Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Video
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...
This Is Not Pro-Touring! It’s A Perfectly Nice Chevelle, But Not Pro-Touring! Ads Like This Piss Me Off!
You know what makes me sick? You know what makes me so angry I just want to pull a harmonic balancer with my bare teeth? People calling cars “Pro-Touring” when they aren’t!!! Take...
Be A Baller In This 1 of 24 2004 Bentley Arnage T24 Mulliner For Only $40,000
In high school I rode around in way too many Bentley’s and Rolls Royces because my dad was a Bentley and Rolls service adviser. It sucked. I hated those cars. Fat, heavy, crappy, slow, the list...
This 1968 GTO Didn’t Start Out Looking Like Much, But Look At It Now! Lots Of Build Photos Included
When Chadly at MetalWorks hit me up at SEMA and asked if we would be interested in sharing some of their builds with our faithful BangShifters, my answer was “Hell yes!”. After all, these...
Going Through Cone Withdrawal? Here’s An Autocross Lap In A G8 To Warm You Up A Bit
It’s ugly or snowy or both for a lot of the country and that means that most people are NOT out racing their cars at the local autocross. Hell, it’s even raining here in sunny SoCal. But,...
Hands On Cars With Kevin Tetz: How To Choose A Project Car, And Then Thrash It Before Teardown!
Kevin Tetz and I met a few years ago, at the Goodguys Show in Nashville, when he was testing a certain television show project truck on the autocross. We’ve seen each other on the road and at...
$10,000 For A 3rd Gen With Suspension, Baer Brakes, And A 530 Horse Small Block? Sounds Good To Us
It’ not often you find a car for $10,000 that has this much good stuff in it. This 3rd Gen Camaro, which is becoming a hot car to build right now, has a Dart SHP small-block that makes 530...
You Can Own A Legit 200 mph 4th Gen Camaro Right Now!
There are a lot of people who make claims as to the performance numbers of their cars. And some big portion are all bullshit. This is not one of those cases. This car has been featured in multiple...
AMC Fans Rejoice! Use Your Christmas Money To Buy This Running, Driving, Rust Free Javelin!
Want to be a pro touring bad ass? Are you an AMC junky? Most people would say “Good luck! Ha ha ha”. But not me. I say buy this running, driving, straight, clean, rust free 1972 Javelin...
