Performance in Motion Magazine Vol. 10 No. 2

Tony Brown’s

Green Machine Vol.10 #2 •

SUMMER 2010

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EDITOR/PUBLISHER Bob McJannett bmcj@sympatico.ca PRODUCTION DESIGN Rob McJannett CONTRIBUTORS Thomas Anderson Mike Bennett Justin Forsyth Jeremy Alan Glover Frank Malfara Robert Michaelson Leonard F. Slye with Bonnie Staring as the Reluctant Passenger PROOFREADER Spike “The Machine” LaVigne Are you Moving? Let us know, email us at: moving@

Table of Contents

Editorial ...................................................................5 Performance World 2010 ..........................................6 HushMat Install .....................................................10 2010 London Auto Expo .........................................14 Book Review ...........................................................17 Cold Air Intake Install ...........................................18 Can a Fuel Filter give you Free Horsepower?...........22 Slide Show Drift .....................................................24 Tony Brown’s 1957 Green Machine ........................28 Install Child Seats in your Old School Ride ...........32 Ten Worst Motoring Offences ................................36 Event Schedule .......................................................39 Book Review ...........................................................40 Product Showcase ...................................................41 Directory Ads .........................................................44 Reluctant Passenger ...............................................46

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I am

starting to feel disenfranchised. As a car nut living in Toronto, who likes to drive his cars, it appears that my political bosses have it in for me and all my other car friends.

In September 2008, Toronto rolled out a “Personal Vehicle Tax” of $60 for every car registered in the city.

No matter how hard the enthusiasts pleaded, there has been no exemption for hobby cars that are seldom driven.

So, if you happen to own more than one car, you are on the hook for this additional charge.

Our family of two own six cars, but only two are daily drivers. The others are simply hobby cars. This year one has been driven 800 miles, one 1,500 miles, one 300 miles, and the last one has not turned a wheel for five years. Before you start thinking “boy is he rich,” the total value of our six cars would not buy us a single so-called, prestige car. I could accept that we would pay $120 for our daily drivers, but I still take exception to the additional $240.

At the time the tax was put into place, our leaders predicted 24 million in revenue the first year, then 56 million each year into the future.

If their numbers are right, and they seldom are, we will have injected $136,000,000 into Toronto’s coffers by year-end.

What have we got for this? It certainly isn’t better roads! Our roads remain dismal. It certainly isn’t a leap forward in “The Better Way.” Almost daily the papers are fi lled with complaints about service, or cleanliness. If nothing else, perhaps they should change their slogan.

Editor’s Note

Editorial

Today, they are adding bike lanes on Jarvis, taking out one full lane from one of the busiest streets in the city. So, I guess these people haven’t realized we live in an area that has a winter. It will be interesting to count the bikes once the weather turns cold and it starts snowing.

Add to this the current threat of toll roads leading into the city, and you may be able to understand my discontent with our political masters.

What can we do? Be sure you let your city councillor know your position, explain that you will have to vote for the more rational ones who do not live in the fantasy that they can get all the cars off the road. Since Mayor Miller is not standing for re-election, we will be denied the pleasure of voting him off the island. There are a lot of car enthusiasts in the city; if we band together and speak with one voice, we can be heard. At least, that’s my take on the problem.

Notice I did not suggest moving to Mississauga (even though I know Hazel would not let her council be so stupid!) nor did I suggest getting your cars registered out of Toronto. But it’s a thought…

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Performance World 2010

2010

Performance World

Story & Photos by: Len Sly

Starting with 1951 Mercury 2-Door Sedan, Ed McLean has created a full custom 1951 Mercury hardtop, convertible roadster. Bailie Customs did the huge amount of hand metalwork to create this amazing custom, far too much to list here, you have to see this one!

Tony Presto brought his blown alcohol Al Billes-powered 1967 Chevy II out.

Tony runs the OSCA Outlaw series and has turned a best time of 7.09 at 206mph.

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s this year’s show dates approached, we all had concerns about what 2010 would be like. We lost one of Toronto’s longest running hot rod shows. Sad tales of our economy were a daily occurrence. As the date drew closer, rumours there would be no new cars this year and that attendance would be down were rampant.

Some of the rumours proved true, obviously Brenda and her crew had a hard time selling commercial space. Individual cars on display were probably slightly down since the show took up less floor space than in previous years. However, there were numerous high-quality, brand new cars being shown for the first time, so that rumour was a non-starter.

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Attendance is a hard thing to judge unless you are there every day. With no real figures to draw from, our guess is that the numbers were down, however, that could relate to the unbelievable weather they had that weekend.

It was a great opportunity to get out of the house.

Overall, the show remained good value, the features were excellent, and it was great to see all the car folks come out of hibernation again. For 2011, all seems to be going forward; we are aware of a number of new projects destined to unveil next year, plus our economy is strengthening (according to our politicians).

We will just wait and see.

