Centerforce is proud to put up to $125 back in your pocket! Offer Valid from May 1st, 2013 - June 30th, 2013 only. Centerforce, manufacturer of performance clutches, announced a consumer rebate for all Centerforce products! From May 1st, 2013 - June 30th, 2013, Centerforce customers can get up to $125 back when they purchase Centerforce product. Here's the rebate details: $50 Rebate for the purchase of $500.00 - $749.99 worth of Centerforce Product. $75 Rebate for the purchase of $750.00 - $1249.99 worth of Centerforce Product. $125 Rebate for the purchase of $1,250.00 - up worth of Centerforce Product. The rebate kicks off May 1st. Purchases made prior to May 1st will not be eligible for the rebate. Highlights of the Centerforce Clutch Deal: All Centerforce Product Qualifies Three levels of rebate are available; $50, $75, and $125! Purchases must appear on a single original receipt to combine for tiered levels. Two rebate limit per household. Purchases must be made between May 1st and June 30th, 2013, and Postmarked within 30 days from the date of purchase. Please review the Official Rebate Coupon for addition terms and conditions. Check...
Simple Optima Battery Box Build How-To
posted by pikesan
Building a Battery Tray for an Optima Battery Is there anything worse than when your car cranks, but doesn't start? (overheating must be a close 2nd) That was the deal with my 1927 Ford Roadster named Bonnie. Especially when I first put the dual Weber 44 carbs on, she was a little hard to start and wasn't afraid to flood if I wasn't careful. At the time, I was using a gel-type motorcycle battery. That worked out great because I could mount it anywhere (space is precious in a roadster!) but it was TINY! And... it never lasted long enough when extra cranking was needed. After one last jump-start at a cruise-in, I decided to step up to an Optima Battery. With some help finding their smallest & lightest battery I decided on the Group 51 Yellow Top (part number 8073-167). At 450 Cold Cranking Amps, it was double the output of the motorcycle battery I was using and will easily survive under the car and mounting on it's side. Why Yellow? Good questions! Choosing Red Top or Yellow Top Optima is a mistake alot of people make, so I'll...
Keith Goettlich’s 1937 Chevy Custom Nailed it
posted by Pete Schow
1937 Chevy Coupe with Hot Rod Pinup Kelly Lindahl Car Owner: Keith Goettlich - Click any picture for full size As with most car guys, automotive make and style preferences are more often than not generational; Traits passed down through generations just like hair or eye color. For Keith Goettlich, it was a passion for Buick’s, and more specifically, their legendary Torque-bomb Nailhead V-8s that Keith inherited from his father. Keith’s father, like few others in the 60s, steered away from the more popular (and generally cheaper) Bowtie and Blue Oval route and took the path less traveled in the big displacement horsepower wars with a 1964 Buick Wildcat ragtop sporting a 425 Nailhead guzzling leaded gas through dual quads. This would spark Keith’s lifelong passion for Buicks vertical valved line of V8. Keith would build a few customs and rods throughout the years, including a 1933 Pickup that gained quite a bit of recognition along the East Coast. Each ride containing his signature trait: A Nailhead tucked in where most would expect to see a SBC. The Nailhead made Keith’s creations a bit more memorable, and before...
Official Licensed COPO Camaro Gauges from Auto Meter
posted by pikesan
COPO Gauges for your Camaro While we might not all be able to get our hands on one of the limited edition COPO Camaros, Auto Meter is pleased to be able to offer you the COPO Camaro Gauge Pack instruments separately to help complete your latest Chevrolet project. New from Auto Meter! Official Licensed COPO Camaro Instruments Now Available! March 19, 2013, Sycamore, IL - Auto Meter is proud to be the official licensed supplier for the performance gauge pack in the new COPO Camaro. Designed to commemorate the original Central Office Production Order (COPO) system used by dealers in 1969 to offer performance models that were designed to be the quickest in NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes. The current generation of COPO Camaros, are limited production models specially designed for NHRA competition today. When Chevrolet Performance decided to build the COPO Camaro they knew they couldn't trust just any instrument to track the vitals of the beast. So they contacted Auto Meter, manufacturer of the most trusted instruments in NHRA and NASCAR competition, to draw on our 55+ years or racing instrument experience for help putting...
New Auto Meter GT Series Gauges – The Carbon Look
posted by pikesan
Real Carbon Gauges for your Custom Dash Looking for the perfect custom touch for your race car or street performer? Take a look at these new gauges from Auto Meter. You get REAL Carbon Fiber along with the trusted quality from Auto Meter. New GT Series Gauges from Auto Meter reporting for duty! April 23, 2013, Sycamore, IL - Powered by race hardened, high precision internals developed from 56 years of competition experience, GT Series gauges are equipped with cutting edge, white LED illumination to maximize visibility in all conditions. Fitted matte black bezels minimize cockpit glare while aircraft inspired dials constructed from real carbon fiber clearly communicate mission critical data. Available in multiple configurations for optimal deployment in applications ranging from hot rods, muscle cars, diesel trucks and modern street/race machines, GT Series gauges from Auto Meter are equal parts street fighter and stealth fighter, ready for battle. Who's watching your six? Click Here for part numbers and...
1956 Chevy Belair Painless Wiring Install How-To
posted by GreaseGirl
By Dennis Overholser Get the step-by-step as Jim Whittenburg of Custom Auto Wiring installs Painless Performance Product's 18-circuit universal wiring kit (#10202) into Roc Strickland's 1956 Belair. Page 1: Getting Started Removing old wiring Page 2: Layout the new wiring harness Start routing wires Mounting the fuse block Ignition Switch wiring Page 3: Light switch wiring Turn signal wiring Dakota Digital Dash wiring Tail lights wiring Page 4: Head and turn signal wiring Engine compartment wiring Final Test Jim sits in the 56 and refreshes himself on the installation instructions furnished in the Painless wiring kit. Even though he has installed several over the years, he always checks for improvements added to the manual. When doing any type of wiring repair or installation the first thing to do is disconnect the battery for safety. Jim has a plan and he likes to remove any accessory that might be in the way when routing the wires. Here he removing the air cleaner for better engine access. For better access to the under dash, the seat and fire extinguisher will be removed. John Roberts came by just in time to help...
