Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, BangShift APEX

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Seriously, it couldn’t be easier. Just click the link below and enter your name and contact info and you could win a 2015 Mustang that has been all done up by the gang at Blackheart by Hooker....

Kevin Tetz Shows Us How To Set And Massage The Door Gaps On Your Old Hot Rod

Bodywork is one of the most intimidating parts of building a hot rod. It is the part a lot of people dread, and with good reason. Doing it wrong can ruin a lot of good stuff. Or so we think. Kevin...

Eastwood’s Hands On Cars With Kevin Tetz Show Us How To Strip Paint and Finish The Bottom Of Your Ride!

As great as building cars is, it also sucks. Or at least it does when you get to certain jobs. Jobs like finishing and painting the bottom side of your hot rod can be a royal pain in the ass. After...

This Unmolested 1968 Pontiac Firebird Is Virgin!… And Ready To Become A Bad Girl!

There is something about an untouched original car that just makes me giggle. Part of it is because a car like this is a time machine, that still tells the story of what it was like when new. And...

Camarillo Autocross Action: This Rear Wheel Drive OG Corolla Is Hauling Ass

The Autocross Course at Camarillo Airport is bitchin. It’s long, has high speed and low speed technical sections, and is a riot to drive on. Plus, there is the fact that it’s on the end...

Buy The ONLY New Lamborghini Gallardo Trofeo Race Car Left In World

I have to admit I didn’t know that this particular Gallardo was anything special until reading the listing. But apparently it is, and apparently spending just under $200,000 for it is a good...

This Buick Has Been Sitting In A Barn Since The 1930’s!

Everyone loves a good barn find, probably because it’s as much about how the car got there in the first place as it the car itself. In fact, something that has been sitting for decades in dark...

LSX Concepts New A/C Relocation Bracket, And LS Swap Accessory Drives, Help With Your LS Swaps!

During research for our soon to be announced LS S10 Blazer project, we found that using the factory accessory drive handles most of what we need, but keeping our air conditioning compressor happy...

14 Epic Go Kart And ATV Engine Swaps That Make Stupid Power And Lots Of Smoke

Brian’s new Cellar Dweller go-kart project had me looking at go-kart videos on youtube and we came up with a doozie right here. Everything from 6 cylinder front engine go-karts to 250 hp plus...

Kevin Tetz Show Us How To Cut The Roof Off A Camaro And Replace It

Kevin’s 2nd Gen Camaro project turned into a bit more than he expected a couple episodes ago when he started doing the blasting on the body. The cool thing is that in this episode of Hands On...

This Super Clean 1990 IROC Camaro Is Begging For The Pro Touring Life

We keep saying that 3rd Gen Camaros are going to be the next big thing and we’re not going to back off of it. This 1990 IROC Camaro convertible is a great example of what you can get for some...

Holley Announces Bitchin New LS Valve Covers With OR Without Coil Mounts!

Stock LS Valve covers are ugly. They just are. And the prices on aftermarket ones can very from the sublime to the ridiculous. But Holley’s new LS valve covers are cast units that are available...

One Family Owned And Really Nice 1985 Toyota Supra That Is Begging To Become Pro Touring Greatness!

There are only a few import cars that I give a crap about in comparison to the eleventy million cool American cars that I love. And quite frankly, of all the imports I do dig, less than half of them...

Gary Meadors Celebration of Life Will Be Held February 14th At Blackhawk Museum. Hot Rods Welcome!

On December 27th we lost our friend, and hot rodding legend, Gary Meadors. It was tough news to hear for many many people around the world. And because of his huge reach, Gary’s family and...