Here are some photos from the 2010 event.

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Remember the late 60s straight-axle gassers? Ed Harder’s full-race 283-powered, 4-speed 1963 Chevy II brought nostalgic thoughts to the grey beards at the show.

Again this year, Tony DeLuca showed up with another new car.

This year’s offering was a ‘37 Ford Highboy Coupe. Starting with an OZE Rod Shop body and frame, Tony and his “gang” created this unique 350 SBC-powered Hot Rod. Steven Bloom is another builder who always brings a new car to the show. This years 1932 Ford three window coupe features an independent front suspension, hours of block sanding and 4 stage “Bloomberry Pearl” paint.

This beautiful 1957 Chev Bel Air is the product of 33 people!

They classified it as a “retro rod” powered by a 355 cu-in-SBC engine hooked to a GM 700R4 trans.

Best of all, it was built to be driven!

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1971 “Plum Crazy” Dodge Challenger convertible owned by Tom and Carla Vandermeer believed to be one of only eleven in existence. Restored

by Alan Gallant, this is a great example of the best of this era.

Another new build at the show was the 1937 Ford Coach of Gary Hamilton. Finished just days before the show, Gary has taken a style of car not often used as the base and made an exceptionally nice cruiser from it.

Unfortunately, there was no information available for this great looking 1957 Ford Custom.

Chopped top, split rear windows, and much body-molding work were just a few of the features.

If you are interested in race cars, there were numerous at Performance World. One of the nicest was the CRC race car of Toby Follows.

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Bill Pearsall’s ‘87 Monte Carlo SS stock car is a regular racer at Sunset Speedway.

Probably one of the more unusual sponsors seen at the track.

Dave Bell and Mike Wagg had the B&W Racing Top Sportsman 1994 Dodge Daytona at the show.

Power comes from a 605 cu-in engine with Indy heads.

HushMat Install

Keep it Quiet with

HushMat Story and Photos by Robert Michaelson

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re you tired of too much road noise, or too many vibration noises? Want that pleasing “THUNK” sound that a high-end car provides as you close the door?

Consider adding sound deadening material to your door panels, floors, trunk skin etc. There are a number of products on the market: some are good, some not so good, and it appears that the prices go that way too. The really cheap stuff does not do the job properly.

We looked at most of the products available and settled on the HushMat product for a couple of reasons. First, the product has been selected by the OEM’s for their vehicles.

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overseas; they are simple to install, plus they offer a wide variety of product depending on just what your need is.

By far, the most popular product is the HushMat Ultra. Ultra is the most used product in the HushMat line, available in either 12” x 12” or 12” x 23” squares.

You can buy door kits, trunk kits etc., but if you are doing a complete vehicle the best buy is the Bulk Kit (covers 58.7 square feet) Special tools, heat guns etc. are not necessary; the only things needed were a good utility knife, a black sharpie, scissors, a tape measure and a small roller to get into the corners.

Since we were doing a 32 roadster, it was fairly easy to remove the seat and door panels making access simple. Their instructions suggest you wear gloves to protect from cuts, but we did not and we still have all our fingers. HushMat will stick to any surface, so elaborate cleaning is not necessary. We simple vacuumed out any dirt, etc. then began.

HUSHMAT Ultra Vibration Damping & Thermal Insulation Material is a pressuresensitive, damping material which has excellent adhesion. HushMat Ultra is provided in 12” x 23” rectangular or 12” x 12” square sheets and can be easily hand-cut with scissors or a utility knife for special configurations.

HushMat Ultra, provides outstanding thermal insulation.

Enjoy a Cool, Quiet and Comfortable ride with HushMat.

We covered all the flat surfaces first, trimming as we needed to. HushMat did not lie; you simply peel off the backing paper and press the product onto the surface.

Once all the easy stuff was done, using the paper we had peeled off to create the necessary patterns to fill in the voids.

It was simple to draw it onto the ultra material with your sharpie and cut it out

with scissors. This is where those of you who do jigsaw puzzles will shine, figuring out how to use the least amount of material to get the most coverage.

This is truly a simple project. We only shot a couple of photos since you can go to their web site www.hushmat.com and find complete step-by-step instructions to do all the different parts of the vehicle.

There is a couple of other items in the line that caught our eye. If you are serious about your sound system, look carefully at the Megabond silencer. It is a thermal-insulating, soundabsorbing foam material aimed at the audio market.

They also have a “Quiet Tape” and Ultra H2O seam sealer. Since we are building a roadster with no top, the only audio we are expecting

The only stuff you need to install HushMat are a few tools: Scissors, Utility Knife, Marker, (a roller helps if you have one) and patience.

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HUSHMAT Ultra H2O Damping and Seam Sealing Paste is a one-part water-based and air-dry body seam sealing and damping material. HushMat Ultra H-2-O is great for damping those hard to reach areas inside the door frame and rear quarter panels and for sealing body panels and enclosures.

