V8 Speed & Resto Shop Car Restoration Photo Galleries

V8 Speed & Resto Shop car restoration photo galleries

 
 

Kelle Oeste in Street Rod Life Magazine

Our very own Operations Manager Kelle Oeste is featured in the latest Street Rod Life Magazine! Thanks for the article, and thanks to Kelle for always working overtime to help our team build awesome cars our customers can be proud of! Read the article at the link:  http://www.streetrodlife.com/print-mag/street-rod-life-2017-spring-print-issue/

 

V8 Radio: Tech School Job Fair and Working In The Auto Enthusiast Industry

The world needs more technicians in a variety of fields, and on this episode of V8 Radio, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste recap a recent visit to Ranken Technical College and their spring job fair where Kelle and Kevin met dozens of new automotive technicians entering the workforce.   They also have fun with another trivia question, some project updates, and a few laughs and you've got another exasperating episode of V8 Radio! 

 

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Some say these cars are never finished, and that holds true especially when a modified car changes hands. In this case, our customer purchased this killer 1969 Chevrolet Camaro as a freshly completed Pro-Touring machine complete with a slick silver paint job and a very cool red leather interior, but the 700+ HP 540-cube Shafiroff big block Chevy and 6-speed T-56 Magnum transmission are a bit much for the otherwise stock suspension. The huge torque easily overpowers the rear tires, and the handling isn’t up to the expectations of the owner. So, the car was sent to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop so our crew could take the suspension, rear axle, wheels, tires, brakes, and a few other areas of the car to the next level. The big challenge - installing a complete Detroit Speed QUADRALink rear suspension and front subframe, wheel tubs, Currie Enterprises rear axle, Forgeline wheels, Toyo Tires, Holley Performance Products EFI, and more without damaging the beautiful silver paint or messing up the body panel fit. After all, something that looks this good should have the moves to match!
 
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Sven Custom Hot Wheels Cougar

We all dig Hot Wheels cars, and Sean Svendsen builds cusom versions that go to a whole new level of cool.   He strips the cars, polishes the bodies, sprays them with Spectraflame transluceant paint for a vintage look, re-tires them with reproduction redlines, and the results are awesome.    These are just some of the cars he's done, and you can see his other creations, including model kits and artwork, at his website  www.svensworldofwheels.com.   We'd love to build some full-size versions of these at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop.  Which is your favorite?  

V8 Radio - Enjoy Your Garage Time

There are good times and bad times when working in your garage on classic cars, and on this episode of V8 Radio, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste share some tips to help your garage time more successful, enjoyable, and less stressful.   Life would certainly be less stressful in the garage in our lead photo, but unfortunately, that's just a cool pic we got from the Racedeck website.   Throw in the trivia question, some project stories, and a few laughs and you've got another super-thrilling episode of V8 Radio! 

 

 

 

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​Many people are familiar with the Detroit Autorama and the prestigious Ridler award, but the reality is there are hundreds of cars on display. This year we again sent V8 Detroit correspondent Joe Miuccio to Cobo Hall to capture the entire event and not just the Great 8 Ridler contendors.  We hope you enjoy clicking through this 500 image gallery covering the muscle cars, customs, hot rods, rat rods, and more from the 2017 Detroit Autorama!  
 

V8 Radio How It All Began

On this episode of V8 Radio, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste go back in time as Mike made the mistake of asking Kevin how he got started in this business. It started back in 1996 when Kevin and his buddy Paul Wieshuber embarked on the Hot Rod Power Tour in a car worthy of a junkyard, and it all went downhill from there.   Who'd have thought he would have landed a job with Hot Rod and eventually start V8TV and the V8 Speed & Resto Shop?   They also chat about the 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 427 R-Code featured on Muscle Car Of The Week, discuss a V8TV track day, ratchet up the trivia questions, chat about Jim Wangers and Pontiac history, a story of David Freiburger taking a tumble, and have a few laughs on this episode.    Photos from the episode are below!

 


 

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