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Save the Salt Coalition

Coalition Formed To Save The Bonneville Salt Flats

Posted April 21 2011 05:04 PM by h3nry

National Landmark Needs Salt Replenishment Program A number of prominent organizations have formed the " Save the Salt Coalition " to protect the Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) from continued deterioration due to salt brine...

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Sema Secures U.S. Senate Resolution

July 8th "Collector Car Appreciation Day"

Posted April 15 2011 02:18 PM by h3nry

SEMA SECURES U.S. SENATE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JULY 8th AS "COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY" Lawmakers Acknowledge Importance of Collection and Restoration of Historic and Classic Cars

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Super Chevy 2011

Dates announced for next year

Posted October 20 2010 02:49 PM by RManson

The Super Chevy Show announced its 2011 schedule today, featuring 12 events, with stops at four new facilities, including an international visit to Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. The national...

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Legalize It!

SEMA, The SAN, and www.carinitiative.com

Posted August 19 2010 03:38 PM by RManson

It’s an exciting time for the auto enthusiast, be it muscle cars, hot rods, or in our case, classic trucks. Never before has there been such a vast industry to support our hobby with technologies that rival the latest to...

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Your help is needed!

Bay Area Shop Robbed!

Posted April 12 2010 11:41 PM by RManson

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=464834

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Check out the comparison between our old cluster and the newly restored unit!

Classic Instruments Vintage Gauge Shop

Posted February 11 2010 10:31 AM by RManson

We sent out the gauge cluster from the '52 Pontiac dash we grafted into our F-1 to Classic Instruments' Custom Shop and thought we'd give you guys a sneak peek at the end results. We'll cover the full install as well as...

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CCT 68 GMC Shortbed Project

Here's the '68 GMC on a trailer behind my '05 GMC

Posted March 25 2009 03:36 PM by John Gilbert

Mama's little baby loves shortbeds! Here's the '68 Jimmy on my tandem trailer getting hauled out of the orange grove and headed to its new life as a shortbed.

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Flatulent Cows Kill Kyoto Coyote

Bargain Buy Now Happy Wal-Mart Boom Bust Pop

Posted August 18 2008 12:32 AM by John Gilbert

Let's see what kind of goofy Google ads pop up with one. One thing is for sure this is the last time I drink coffee before I go to bed.

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Custom Painters Are All Crazy

The Psychology oF Color

Posted July 27 2008 09:43 AM by John Gilbert

I guess just like the pot can call the kettle black, I can say all custom painters are crazy. And while I'm at it, should I mention we are lazy too?

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Alternative Fool... Er, Uh, Fuel

Flex-Fuel S10 Update

Posted July 15 2008 09:47 PM by John Gilbert

Alternative fuel, or fool? I don't think I mentioned this in my last blog, but my little '00 S10 with a 2.2 four-banger dynoed with 149 horsepower to the rear wheels on Nitrous. After I drove away from the dyno my "Check...

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Specific Non Gravity

Super Light Battery, Will It Help?

Posted July 10 2008 03:56 PM by John Gilbert

It's not a knee-jerk response, but I have a side project going right now its a 2000 S-10 I bought eight years ago. The little bugger has a 2.2 4-banger with a Tremec 5-speed.

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Hands-Free Driving Means Look Ma, No Hands!

California Hands-Free Cellphone Law As Of July 1

Posted July 1 2008 10:57 PM by John Gilbert

Today was the first day of California's Hands-Free cellphone law. While most people went out and bought a Bluetooth, I'm using the cheap headphone thing that came with my Blackberry... I call it a Bucktooth.

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A Little Something I Forgot About IRS Rearends

IRS Bad, Worse, Or Better?

Posted June 28 2008 04:43 PM by John Gilbert

Independent Rear Suspension is not a subject that is new to me, but I have to admit there's a few things about it that I had forgotten.

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The Thursday News

June 19 2008 CCT Thursday News

Posted June 18 2008 10:10 PM by John Gilbert

Posting a weekly update on here every Thursday to share with Custom Classic Trucks' print and online readers what we are up to behind the scenes has been something I have wanted to do since 1964.

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Things You Will Never See On Here Again

Best Baked Potato Recipe

Posted June 16 2008 05:00 PM by John Gilbert

Okay, first I want to thank all of you folks that expressed enjoying a certain amount of comic relief by reading the blog on here about clam chowder and the different ways it can affect a celebrity consumer's metabolisim....

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