HushMat Ultra H-2-O’s chemistry allows for adhesion to sheet metal, wood and fiberglass surfaces and maintains flexibility when cured.

is the sound of the loudest mufflers we could find (Smithy’s Glasspaks). After all, it is a Hot Rod! However, the quiet tape was really handy. The trunk is cable operated and when you are running on anything less than a perfectly flat surface, the cable slaps the wheel well. I had tried to stick it down with duct tape, but it wouldn’t stay stuck, using the Quiet Tape it did! I also

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used it to anchor all the wires that run through the body ensuring they don’t bounce around or rub against each other and to seal any holes where wires had to pass thru the body. Just like the Ultra material, the Quiet Tape sticks to everything.

The seam sealer had no place in a fiberglass roadster, but I have owned some 50s and 60s cars where the factory dum dum seal had

broken both under the hood and in the trunk lid. This stuff applied with a caulking gun would solve that problem and stop the panel drumming that a broken seal allows.

HushMat lives up to its billing, a good product, easy to install, that does what it claims. What more could you expect?

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HUSHMAT Quiet Tape Get rid of the duct tape that doesn’t stay stuck. HushMat Quiet Tape adhesion is guaranteed. Use quiet tape to secure wire harnesses and cables to door, floor, trim panels, etc. Eliminate the nuisance noise caused by wire harnesses and cables rattling. This also reduces wear and tear on wires and cables.

Simply peel and stick Quiet Tape bridging over the wire or cable.

Hand press the tape to sheet metal, plastic or fiberglass surface. The job is done.

Available in tape strips 2” x 6” or a 1” x 30’ shop roll.

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2010 London Auto Expo

2010 LONDON AUTO EXPO In 1953, $7,750 would have bought you one of these rare 331 cu. in.

V8-powered Cadillac Eldorado convertibles.

There were only 532 of these built. This one is in amazing condition.

Long-time hot rodder’s Jim and Barb Prowse had their “Work in Progress” ‘32 Ford three-window coupe on display.

The Piston Pushers, one of Ontario’s oldest car clubs, formed in 1954.

They created this elaborate display with loads of nostalgia components, as well as their cars on display.

One of the cars in the Piston Pushers club display was this beautifully restored 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible.

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Story & Photos by: Frank Malfara

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he Progress building in London, Ontario’s Western Fairgrounds was once again the site of the London Auto Expo. This year’s event was held March 26 through 28 with more than 100 enthusiast vehicles on display and 26 vendors showing their wares.

The Auto Expo was well attended, with many of the local car clubs supporting the show. One of Canada’s oldest car clubs, the Piston Pushers, had one of the best displays to be seen at a car show in many a year. Not only did they have a great array of club vehicles, but their

display was peppered with nostalgia items from the hot rod world.

Cars were not the only entertainment at the expo, Friday night featured a garage party with karaoke, and on Saturday night attendees were entertained by a live band called “Radio.”

No matter if you were interested in antiques, hot rods, muscle cars, race cars or tuners, there were vehicles for you to study. People we spoke with indicated that they enjoyed the show and would plan to come back in 2011. If you live in the area, you should be there too.

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Mark and Ryan Rogerson’s 60s-style 55 Chevrolet ground pounder features a stout 292 cu.-in. tunnel ramequipped small block.

This rare 4-door Lincoln sits right and looked right at home on the show floor.

Ken Wright’s ‘49 Anglia Drag racer is often in this position at the drag strip.

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No matter what type of racing you follow, there was an example on display. This CRC racing coupe was one of the most interesting.

Apple Auto glass sponsors this wellcrafted sprint car driven by London’s Doug Bowman Bud and Steve Polhill’s competitive 1913 T-bodied race car is powered with a 4-cylinder GM Ecotec engine.

This small-block Chevrolet-powered Model A Roadster is a great example of a traditional Hot Rod. This “Green Pearl 90” Ford Tempo would certainly attract your attention.

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Book Review

Book Review:

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o r e than t w o million firstgeneration Mustangs were produced in the eight and a half years they were in production.

Many of those cars are still cherished by their owners, but are in need of a complete overhaul to put them back in perfect condition.

In 192 pages, Frank Bohanan’s book will take you through the complete process necessary to return your Mustang to peak condition. No matter if you want to recondition everything from bumper to bumper or just to renew certain sections, there are detailed instructions that offer the step-bystep sequences to lead you through the job correctly.

With chapters on body, paint, engine, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, brakes and electrical, all the segments are broken down into detailed, manageable instructions explaining how to reclaim lost glory in that particular portion. This book is liberally illustrated with more than 500 colour photos. The section on the interior shows exactly what you will need to bring the inside back to perfect condition, all the while showing the reader a lot of tricks unknown to the average do-it-yourself enthusiast. They take the difficulty out of the project.

