebrities! Top name entertainment during the entire event!, Great food & beverages. $1000 cash giveaways every hour!, A catered VIP party on the 7th for advance registered entrants., A HUGE awards party on the 8th after the show,. Incredible custom made trophies to award the top three in each of the 79 classes.

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

31 Ford $27,500

37 Ford $82,900

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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Jack Lawford’s 34 Ford

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”