Check out coverage of the third annual JE Pistons' NMCA West Coast Shootout in an upcoming issue of CHP.

 Great weather and intense racing on Pomona's legendary surface drew out some very cool machines, including quite a few we'll be featuring in the magazine in the upcoming months.

 Check out the Slide-a-Links on our early Nova project.

 We recently rebuilt our Nova's rear suspension and bolted up a set of Competition Engineering traction bars. Look for a full installation of this setup in a fall issue of CHP Magazine.

 Look for an article in an upcoming issue of CHP where we show off a superb recipe for a reliable, leak-free, LS-powered muscle car.

 Over the last year, we watched a very simple setup come together consisting of parts from Holley, MSD, Aeromotive, and Edelbrock and after driving it, we'd have to recommend this basic, yet effective formula for any tire smoker.

 We started to fit the seats we'll be running in our Nova yesterday; Corbeau's Classic I buckets in black.

 We also started fitting the carpet from Year One into the car, which will need to be cut in order to allow the roll cage to stick through. We also need to make some plates to cover gaps in the floor where the cage attaches to the subframe. We'll show off what we did in a future issue of CHP. 

 If you have ever wondered what it takes to put an LS engine in an old muscle car, look for a complete story in an upcoming issue.

 CHP ad sales guy John Barkley has had over 170 muscle cars in his life, but this latest one is the first to feature the venerable LS powerplant. We take this car for a spin and show you some things to keep in mind if you ever decide to upgrade to a modern powerplant.

Check out the new Renegade high performance aluminum intake manifold manufactured by Eddie Motorsports for Corvettes, Camaros, and Firebirds with Crossfire fuel injection.

The Renegade’s advanced runner profile design, increased plenum area, and flow enhancements provide improved power, torque, and gas mileage.

http://www.eddiemotorsports.com/product/engine-compartment/renegade-intake-manifold-msren-100/

Eddie Motorsports, 11479 Sixth Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

888-813-1293 ph 909-945-9293 fax www.eddiemotorsports.com

 We spent an unknown amount of hours on Friday cleaning, degreasing and painting the underside of our Nova, now we just need to attack the middle and the whole underside will be clean.

 Using some Chassis Black paint from Eastwood, we coated everything under the rear. Soon we'll be showing off the stance the car will have, the next step is to complete the engine. 

 Getting ready to install a Moser 9-inch under our Nova project. We ended up ordering a stock length 9-inch so we could get the car rolling and racing with leaf springs and traction bars. Once we reach the point where we start to spin our narrow 235 tires, we plan on upgrading to Competition Engineering ladder bars and wider rear tires.   

 Details include:

- 3.75 gears

- Trutrac Differential

- 35-spline axles

- Competition Engineering Slide-a-Links

- Competition Engineering Drag Shocks

 Look for a feature on Tim King's Chevelle in an upcoming issue of Chevy High Performance. Oh and if you think this car is just a show car with a wicked stance and stylish interior, you would be mistaken.

 This Air Ride equipped runner could be seen at Run to the Coast earlier this year, getting abused around the cones with the best of them. Look for a full spread on King's Chevelle in a fall issue of CHP.

Look for a feature on Robert White's cool drag racer Camaro in the upcoming issue of CHP.

Powered by a small-block motivated by a nitrous plate, this single-digit drag race demon is a regular on the west coast's drag racing series.' Check it out in full detail in the August issue of Chevy High.

 How fast do you think this little Nova is in the quarter-mile? You are probably wrong.

 Dan Geis' Nova has been terrorizing the NMCA WEST circuit this year with 10-oh passes, consistently. Look for a feature on this ride in an upcoming issue of CHP, keep in mind this car has full stock suspension and 235 drag radials. Very potent sleeper, indeed. 

 If you are in the market for a new radiator and core support, check out AutoRad's line of radiators for all the popular Chevy models.

 We are actually running one of their hand-crafted aluminum pieces on our second gen Camaro project, F73 and we are very impressed with the quality. The Auto Rad stuff  replaces the core support with an aluminum version and positions a highly efficient radiator in front of your powerplant. Check them out at autoradradiators.com. 

 Check out next month's Tri Five feature where we show off a street driven Gasser.

 Ron Cambra and Jim Bostick teamed up and built the "Devil of the Asphalt" as a nostalgic nod to the wicked hot rods of yesteryear. Look for a full feature in the September issue of CHP.

 We're starting to obsess again about getting a wicked G-body Malibu.

 There's something simple, yet cool about these cars and it's likely you'll see a ongoing build of one of these cars next year in CHP.

Getting a new project is always exciting, and we're very close to adding a 1957 Chevy Bel Air to the Chevy High Performance stable.

 The car  we're looking at is bone stock and it actually runs, but Henry D still has to go check it out to see if it's worth the price, but it seems like a good deal. We'd like to make it a cruiser, but the engine and transmission is still in the air. Go ahead and put in your input on CHP's facebook page.  

Glen Bolz out of Chandler, Arizona built possibly one of the coolest Novas we have ever seen.

 This ultra-clean, garage-built, ProCharged behemoth makes over 2,000 hp and is capable of 7-second timeslips in the quarter-mile. Look for the full feature article in the August issue of  CHP.