No matter if you are building an authentic period-correct Mustang or simply building a great weekend cruiser, this book will save you money and prevent you from making costly mistakes.

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Cold Air Intake Install

Installing a Spectre ProFab Cold Air Intake on a Camaro

COLDAIR=MOREPOWER Story and Photos by Thomas Anderson

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f you look under the hood of any vehicle built after 1990, they all have one thing in common: an intake system that pulls air from a fenderwell or from the front of the core support, supplying the engine with fresh cool air for maximum power and efficiency. Why? Because cold air is denser than warm air, cooler intake air provides a denser charge, making your engine more powerful and efficient, which equals more tire churning power!

Most classic street machine owners never give a second thought to slapping a 14-inch round open air cleaner on top of their modified engine. But your over-

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size radiator, headers and all and feed it directly into the those hoses cause under hood engine in the smoothest postemperatures to rise, it can sible way. Spectre offers a spike as high as 220 degrees variety of intake systems for on a hot summer day. You Camaro, Chevelle, El Camiare leaving horsepower on the table!

The team at provides a denser charge, Spectre Permaking your engine more formance, decided cold powerful + efficient, air intakes shouldn’t be strictly for the late model crowd, so they designed a no, Impala, Nova and more. series of easy to install intake We decided on a PowerPak systems for classic Chevy system that uses a hat on top of the carburetor pulling air muscle cars.

The principle is simple: from the corners of the enpull cool air from outside gine compartment that have the engine compartment been isolated from the heat

cooler intake air

= more power!

with laser-cut heat shields.

Spectre systems make impressive power gains, since they can drop inlet air temperature by as much as 100 degrees. The more powerful your engine, the more air it requires, since engines are basically big air pumps.

Ever wonder why your car feels so much faster on cold winter mornings than on hot summer afternoons? The more power you make, the more your engine is effected by the density (temperature) of the air. Cooler, denser air means more oxygen is packed into the combustion chamber on every compression stroke. The more powerful your engine, the greater the improvement in power. A 500-horsepower engine can see a 100-horsepower gain from a 110 degree inlet air temp drop. But even a modest 30 degree inlet air temp drop picks up 24 horsepower and 25 lb/ft of torque!

Follow along as Spectre installs an intake on a early Camaro powered by a standard small-block Chevy. The entire process took less than an hour, and we were on the road and making more power. Every Spectre ProFab intake uses a high-flow, reuseable hpR air filter element that is backed by their unlimited lifetime warranty.

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Our test subject is a standard 350-powered Camaro with all the standard speed parts, including headers and an aftermarket intake manifold.

Since heat rises, the hot air coming off the headers is being pulled directly into the carburetor.

First, remove the nut, air filter and stud, test-fit the Spectre plenum on the carburetor. You will likely have to shorten the stud since the dual-snorkel intake has a much lower profile than a standard air cleaner.

Now it’s time to add the heat shields and the intake tubes.

Remove the factory fender braces. The filters and heat shields will tuck into the corners of the engine compartment beneath these braces.

Drop the laser-cut aluminum heat shield into place and use the included bolts to fasten it to the fender.

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They are pre-bent to fit precisely into the corner and come with rubber seals to keep as much unwanted heat out as possible.

Here you can clearly see how the heat shield works. Once it is bolted in securely, feed the filter side of the mandrel-bent intake tube through the grommet in the center of the shield.

Push the sleeve up onto the end of the plenum. Now pull the intake tube back slightly and press firmly into the open end of the sleeve.

Make sure you put two hose clamps on the sleeve before slipping in the intake tube. Tighten up the hose clamps evenly and firmly, but don’t make them too tight.

Finally, push the Spectre hpR filter onto the end of the tube and secure the hose clamp. On this particular car, the customer relocated his battery to the trunk so we had room for a dual-snorkel intake.

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If the battery was still in the stock location, we could have used a Sidewinder intake which only has one tube.

Bolt the fender brace back in place and the driver’s side is complete. Repeat for the passengers side.

The Spectre ProFab PowerPak laser-cut heat shields isolate the high-flow hpR filters from underhood engine heat. Cold air enters the air boxes from the open fenderwells.

Spectre’s PowerPak not only improves power and engine efficiency, it looks pretty cool too.

The more powerful the engine, the greater the improvement in power. A 500-horsepower engine can see a 100-horsepower gain from a 110-degree inlet air temp drop.

But even a modest 30-degree inlet air temp drop picks up 24 horsepower and 25 lb/ft of torque!

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Can a Fuel Filter give you Free Horsepower?

FREE HORSEPOWER? How much water and other power-robbing contaminants are you burning with your fuel?

Written by: Thomas Michaelson

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engines become more sophisticated and little things become big things, along comes FST Performance (Fuel Solutions Technologies) with a line of high quality fuel filter/water separator systems.

Now with loads of fuel filters on the market, what would make these FST units superior? Two things, first; they filter down to 5 microns, far smaller than competitive filters. Second; the filter media will not allow water to pass through. Water and unwanted contaminants are trapped in the bottom of the filter.

