Scott Barlick Freelance Writer

Opened my first speed shop in the mid 80s eventually starting up my auto machine shop business (Flo-Tech Racing & Machine) in 93 building engines ,specializing in porting and flow testing cylinder heads, along with many restorations and hot rod builds under my belt. Always having a passion for car stories I'm finally getting my feet wet with the online news contribution sector of the hobby.


You’re working on your car trying to remove paint and scaled rust, grinding and scraping years of accumulated topcoats and undercoating. The task of stripping paint and removing rust is very dirty and painstaking to say the least.

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We found this write up on Ridelust about a guy that took his ’73 Road Runner and had transplanted it with a late model LS2 from a GTO. Knowing how much controversy and negativity this story might raise, we had to tell you about it and let you decide.

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For 2011, Mr. Gasket and its affiliates will give out over 1 million dollars in contingency money to racers in IHRA, NHRA, and IMCA sanctioning bodies. Running Mr. Gasket’s new MLS head gaskets, Mallory ignition boxes, Accel wires, and Lakewood bell housings are all part of the contingency program.

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Bill Goldberg shows us some of the lifts BendPak manufactures,and talks about their Ranger Products for the automotive industry.Bill also being a proud owner of some BendPak equipment takes us for a tour of some other well known users of BendPak products.

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If you drive a hot rod, muscle car, race car, or any other type of vehicle for that matter, chances are you probably have a K&N Air Filter installed in one of your rides. What has become one of the simplest performance upgrades you can add to your vehicle, is often the most overlooked, as far as maintenance.

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We wanted to show how easy it is to install the nitrous on your car and help put to rest some of the myths and horror stories that have been spread throughout the years. Thankfully, today’s nitrous systems are very advanced and have many years of technology behind them, making them very user-friendly.

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The SEMA Action Network (SAN) is looking for passionate dedicated SAN members to recruit new members. The SAN is a grassroots organization that plays a critical role in shaping legislation impacting all car and truck hobbyist. Support SAN and become a member to keep up on what is happening in the car hobby.

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