The Automotive Aftermarket

A SEMA 2017 Report Commentary: Tony Colombini, Photos: Blacktop Media Network Staff There was quite a bit of talk among the aisles of the 2017 SEMA Show regarding the future of the automobile industry. And no doubt plenty of those discussions involved Autonomous cars. One question was: Who was going to own these cars? Will […]

TrekStep by BESTOP

“The SEMA Crunch is REAL!” I joked online as we received our TrekStep from Bestop on Wednesday before the big show. “It’s gonna take some long nights to finish our SEMA Build!” There was that ONE-GUY who had to think we were serious. “How many thumbs do you have?” He exclaimed. We get ready to […]

Edelbrock’s NEW AVS2 Series Carburetor

Edelbrock is excited to announce the AVS2 Series as the next generation of their carburetor product line. The AVS2 carburetor features annular flow primary boosters with a new calibration for improved off-idle and cruising performance. The annular flow booster design delivers improved fuel atomization to eliminate flat spots that may be encountered when the carburetor […]

The 2017 SEMA Show – Day One, actually

A Celebration of New Products and Innovation The day started early with the New Products Awards Breakfast. This is a great place to start the show as they present the awards for best new products and the SEMA Award. The presentation featured and introduction and inspiring words from Sam Schmidt. After a paralyzing Indy Car […]

The SEMA Show Day One, Kinda

It’s Monday October 30th, 2017 the SEMA Show is about to open. As we arrive at the Convention Center, we see this bitchen Chevelle parked right out front in front of the barrier to the show. Who would park there? Billy say’s: “Hey, isn’t that Kristy’s Chevelle?” I give her a call and she is […]

Youth Engagement with Edelbrock

Not long ago Billy and I went over to Edelbrock for a shop tour. I asked Eric Blakely, Director of Advertising, how a company like Edelbrock is engaging younger generations. “I am proud of the culture Vic Edelbrock has built with supporting younger generations. We are engaging younger generations in several ways.” Stated Eric. Vic […]

The Blacktop Baller Gets Armored

Dupli-Color’s Bed Armor This is a story of much needed father/son bonding time… My neighbor rolled his bed liner on a while back. It was super blotchy and didn’t last long at all. We saw the Dupli-Color Bed Armor with truck bed Sprayer kit and thought at about $150.00 it’s a great value. Add a roll of […]

Project Riff-Raff Wrap-up

There are several stories to write about the past 4 months as I dug into my car to completely re-wire it, clean up the engine compartment, and lightly re-style the interior. I will touch on the installation of things like a chrome/tilt ididit steering column, CON2R custom steering wheel, Flaming River’s high-output alternator, Eddie Motorsports […]