Exciting news today, the painted parts are now going on and the truck is getting back together! more »

The Nissan 370z is a formidable vehicle to be reckoning with, whether its on the track or on the street, you can be sure that when seen, please proceed with caution.  This 2010 Nissan 370z eludes all of these pleasures as its purposely built to compete as a Super Street track car.  more »

During the 2010 SEMA Show, the efforts of KW Automotive North America and its brands KW suspensions & ST Suspensions have been rewarded with three Global Media Awards. more »

 KW automotive North America’s presence at the 2010 SEMA show was a welcomed return to the show. The streamlined and purpose built booth was the medium to present KW’s Technology to its customers. Monitors and product displays throughout the booth showcased KW’s intricate valve technology, coilover construction, R&D expertise and brand overviews. Customers where able to witness through the videos,  KW’s dedication to quality and maintaining their place as a top tier suspension manufacturer.

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Alan Lee, the Belgium-born, world traveled, tri-lingual Renaissance man is in a league of his own.  Motorcycle builder at heart, Alan Lee on his spare time builds exotics one-off custom cars on the side. Stateside he has succeeded as a motorcycle designer/builder seen on television that has amazed some of the world’s most exclusive clients. In Europe, with half-a lifetime of experience in working with exotic cars, he exemplifies an attention to performance and detail; as this skill is slowly disappearing in this new day. He is not part of any trend or scene, though he is very aware of their dynamics and details as he watches it all from his secluded L.A home/shop. This is no limited, under-experienced backyard amateur builder. Nor is this a stifled corporation complete with all its restrictions. more »

Driven by Joon Maeng , this purpose built 2004 Full Tilt Nitto Mazda RX-8 competes in the Formula Drift challenge, hitting every apex, sliding around the asphalt with such precision as if it were a figure skater on ice moving with such fluidity. Placing 1^st at the Long Beach Team Drift awards and currently 12^th in the overall championship point standings. Joon and team Full Tilt is well on their way to a successful season. more »

For many car enthusiasts, the age old answer to a project build is, that “It will never be finished as it is always on-going”.  Nicholas Ashby 2006 Nissan 350z has more mods then you can possibly imagine. But as they say, it’s all in the details. His goal for the build is to eventually build a full fledge racecar using the stock platform.  As the story  goes Nicholas started the project out with some upgrades to the 3.5L VQ platform as it came by way of a Stillen stage2 intercooled Supercharger. The power mod only left Nicholas with a hefty itch for more power, as the supercharger wasn’t satisfying his need to go fast.  Out came the engine and in came a tuned VQ 4.2 L high performance engine. more »

Black Widow Tundra

Few things set apart a truck like a lowered stance and an aggressive unique grille work. The people at T-Rex Grilles know this and that’s why they chose the all new Toyota Tundra as one of the many platforms to exhibit their new line of T-Rex X-Metal Grilles.

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Building over the top cars isn’t always the case at SEMA. In many cases, cleanly built and subtle vehicles can also be show stoppers. This is the case for Rotora’s Mercedes Benz C350 display vehicle. As the daily driver for Taeko Kobayashi, CFO of Rotora Inc., the C350 was built as a company showcase with looks, comfort and street reliability in mind. 

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If nothing else, the 2009 SEMA show could easily be called the Camaro show. GM’s new 2010 Camaro was the hot item and every exhibitor tried its hand at putting a different spin on the neo-classic. While most concentrated on wide bodies, massive wheels or airbag lowering, over-night tuning sensation, Nic Ashby took a different route with this street concept Camaro. more »