Nothing is cooler than a motor swap: big horsepower for a small ride. The biggest downside of doing an engine swap can be getting the project on the road and running. Painless Performance Products has taken the wiring trouble out of such a daunting task and simplified it for LS fans.  

If you're in the market for a donor vehicle and you've got a 2007-2010 truck engine (4.8L, 5.3L or 6.2L) with a 4L65 or 4L80/85E transmission, sweat no more. Painless has an LS wiring harness to help connect your engine to the factory ECU and TCU from the donor vehicle. Painless removed the unnecessary wires and made connecting your headlights that much simpler to complete.

Features include:

* Utilizes factory style ECM and TCM

* Integrated weatherproof fuseblock

* 10 fused power circuits include ECM/DLC, injectors, coils, O2 sensors, ECM ignition, MAF/VLOM and fuel pump

* Integrated 30 amp fuel pump, 40 amp cooling fan and two ignition relays

* 4 feet of harness length between ECM connections and main engine breakout

* Harness includes a 4 gauge alternator charge wire.

Be sure to check out more about the product HERE 

Painless Performance Products 

817.244.6212

www.painlessperformance.com

 This week we'll be bolting up a Moser MusclePak rearend in our Nova, getting it one step closer to making noise.

 We opted for Moser's 9-inch with 35-spline axles, 3.75 gears and a TruTrac differential. Look for the full install with detailed features of this bolt-in rear end upgrade.

 I've always wanted a car with fenderwell headers, and it looks like Hooker makes some that will fit perfectly under the hood of our Nova project.

 Part number 2214HKR from Hooker are fenderwell headers have 1-3/4 primaries and 3-inch collector and will look awesome snaking out from our blackened small-block. We opted for the fenderwell headers not only because they look cool, but they also have the the largest primary tube we could find as an off-the-shelf part. We're also getting them coated in red to match our Nova's theme.

If you’re in the market to upgrade your current GM A-, G- and F-body suspension, QA1 control arms may be the solution. For street or strip duty, QA1 control arms are available in two distinct styles: One that utilizes stock ball joints for comfortable street cruising, and another which adds low-friction ball joints and Delrin pivot bushings for hardcore abuse at the strip. 

Tubular arms feature a modular design so they can be used with OE springs or aftermarket coilover shocks. Both arm styles allow for an additional 2-3 degrees of caster and 0.5-1 degree of negative camber and also include a sway bar. What’s more, QA1 tubular arms are powder coated for a durable finish. For additional information, make sure to head on over to QA1 right HERE.

QA1

800.721.7761

QA1.net 

 Look for a feature on this cool '57 Chevy driven by Ray Olsen of San Pedro, CA in an upcoming issue of CHP.

 It seems we've been able to wrangle up a string of cool Tri Fives for the last few months, and we don't expect it to end here. Look for another, more racey Tri Five in a fall issue of CHP later this year.

It's a good time to be in the market for an EFI system, because if you are planning on replacing your carb or getting a full new setup, there are some very cool options out there.   

Whether it's F.A.S.T,. Edelbrock, MSD, or Holley all these companies offer easily installed EFI systems that offers some very trick technology that's never been available before. Look for an overview of these various systems in an upcoming issue of Chevy High Performance.  

 If you like watching drag racing shows, check out Royal Purple's Outperformer documentary series featuring NHRA drag racer Nicole Lyons.

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"The Royal Purple mini-documentary airs as Lyons continues to break down barriers; becoming the first female driver to compete in race series for both the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) together in one race season. In addition to tackling two separate race series and their respective schedules, Lyons also holds the distinction of being the first African American women to race in the NHRA and American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Top Sportsman classes."

An accomplished builder and restorer in her own right, Lyons also owns and operates her own restoration shop, Cole Muscle Cars, in Sylmar, Calif., which specializes in 1960-70 muscle cars and 1955-59 classic cars.   

Just as with last year’s documentaries, Royal Purple’s 2013 Outperformer Series will focus on those who triumph in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds to stand alone, inspire, and become the best in their respective fields.

 Two additional mini-documentaries featuring other ‘Outperformers’ will air later in the year and can be viewed by visiting the Royal Purple website, www.royalpurple.com. The videos, which average five minutes in length, will be promoted with 15-second clips on broadcast television and online.

“We received tremendous positive feedback with last year’s series spotlighting Dylan Kwasniewski, Roland Sands and Miss Geico Racing,” said Royal Purple Marketing Director, Randy Fisher. “We thought it was important to continue to identify other leaders within segments we’re a part of and show enthusiasts that Outperformers come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life.”

 Our cone carving project F73 has started to get put together at Precision Restorations in St. Louis. MO and we're already dreaming of whipping it around cones and laying some rubber.

 As you can see, the metal has been replaced in the front and it's just about to go into primer. Imagine what this beast will be like with a blown LS3 under the hood.

 We installed CPP's mini-subframe kit on our Nova last week and already it's starting to look like a car again.

While we still have a huge to-do list, our '63 has really started to take shape. The next step in the build process is positioning the driver and measuring for the steering column and pedals (since I'm short, 5'6"), but in the meantime you can read about the mini-subframe kit install in the September issue of CHP. As we type this, the engine is in the works, too.