Bling

Moose vs. Llumina

Moose 1 - Llumina 0

Lexus

A little video of a very fast Lexus SC sent to my by StreetKing from pro-touring.com.



Lexus SC Video

Car Crash

So I'm on the way to work in my sisters car and this lady in the Range Rover manages to find my rear bumper when she is unable to stop for a red light.


Notice that the angle of the front tires. She said that she was running late for a meeting, but now she gets to wait for a tow truck, during rush hour in Santa Monica. Good luck with that meeting. Ha

TH-400 Switch Pitch Articles

After blowing up more TH 700-R4s then I care to remember, I finally gave up on them and went to the TH-400. I decided on a switch pitch version of the TH-400 so that I could still have solid off the line acceleration, thanks to the high stall converter with generous torque multiplication, and have low stall for crusing and freeway use. Here are two articles that I put together with some information.

Losing the OverDrive || Switch Pitch TH-400 Wiring

Power Tour 2004 Pictures

We took about 2000 photos while on our Power Tour adventure this year. I have finally managed to get them somewhat sorted out and thanks to the new yahoo servers that I have moved the site to, I can share them with you. Click here for the 2004 Power Tour Picture Gallery.

Drifting Photo Gallery

I finally have the online photo gallery up and working. I have added a bunch of pictures that I snapped on Sunday at the Formula D Drifting event. Click here to give them a look. If you have any trouble with the online gallery let me know so I can make repairs.

High Plains Drifter

The Formula D event at Irwindale has inspired the whole editorial staff here at the Hot Rod Homepage and we have decided to put together a car and team to go out and compete in next years Formula D Events. The time has come to put together sponsors and build a car. If you or your buisness are interested in more information on becoming a sponsor for this project send e-mail.

Formula D @ Irwindale Speedway

I spent the entire day down at the Irwindale Speedway watching a Formula D event. I think that drifting is only in its infancy and still open to new drivers and teams. The cars are mostly Japanese imports, but some domestics are making inroads. Although they sufferend an unfortunate crash in practice that took them out of the competition for the day, BubbaDrift campains a 80's GMC El Camino. I snapped almost a thousand pictures with the new Canon S60 (a great camera by the way) and hope to have them up on the site in the next couple of days. Until then this will have to do.

TH 400 Switch Pitch

I posted a basic wiring schematic for a VP TH-400 Transmission as well as an article that I wrote some time ago that details exactly what a switch pitch is. I have been running the car with the VP 400 in it for some time and have nothing but good things to say about it. I run a step rear gear (3.08) so the high stall really helps that car get off the line, but when I am crusing down the road I can switch to low stall mode for better efficiency and sharper throttle response. I took the car to LACR and played around with the setup a bit and I found that I got my best E.T. and MPH if I left the car in high stall until the top of first gear then switched it into low stall mode.

Formula Drift 1969 Camaro

The Japanese sensation that is sweeping across the USA. Drifting has been around in Japan for quite some time, but is just now starting to find a large audience here in the United States. The sport is currently dominated by Japanese Imports, but there are several projects in the works to bring some American Iron to the series. Big Block V8 are well suited for inducing rear wheel spin, and with the proper suspension upgrades many older domestics can hold there own on a road course. This makes some of old Detroits finest specimens well suited for Drifting. Here is a sneek preview of a 1969 Camaro that is being prepared to compete in the Formula D series.

Carb Tuning For Fuel Mileage

I am currently in the midst of trying to get my carburetor tuning knowledge up to snuff. It is a messy project and there will be wrong turns, but hopefully I will emerge with a little more know how when it comes to determining the proper mix of fuel and air. Click on the picture of the red Malibu at the top of the page to open a google search page.

Carb Tuning Article

Hot Rod Homepage in the Press

A while back there was an article in the local newspaper that talked about the trip that we took across country on the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. It is now on the web for all to see. Almost famous, yeah right.

Valley Sun Web site

The Hot Rod Homepage Library

Personally I can not get enough automotive related books. For about the last year I have been getting a new book every month as I find it a lot cheaper to buy a book and read up on things before I go out and buy new parts for the projects. You will almost never go wrong spending some time educating yourself about a different aspects of the automobile.

The Hotrod Homepage Library

Jesse Tool Construction

We have added a new section here on the Hotrod Homepage. Follow Jesse as he writes simple how-to guides to making useful tools at home.

Jesse Tools

Auto Math Calculators

I hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend, at least those in the U.S.A. We have added a new page that has different automotive calculations worked out for you for easy use. If you would like us to add a specific calculator send me e-mail.

Auto Math

The Drag strips of California

Been a while since I have put something new up on the site. We are currently working a few article that cover some interesting topics, be looking for those in the next week or so. Until then here is a little list that I put together using the power of google.

The California Drag strip List

10 Ways To Get Your Girlfriend To Swap Your Engine

This article is our first female submission. Brianne gives you tips on getting your girlfriend to participate on the Hotrod. There are many women who enjoy Hotrods, but this article gives some tips on bringing new ladies into the world of Hotrods.

The List

2004 Power Tour

We would like to say thanks to all the wonderful people who made the 2004 Power Tour such a great event. I though we were crazy for driving 4000 miles with 3.73 gears and no overdrive, but I just found out that they were 4.11 gears. Ignorance is bliss I guess.



Hot Rod Homepage Power Tour Diary

LS1 Hybrid Fairmont Wagon

Hotrod Homepage saw this station wagon race in St. Louis while we were on the power tour. This wagon managed to post some very impressive quarter mile times. The power that people are getting out of the gen III small blocks is amazing.

LS1 Powered Fairmont Wagon

LS1 Buildup

After seeing the incredible potential of the new LS1 family of motors I have decided that I am going to install one in the 1964 Malibu that Jesse and I drove on the tour. If you have any experience with doing this sort of installation, or have some advice, send me an e-mail.