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Now, your first thought is probably “Filters that fine must be horribly restrictive.”

Nope, FST’s filter media will flow up to 300 gallons per hour, while supporting engines up to 2,000 horsepower.

FST Performance offers three differing filters: FloMax 300 features a CNC machined 6061-T6 housing that accepts ½” NPT fittings. There are two inlet and two outlet ports making installation simple and allowing the installation of a fuel pressure gauge.

Filtering is accomplished by an easy to install and remove spin on canister. This is their most popular model and it retails for under $100.

FloMax 300R uses a similar housing, but this one is designed to accept #12 ORB AN fittings. The filter canister offers increased fuel volume and a larger area to store contaminants.

This model is the one that racers and performance

marine enthusiasts are using.

Both FloMax housings can be easily mounted and are designed to properly filter Gasoline, Racing Gasoline, Ethanol or Methanol.

The third item in the FST arsenal is the TurboFyner.

A true onboard diesel fuel refiner system offering highperformance diesel filtration, water separation and fuel heating to ensure maximum performance from your diesel engine. Fuel heating is particularly important to those of us who live in Canada, where the cold weather can have a detrimental effect on the operation of our diesel engines.

If you think that $100 seems expensive for a fuel filter, check the price on a set of replacement fuel injectors.

If you are a racer, what is the cost of losing a race because of a fouled carburetor or plugged injector. These FST products will prevent that from happening.

Well-known NASCAR engine builder Keith Dorton of Automotive Specialties has suggested the FST product be installed on all his engines.

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Slide Show Drift

Sli de Show Dri ft

Written by: Justin Forsyth • Photos By: Jeremy Alan Glover

it’s a love-hate relationship between a car and a driver supported by a team. There are many articles out there that discuss drifting as a form of motor sport, trying to explain to the naysayer that this is a valid form of racing. Drifting is not judged on who reaches the finish line first, but who has the most skill during a battle between two drivers and their vehicles, allowing only one to advance to the next round.

Drifting,

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I would like to introduce and tell you a little about the “SlideShow Drift Team.” It all started when Justin Forsyth, a licensed mechanic and self-proclaimed gear head with a background of circle track racing, began wrenching on imports just as the import scene started to take off in Southern Ontario.

With so many options to pursue in the tuner market, it was a tough decision; however, as soon as he saw his first drift event, he knew what had to be done.

DRIFTING

Justin selected a Nissan S14 (240sx) as a basis to begin his drift career that was both used on the track and as a summer vehicle.

Working his way through grassroots events such as CSCS (Canadian Sport Compact Series), he dedicated all his extracurricular time to building and maintaining the vehicle and honing his skills on the track.

In 2008, Justin’s hard work paid off when he was awarded a DMCC (Drift Mania Canadian Championship) license.

Once again with the licence came the need to build another car. However, this time it would be different, with the selection of a Nissan S13 chassis. The car, powered initially by a Mazworx built SR20 stroked to a 2.2l, laid down an incredible 540hp and 420lbs of torque at a measly 24lbs of boost, thanks to Dan Pye at U2Ndyno.

Charge piping and other fabrication components came the way of Vibrant Performance.

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Fuel pressure is maintained through the use of an Aeromotive pump and dual filters.

Engine components are controlled through an AEM EMS, and fuel delivery is supplied using Russell Performance automotive fittings and lines. Fuel pressure is maintained through the use of an Aeromotive pump and dual filters. Lastly are the tires for the vehicle, in this case, Neutron Tires were selected to fit the need of good wear, performance and cost due to the fact of being an independent team.

All of these parts were sourced through our local Performance Improvements in Barrie, Ontario.

After a wall hit at round 5 last year during competition at Downsview Park, the chassis required some extreme changes through the winter of 2009-2010.

With the assistance of Adrian Collison, Chris Goslin, Darren Minnings and Adam Tutt, the car was dismantled and full tube work was fabricated and completed. The car, as you see it now, is much lighter and more tuneable when it comes to different suspension setups and response to driver input.

There are six events this year in the DMCC eastern series. Five of which are in Quebec, with one in Ontario at Mosport, in the town of Bowmanville, September 18 and 19. Check out the schedule online at DMCCdrift.com and make it out to one of your local events to see what the fastest growing motor sport in North America is all about!

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Keep in tune with team updates and event news by joining SlideShow Drift Team on Facebook, oh and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.

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Tony Brown’s 1957 Green Machine

Green Machine

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ony Brown has been building cars for longer than he really wants to admit. In the early years, they were simple hot rods used as daily transportation. There was a side trip to the drag strip with the Brothers Brown blown Chevy Fiat, however, the bulk of the building was for street-driven cars. Time passed leading to better and better examples of the car builder’s skills. Often working with his brother Duke and other members of the car club they started way back when (the Roadmates), there were many. The ones that he is particularly proud of were the 37 Ford Coupe, 28 • PiM • SUMMER 2010

Story & Photos By Bob McJannett.

the ‘32 Ford highboy roadster and the chopped 1959 Chevrolet pickup.

