Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories
DIY Steel Fender Flares, Without An English Wheel Or Any Other Special Sheetmetal Tools
In the 1970s, flares were the thing. I remember my dad’s business partner putting giant fiberglass fender flares on his 1968 Camaro and how pissed off it made me at age 6. I had a hard core...
Scoggin-Dickey C8 Corvette Tech Tip: Dual Clutch Transmission Issues Solved And Bonus Tips Too. Must Watch If You Road Race, Or Just Do Lots Of Donuts.
The new C8 Corvette, whether you like the mid engine format and looks or not, is THE best Corvette ever manufactured. By every analytic measure, this Corvette is better than any that came before. You...
Electrified Or Electro-Fail? We Spend A Week With The 2021 Mustang Mach-E
(Photos by the author) – If we want to talk about vehicles that are important to the Ford Motor Company and which indicate what the company’s path forward is, the 2021 Mustang Mach-E is...
You Should Look At These Fire Systems For Your Trailer, With A Number Of Recent Trailer Fires, Everyone Should Be Thinking About It.
I’m a big proponent of a fire system in any race car or fast street car, but with recent trailer fires making the news throughout the racing community, I think it’s time for everyone with...
Mild To Wild: 700 And 1,000 Horsepower Gen 3 HEMI Builds You Can Do Too!
Our boy Richard Holdener is back at it, and this time he’s making big power with late model Gen 3 HEMIs. In recent years, with the development of the Hellcat platforms, Mopar has made...
How To Build Your Own Carbon Fiber Roof Part 2: Removing The Steel Roof And Installing The New Carbon Roof
When we saw the Speed Academy gang building a carbon fiber roof for their classic 1977 Celica, we were intrigued. And the process was cool as hell. If you missed it, CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM MOLD IT...
Rocket Sled: The McLaren Sabre Is Coming To America With 812hp And A Price Tag So Steep, You Don’t Need To Know
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Mclaren Elva was maybe the craziest one yet with over 800 horsepower, no windshield, and an asking price pretty far north of 7 figures. Well notice how we said was?...
3D Printing Fender Flares? Yep! The Guys Did Just That To Get Them Just Right For Project Binky
Project Binky has been one of my all time favorite YouTube builds in the past few years and I’m missing it terribly while it is in the body shop getting painted and ready for reassembly....
BACONSHIFT IS BACK!!! Free Bacon When You Order From American Powertrain, Plus Big Discounts!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….It’s BACONSHIFT TIME!!! There is no finer bacon on earth that Benton’s Bacon from Madisonville Tennessee and thanks to the fine folks...
Build Your Turbo Kit Like A Pro: Turbo Piping Fit Up Tips!
Prior to YouTube, learning to fabricate parts and pieces for your hot rod usually required you to learn from your dad, a friend, your grandpa, or in some cases a trade school. But fabrication for...
Holiday Deal: Free Studs With Axle Purchase At Mark Williams Enterprises!
They are often overlooked until the last minute, very often not big enough for the application, and not cheap if you get the good ones. We’re talking wheel studs of course and if you order a...
Ride On-Board With Mario Andretti At The Indy 500 In 1966. This Ain’t No Go Pro!
(Words by Scott Liggett) On board cameras have become the norm with most auto racing that is televised these days. Heck, anyone with a Go Pro has videos of themselves racing on various forms of...
There’s A New 5-Speed In Town! Out With The TKO And In With The New TKX!!!
Introducing the newest, and ONLY, 5 speed transmission designed strictly with swaps in mind. This is the Tremec TKX. Honestly, this one has not been easy to keep under wraps. Security was so tight...
Project Bargain Racement Episode 7: Race Number 2 In Silverstone Will Show Whether The Questionably Legal Changes Worked!
I’m in love with pretty much anything that Bad Obsession Motorsports does. Nik and Richard are hilarious, seem like they would be a riot to race with, and they are two smart guys that know way...