 We want the S71 Oldsmobile to have terrific handling on the street and on in road course and autocross events, so we chose to use the Negative Roll system from Global West for the suspension parts. The Negative Roll system utilizes taller spindles, tubular control arms, sway bars, and special springs to change the front suspension geometry and make a car that keeps the tires planted better when cornering. This is especially important when using new technology tires with large, flat contact patches. Braking is handled by a set of Baer rotors and calipers to bring this machine to a halt - repeatedly - with minimal fade and in short distances.
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 Part of our 1966 GTO's plan includes a killer suspension system and a beefed-up chassis to support it, so we disassembled the stock stuff, popped the body off the frame, and went to town. First, the GTO's skeleton was media blasted clean of all rust, scale, and old paint. Next, we fabbed up some supports and TIG welded in some plate steel to box up the originally open frame rails for strength. Then we began to test fit the Air Ride Technologies Street Challenge suspension system... more on this later, but it's the key to making this old Goat handle like a new 'Vette!
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 Just when you think you've got a simple solution, here comes another curve ball. We noticed that we had tight hood clearance on the GTO's L92 V8, mostly because of the truck-style high-mount alternator. We thought we could throw on a set of factory Camaro style brackets to lower the alternator, and slam the hood. Not so fast. The L92 is a Variable Valve Timing engine, which means it has an additional 3/4 inch of meat on the front of the timing cover. This area hides the cam phaser, the hardware that rotates the camshaft to provide the cool VVT action. It also means that low-mount aftermarket or F body brackets won't fit. After some research, we found that the guys at Mast Motorsports had the L92 figured out and suggested we use Camaro brackets and make some spacers... check out the fix.
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 By poplular demand, we've made the V8TV Television Series available in 13-episode box DVD sets! The first release, Season One, is now available and features over 6 hours of programming for just $49.95. Additional sets to come.
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 This vintage Trans Am Mustang has been raced it's whole life. Trans Am cars from the 1960's are cool. For those not in the know, Trans Am was a road racing series which dictated that the cars competing relied heavily on factory parts. Local racers had the chance to share the track with factory-backed teams and hero drivers like Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue and Dan Gurney and compete for cash. J. Bittle rescued this vintage 1968 Mustang that competed in the Trans Am series in the late 1960's.
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 While SUV reviews are not the usual content at V8TV, we have been seeking candidates to pull our enclosed car hauler around in comfort. The King Ranch certainly qualifies. There's a phrase they use in the Lone
Star State
to describe large things: Texas-sized. If ever any SUV lived up to that
description, it would be the Ford Expedition King Ranch, because not only does
it weigh a bit over 6100 pounds and easy to get insurance quotes, it also has a
cabin big enough to really be your mobile home on the range, or on the road.
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 The guys at Finish Line Performance know how to make power, and they also know how to build killer cars. Take this 1996 Chevy Impala SS. While in the care of the FLP crew, what started as a decent performer from the factory has morphed into a fully-streetable 1000 HP show and go machine. It sports a Procharged and nitrous oxide injected 383 stroker backed by a 6-speed manual, and finishes with a full custom interior and competition audio system. The interesting side story is that the car's owner enjoyed his FLP / Impala experience so much, he bought into the company! Dan Bills takes us through the highlights of the black beast.
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 Announcing a new contest from Finish Line Performance, DiabloSport, and V8TV! Watch the video, guess the power of the 2006 Dodge Charger in the V8TV Forum, and you could win a Predator Hand Held Flash Tuner from DiabloSport! The DiabloSport Predator is a hand-held tuner that can help you modify the tune of late-model cars, and it can now tune the Mopar Hemi powered cars. We recently shot a dyno session on a 2006 Charger at Finish Line Performance. Watch the dyno pull video, then log in on the V8TV Forum to guess the power level it made and you can win your own Predator Tuner!
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 JUST RELEASED: "Rebirth Of A Truck"- Full-length DVD covering every step of Kelle's 1954 Chevy Truck Rebirth! Click Here to buy!
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 We had our 1965 Chevelle SS frame media blasted and stripped clean, and then it was time to give it a new protective coating. This time, we utilized the new Extreme Chassis Black Epoxy paint from Eastwood. We found it to have an accurate satin appearance, and it seems to have the guts to stand up to the road.
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 We took the chassis from the '65 Chevelle SS parts car and blew it apart for a trip to the media blaster. V8TV shop assistant Nick Doerr took some initiative to remove the front springs with a plasma torch... while we would never recommend that anyone do this, it works...
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