Since retiring as President of Clarion Canada, Tony was building a car a year. However, this latest adventure took two.

Club member Doug Graham had started this 1957 sedan delivery, but after a number of years, Doug decided that it was not for him, so Tony bought it. When he received it, the sedan delivery had been stripped of its interior, engine and the paint had been removed.

Now Tony is an excellent body man, he knows how to remove the flaws and ripples that years of use and abuse

will put into a 50-year-old body. After repairing any sheet metal that needed to be fixed, hours of block sanding began.

You can imagine how hard it is to get all the long flat panels on a sedan delivery ripple free. It takes patience and lots of elbow grease. The hood was relieved of unnecessary ornaments, trim was restored and the side panels now received new Bel Air side trim. When you see how great this looks you have to wonder why GM did not have a Bel Air model back then?

With the body complete, the chassis was gone through, rubbers and bushings were

Tony Brown’s replaced, front springs were dropped two inches, shocks were replaced with gas units and sway bars were installed at both ends of the chassis.

Disk brakes were installed in the front along with a power booster. The rear end was replaced with a 3.90 ratio Ford 9” unit. The chassis was

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sedan delivery

brought to modern spec.

Underhood went a 350 Chevrolet small-block equipped with an Edelbrock intake and carburetor, an HEI distributor and block hugger headers. Behind the engine went a GM700R4 transmission with a Lokar shifter. For creature comfort,

Tony also installed a Vintage Air air conditioner.

With all these segments complete, the sedan delivery was taken to Davies Autobody in Toronto’s west end to have the base clear paint applied. The two colours chosen were 2008 Lexus colours, the upper portion was painted Pistachio and the bottom Olive Green Grey. It is a great combination.

Island interiors in Port Perry were charged with upgrading the interior, while matching the exterior paint scheme. They did a fine job covering the cavernous interior with carefully created interior panels, also on the cut down Monte Carlo buckets. Classic instruments supplied the SUMMER 2010 • PiM • 29

1957 Green Machine

gauges and a Painless wiring kit was used to take the volts to their proper locations.

A Grant steering wheel tops the column.

Needless to say, Tony installed one of his past employer’s stereo systems. Over 1,000 watts of great sound.

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Install Child Seats in your Old School Ride

How To:

Install Child Seats in your Old School Ride!

Story & Photos By: Mike Bennett

I’m

gonna go out on a limb here and guess that if you’re reading this magazine you love cars, just like me. I’m also gonna assume that for those of you who have a family, you love your kids too, just like me. One thing I do know for sure, is that car people like to share our hobby with others… our friends, our families, and in my case, my young children. I’ve got a 6-year old and an 18-month old, and they both like my old car, which is great! The problem is, how do you safely bring your kids along with you when you want to go for a cruise?

I have a penchant for unusual early to mid 60s Fords and GM products. In most cases, these vehicle have no seat belts at all, let alone child restraint systems and/or tether points for car seats. So what’s any self-respecting hot-rodder going to do? Wel,l make something of course!

The first order of business is a good quality set of lap belts for the back seat. Autoloc makes great seatbelts in just about any colour you’d want and with two styles of latch. A standard button release and a classic chrome aircraft lift-style latch.

Autoloc anchor plate kit (PN 12186) comes with heavy duty 7/16” bolts and great big reinforcing plates.

Autoloc makes seatbelts in just about any colour you’ d want and with two styles of latch: Button release and a classic chrome aircraft-style latch.

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I opted for the button style as it’s a bit harder for prying little fingers to accidentally release. I started by finding the centerline of each rear seat and used masking tape to mark that on the back window for future reference. I then pulled the back seat out, which, for most 60s cars, involves pushing down on the leading edge of the bottom portion, while pulling forward to release the hook.

Once the bottom is out, two small bolts hold the backrest portion in. Once they are out, you simply pull the back portion up to release it from its hooks.

Now, using a marker, transfer the centerline location of each seat from the tape you put on the back window, to the floor, in approximately the location of where the upper and lower portion of the rear seat cushion meets.

Time to drill some holes!

Measure out 9” on either side of the centerline marks you made and mark your spots for drilling.

Before drilling, take a good look underneath your ride to make sure you’re not going to drill into the gas tank, exhaust system, or other obstruction. If something is in the way, do your best to move your mounting point into an appropriate new location.

I like to start with a ¼” pilot hole then I use my trusty step bit to increase the hole size to 7/16”. Once all four holes are complete, you can begin installing the lap belts.

I used the Autoloc anchor plate kit (PN 12186) which comes with heavy duty 7/16” bolts and great big reinforcing plates to reduce floor tear through in case of an accident.

