Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight

The Mongrel Is Back And Getting Lots Of High Build Primer! Paint Coming Soon!

We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...

Get To Work Finishing Your Projects! Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Is Still Shipping All The Parts You Need And Want! GStreet Goodness

We’ve been preaching to all of you to spend as much time in the garage working on your hot rod while you are cooped up anyway. It sucks not being able to go play, but you might as well take...

Cleetus And Friends Test Out The Freedom Factory Burnout Pad With The First Burnout Competition! Winner Gets A Boat!

When Cleetus and crew first moved into the Freedom Factory, they spent tons of time getting stuff cleaned up and functional. But we all knew that once the required work was done they would start...

American Powertrain Stimulus Sale! Save $250, Free Shipping, Free T-Shirt, Interest Free Financing, Layaway, And Price Matching!

The gang at American Powertrain are a dedicated group that loves hot rods, motorsports, and racing as much as the rest of us. They are a small business that is made of great people, making great...

Does COVID-19 Have You Stuck In The House? Here Are Some ARP, Trick Flow, And Meziere Parts For Your Ford That Will Keep You Busy!

If you have been told to stay home from work, or are feeling sick and doing the smart thing by saving your fellow man, or just want to take advantage of the idiocy of people who have decided the...

Check Out This First Drive Video Of Jason Lewis’ Mustang Build With Burnouts!

When Jason Lewis started this project a few years ago we posted video of him doing the installation of his new Total Control suspension and now it’s time for a first drive! Like most of us,...

This Guy Might Be The Happiest Person Ever After His Track-Prepped Honda S2000’s Wheel Failed!

Racing a car adds stress to every single component on the vehicle. Doesn’t matter what type of racing, doesn’t matter what kind of car. If you race it, you will find weaknesses and you...

The Mongrel Project Gets More Paint, Suspension, And More! This Sucker Is Getting Close To Making Noise And Smoke!!!

We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: ECTA Spaceport America 1.5 Mile Invitational Shootout Continues This Morning!

When Steve and Suzy and the gang from the ECTA called me and asked if I wanted to help out at the ECTA Spaceport America 1.5 Mile Shootout, I said “Sure, how can I help?”. When they said...

PRE-REGISTER FOR LS FEST WEST NOW! Vegas Baby, Vegas. Don’t Miss Out, Registration Is Now Open!

Holley’s LS Fest West is fast becoming the outlandish, crazy and fun no so little brother of Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green Kentucky. With growth that can only be described as awesome,...

The Mongrel Project Is Getting Some Paint! Watch How To Paint The Engine Compartment, How Not To Paint A Cage, And Then How To Pain The Cage!

Sometimes stuff just doesn’t go right on a project car build. It’s just one of those things when you are talking about building something from scratch and with mostly one off and custom...

Want To Become A Carburetor Guru? Learn From The Guys That Build Them! Holley Announces New Holley Carburetor 101 Classes

Everyone seems to have EFI the brain in recent years, and we understand and love them for it, but carburetors are still way more plentiful in the hot rod and racing world and we still get asked about...

The Summernats City Cruise! Muscle Cars And Hot Rods That Aren’t Street Legal Get To Do This Just Once Per Year!

We take a lot of stuff for granted her in the States. We can drive a big tire car down the road anytime we want and blowers are okay on lots of stuff, etc. But in the land of Oz that is not always...

Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational Is In The Bag And We’ve Got Photos From All Over The Event

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Las Vegas is the perfect bookend to 10 days of racing and hot rods and performance. Starting with NHRA’s Mello Yello...