Grease Girl and the Hot Rod Bomb
posted by GreaseGirl
Adventures of Losing Your Brakes in a Classic Longtime readers may remember when I lost the brakes in my 1955 Studebaker...while I happened to be wearing a swimsuit (headed to the local pool) and ended up jumping from my moving vehicle. You read that right. Now's your chance to enjoy the story retold, in retro comic book form! For more on brake loss, figuring out how to fix things, and other crazy car adventures - you can always visit me on...
Baddest Dually Custom 1964 Chevy C10 Pickup
posted by pikesan
1964 Chevy C10 Dually - Dino's Dually (Click to see any picture full size -- want any of these for a desktop screensaver? leave a comment) Dino builds bad Chevy C10 custom trucks. This one's no different as one of five C10's he owns right now. I posted one teaser image and was holding out posting the rest until the NEW version of MyRideisMe.com was out. Well here it is! And here's the rest of the pictures... I'm hoping for the same crazed reaction to these photos as the one we saw after posting Dino's truck on Facebook. You like? Here's what it started as! See more build pics including the custom fenders Want to see more of this AMAZING Custom C10? I spent quite a bit of time editing the pics I took. Dino's a good friend and I knew he'd like some different looks... which one of these do you like better? In that cool evening light, I get lucky and snap some good ones here and there! Looking under the hood, Dino keeps it pretty sanitary. The truck came with a...
Mark’s Favorite Rides from Viva Las Vegas 16
posted by pikesan
2013 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Car Show Another pinup model and Pabst packed Viva Las Vegas car show is in the books. In some unscheduled laziness and a fit of working too much on MyRideisMe.com... I didn't go. Luckily, my good friend and photographer Mark Jacobs covered for me. So here's just a couple of his favorite rides from the 2013 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender. Want to see all the pictures? Here's Mark's 2013 Viva Las Vegas Car Show Gallery I think this slick custom is a Pontiac based on the door trim? It's hard to tell sometimes. All I know? I agree with Mark, this is tough! It's great to see someone else's take on Viva. What cars caught their eye and then how'd they shoot them? Watching other photographers, I try to up my game too. Mark's the second photographer to shoot this trick custom: Someone help with info on this beauty! One last picture, then you can scoot over to the Mark's picture gallery: 2013 Viva Las Vegas Car Show Favorites Mark's a wagon guy too! This Squire wagon surf machine is right up my...
Building the Baddest 1964 C10 Custom Truck
posted by pikesan
1964 Chevy C10 Dually - Dino's Dually Build Here's what it started as! (Skip to see the Finished Truck! 29 Additional Photos) I'll let Dino tell the story of this build. When it's done, you'll agree, this is the baddest C10 Dually ever. "I found this truck on craiglist and watched it for a few months and finally pulled the trigger. After helping my friend dbomb on his short bed, it got me fiending for another project. This 1964 C10 dually work truck was a friend of mine's that he drove for 30 years in the appliance install biz. He sold it a few years back and it just resurfaced. My plans are to bag it with a pancake front cross member, Nate built me some arms for it and a center trailing arm support and a huge notch for the rear with the p/b hinges. I'll also install a big back window. The truck came with a new 350 crate motor and a turbo 400. I've been gathering parts for a week or so and have almost every thing I need to get it done... not...
2013 Edelbrock Rev’ved up Car Show for Charity
posted by pikesan
2013 Edelbrock Car Show at Vic's Garage May 5th in Torrance, CA - All makes and models welcome! Benefiting the Edelbrock Family Foundation 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show Benefiting The Edelbrock Family Foundation TORRANCE, CA - Edelbrock is proud to be the title sponsor of the 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show, which will be held on Sunday May 5th to benefit the newly created Edelbrock Family Foundation. On Saturday, May 4th, 2013, Edelbrock will once again be opening the doors of their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility to the public for free shop tours. Participants will partake in a guided tour of the research & development, manufacturing and quality control departments. This is a unique opportunity for automotive enthusiasts to see what it takes to design and manufacture high-quality performance products. Shop tours begin at 10:00 a.m. and will end at 2:00 p.m. Limited spots are available and are going fast. Interested parties can register online at www.revvedup4kids.com. On Sunday, May 5th, 2013, over 300 cars will fill the streets around Vic’s Garage for the 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show....
2013 Detroit Autorama – Voyles’ Faves from Detroit
posted by pikesan
Detroit Autorama Favorites - Chris Voyles Picks MyRideisMe.com's show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges Who's Chris Voyles? He's the dude with the GIANT camera hustling around the Detroit Autorama so you can enjoy what we saw from your computers and phones. I recruited Chris to help me with photos and get his favorites from his first year at the Detroit Autorama. Here's what he thought... He's shy so let him know if he screwed this up. We might be able to shame him into a reply? Also see Chris' picks for Ridler Contenders that weren't. Words and pictures by Chris Voyles: (High quality pictures!! Click to see full size) Walking around the 2013 Detroit Autorama, I made note of the cars I considered my favorites. Just some very nice rides that made me take notice and click a few extra shots. 1968 Dodge Charger R/T: I grew up around cars as a kid and by far this is the car I want most of all! See, my Dad had 1968 Charger R/T very close to this one here, minus the Hemi motor. His was also red with a black top but...