Now that we’ve got lap belts, we need a tether point on the package tray to secure your young one’s car seat. So, like most car guys, I looked for an option that worked well and looked good. My search led me to the truck world, and I ended up with a Bully brand (PN WTD810) pop-up stake pocket cargo tie down.

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Install Baby Seats in your Old School Ride Bully brand (WTD810) Pop-Up Tie Downs.

Are you done yet?

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It’s rated at 1,000lbs and is nicely chrome plated. This way, when I don’t have the car seats in, all you see on the package tray is a small chrome square plate.

With the back seat still out, I removed the package tray simply by pulling it forward. I used the same centerline marks we put on the rear window earlier, to mark the mounting position of the tie downs on the package tray.

I used the supplied backing plate to mark the location of the bolt holes, as well as the hole I would have to make for the body of the hold down. I center punched the bolt hole locations and drilled ¼” holes for the mounting hardware.

I then got my cut off grinder and carefully cut the rectangular hole for the body of the hold down. A quick clean up of the cuts and holes with a rat tail file and the mounting holes were complete.

I then slid the original package tray back in place and used a sharp tip marker from underneath to mark where I would have to cut the package tray and drill holes for clearance.

Some quick work with a box cutter-style knife and ¼” drill, and the whole deal was ready for a test fit.

Satisfied that everything lined up nicely, I then cut a new piece of vinyl (that I sourced from my local Fabricland) a couple of inches larger around then the package tray. I flipped it over and sprayed both the underside of the vinyl and the top of the old package tray with spray adhesive in an aerosol can. Let the adhesive set up and then carefully lay the new vinyl over the package tray and apply pressure by rubbing from the center to the outside.

Once the glue was dry, I then used my box cutter to cut the vinyl where the holes were cut in the old package tray for the tie downs to slide through.

Let’s Go For a Ride, Dad! Slide the newly recovered package tray back in and install the tie downs, making sure you tighten them properly.

Now just reverse the seat removal procedure, reinstalling the seat back and bottom.

Now, you’re ready to bolt in your child car seat as per the manufacturer’s instructions.

This car is my daily driver so this setup gets used every day.

It looks good, works great, and my little ones can safely cruise with their car crazy daddy!

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Written by: Ian Law

Ian Law, Chief Instructor of the IRL Car Control School, wrote these thoughts in an issue of the Toronto Star’s Wheels section. We thought he really hit the nail on the head! He was kind enough to allow us to repeat this article for you.

After forty years and a few million kilometres of driving under my seat belt, I have witnessed many transgressions committed by motorists. Here is my list of the ten worst motoring offences.

1

Impaired Driving: whether it is by drugs or distraction, this is the leading cause of deaths and destruction on our roads. Being impaired by drugs, which includes alcohol, “street” drugs or some prescription drugs, negatively affects four of the most important functions of safe driving ability, judgment, 36 • PiM • SUMMER 2010

coordination, vision and reactions. Just as dangerous, is being distracted by cell phone conversations, “texting”, chatting to passengers, day dreaming, entertainment systems or any other distraction that prevents motorists from focusing on driving.

2

Running Red Lights: This is also one of the most deadly motoring mistakes.

Running a red light for purely selfish reasons or due to distraction will eventually end up in a serious collision.

Saving that little bit of extra time is never worth the risk.

3

Following too close: I am always amazed by how many motorists tailgate on our roads. Each and every day, I have drivers following much too closely behind me, and I have to take action to avoid this threat to my safety. When I encounter a driver that is to close to my rear bumper, I will gradually slow down and keep right in the next available passing zone. Most motorists don’t even realize they are following too closely. At highway speeds, the average driver needs at least half a second to recognize a threat and then react. This equates to roughly 15 metres or five car lengths just to realize they need to start braking.

With some drivers creeping up to within one or two

car lengths of the vehicle in front, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that just isn’t enough time.

4

Parking in a handicapped spot: when the driver is obviously not physically challenged at all.

Most drivers who use these convenient parking spots genuinely need this convenience. Shamefully, some motorists have a permit that applies to someone in their family but they use it for their own benefit. It is these illegitimate users that make my radiator boil over. This is not only very selfish, but

can lead to someone who really has difficulty walking, having to park much farther away because the few handicapped spaces are occupied by those not really in need of one.

5

Left lane driving: it still boggles my mind that drivers will occupy the left lane and then stay there regardless of how many vehicles are lined up behind them waiting to pass. By now, there has been enough press about this motoring indiscretion that you would think drivers would have clued in.

6

Driving in the middle lane: instead of the right lane. Too many motorists will poke along in the middle lane of a multi lane highway at a slower rate than the majority of traffic when they should be in the right lane. Trucks too, are notorious for this, and it leads to traffic bunching up as it tries to negotiate around the blockage with the resulting multiple lane changes occurring.

7

Failing to signal: both lane changes and turns. It is not wise to surprise other

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10 Worst motoring offences drivers with your next move and it is also disrespectful.

Signalling lane changes notifies other motorists of your need and is also a sort of an electronic “excuse me please” request to occupy the space in front of you. Not signalling is much like butting into line.

8

Impatience: each day as I commute in rush hour traffic, there are always a large number of drivers who need to get to work 10 minutes ago. They always zip out to the left lane, follow the other late drivers much too closely and then come to a screeching halt as the left lane soon becomes over populated. I seem to always catch up to these impatient drivers as I motor along in

the much less stressful right lane saving fuel, brake and eventually insurance costs.

9

Cutting off other drivers: to try and teach them they have wronged you.

Most motorists will speed up slightly to block another driver from merging into the space in front. This only leads to frustration, possible retaliation and road rage.

It never teaches the other driver to not pull in front of you.

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On another note, my trusty 1982 Volvo GLT just turned 777,777 kms. With numbers like that, should I buy a lotto ticket?

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Fog lights: being used on clear nights when there isn’t even a hint of fog. These lights are for a specific purpose and not to show everyone how cool you look. Fog lights are

Ian Law is the chief instructor at the IRL Car

Control School. Ian is a championship winning racer with over 20 years experience behind the wheel of numerous high-performance vehicles.

During this time, Ian developed the methods he now uses to teach regular drivers car control skills.

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to be used in thick fog when your headlights become detrimental to illuminating the road. Some drivers say they like to use them to light up the side of the road. If so, when you encounter oncoming traffic simply turn them off.

The ILR Car Control School teaches the skills necessary for drivers to survive on today’s highways. Winter Driving, Car Control and Performance Driving Schools are all available at reasonable prices. To improve your driving skills check out: www.carcontrolschool.com for details and available dates.

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The book focuses on Ford chassis from 1928 thru 1948 and compares original frames against aftermarket offerings.

As well, there are separate segments describing Jag Rear suspensions, Heidts independent rear suspensions, installing four link systems, coil over and parallel leaf systems.

Mustang, Opel, Corvair and Corvette systems are all featured. Best of all, this book includes detailed step-by-step photos to show you how to install these parts correctly.

With the information included in this book, you will be able to create your own chassis and suspension.

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friend purchased a small silver bell to hang off her Harley the other day. She said it was to keep motorcycletampering gremlins at bay.

The sound of the bell would make any gremlins drop to the ground, creating potholes wherever they landed.

I thought she was nuts. Who wouldn’t? Surely gremlin bells didn’t keep bikes running—regular maintenance and carnauba wax did.

Then that got me thinking about some tales I’ve heard from automotive enthusiasts at cruise nights, during driveway troubleshooting events or while my dashing driver and I have waited for CAA to show up.

Names have been changed to protect those who need it.

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The Superstitious Shift Near the ice cream truck on a cruise night, two attendees insisted upon following the custom of shifting into first before reverse for the first drive of the day. Winston even admitted to letting his Dodge Dart inch forward a bit before he engaged the reverse gear. He rarely parallel parks.

the number of accidents that occur at railway level crossings. The adage “be careful what you wish for” comes to mind here.

Both believe it promotes good car-ma—to always move forward on the road and in life. I have a sneaking suspicion these friendly gents picked up the habit due to their vehicles’ stubborn trannys.

Black Cats and Paths Never letting a black cat cross your path is alive and well, and may lead to a lengthy delay. For some, stopping the car to prevent this from happening is all that’s necessary. For others, a driver must wait for another vehicle to pass over the section of crossed-upon road before he/she may proceed.

The Lucky Railroad Crossing Apparently for a wish come true, you must raise your feet off the car floor when travelling over railroad tracks and make your wish. This might be a contributing factor to

If only those fools had heard the part about leaving this one for the passengers to do.

I know what I’ll be wishing for next time: that more folks had brains.

And car nuts like Persephone will do this for any cat, not just the black ones.

Legend of

LUCKY BIRD CRAP?

Our feline friends love this game—they get 20 points for every car they stop. Buses earn them 50.

Legend of Lucky Bird Crap While this superstition has been passed from generation to generation (pun intended), few incidents proving this theory have been documented.

In one case, Heathcliff stopped at the side of the road to wipe off the crud—and missed a multi-car pileup at the next intersection.

Further anti-poop proof is that acid from bird droppings will eat through the finish on cars with a modern base coat or clear coat.

Perhaps we should all follow Heathcliff ’s example and immediately wash the ride when the next load lands.

No matter what you believe, your best bet is to simply follow a regular maintenance schedule—and leave the horseshoes off the rear-view mirror. Enjoy the ride.

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About the Author: Bonnie Staring is a comedian, advertising copywriter and one of those people who enters all kinds of contests. To see what else she’s been ranting about, visit her website: www.bonniestaring.com Photo Illustration created by Robert Michaels.

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