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'''This is the draft for a new Hotrodders.com newsletter -- edited by Hotrodders.com members. You can add to or edit this newsletter. When it's roughly "complete", it will be edited one last time, and sent out via email to Hotrodders.com members. If you want to help edit, but you're not sure what to add, try adding in a good discussion or "pic of the week".''' Welcome to the "new" newsletter from Hotrodders.com, the independent voice of hotrodding on the web. In this issue... Top tech articles from our hot rod how-to encyclopedia, techy forum discussions, hot rod pics of the week, and our hot rod art contest. Plus, Streetbeasts, a kit-car company, tries to bully us out of our free speech, by filing a frivolous lawsuit against us after we expose their notorious reputation. See how hotrodders respond when corporate lawyers try to silence us. ==Tech Article Wiki== We've started an online hotrodding encyclopedia. It runs on "Wiki" software, just like Wikipedia, the net's free encyclopedia. ANYONE can edit the articles in the wiki, including you. Over time, wiki articles are edited, refined, and verified with contributions from many members. Here's a sampling of some of the more developed wiki articles: *''list of well-developed wiki articles goes here'' And, here's a list of articles that recently got started, that you can add to. *''list of in-progress articles goes here'' You can start a wiki article with just a few sentences on ANY hotrodding subject. Hundreds of hotrodders assist in editing and refining your article. To start a new article, use the link below: *http://crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Start_a_new_article [http://crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki Wiki Main Page] ==Hot Techy Forum Discussions== New top tech discussions from the Hotrodders.com forums: *[http://hotrodders.com/forum/my-rusty-ratty-48-chevy-truck-build-w-pics-106347.html Rusty, Ratty '48 Chevy Truck Build] *[http://hotrodders.com/forum/v8-1973-vw-beetle-project-help-needed-130845.html V8 1973 VW Beetle Project] ==Hotrodders Project Journal Entries== Selected recent entries from our photojournals of in-progress hot rod builds. *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?journalid=39830&reverse=1&page=16&action=view#Fender%20Mockup 123pugsy uses chicken wire and metal strips make a weaved flexible sheet for mocking up a fender and hood in a 1941 Chrysler New Yorker Coupe.] *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?journalid=42029&reverse=1&page=10&action=view#Center%20Console 37FordLS6 makes a custom center console from a sheet of aluminum for a '37 Ford]. *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=65928&reverse=1&page=5#Rear%20Suspension%20and%20Mini-tubs 48GMC rod uses old trailer fenders to make mini-tubs for a '48 GMC farm truck.] *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=31400&page=8&reverse=1#Gas%20Tank%20Finished budthespud fabricates a gas tank for a '66 Chevy truck.] *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=53981&page=74&reverse=1#Painting%20-%20body%20prep Cboy-Two creates various homemade tools for sanding his custom-fabricated cab.] *[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=20255&page=16&reverse=1#Interior-Custom%20Door%20Panels garretthes fabricates interior custom door panels for a '59 Suburban.] You can start your own free photojournal to document your hot rod build. See the [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php Hotrodders Project Journals]. ==Hot Rod Pics of the Week== *''links to pics go here'' ==Hotrodders.com Hot Rod Art Contest== Hotrodders.com members have traditionally started up an informal hot rod art contest, with a different topic each month. On the drawing board for this month: *****. Winners receive a free Hotrodders.com t-shirt, and, of course, endless glory. To check out the art, or participate, see the following discussion on the Hotrodders.com forums: http://hotrodders.com/******* ==Streetbeasts files frivolous lawsuit over article exposing their reputation== Recently, we wrote a wiki article detailing the history and reputation of Streetbeasts, an unethical kit-car manufacturer. In response, Streetbeasts has tried to silence us with a frivolous lawsuit, in the hopes that we might take down the article. Over the years, we've stood up to plenty of mainstream hotrodding industry companies. This time, it's no different -- we won't be bullied out of our free speech. In fact, we're rallying our 70,000+ members to help us defend against the frivolous lawsuit by contributing to our legal defense fund. If you want to lend a hand, and stick up for free speech among hotrodders, you can help out by PayPal'ing a contribution to freespeech@hotrodders.com. You can also donate a spare part to our Free Speech Parts Auctions, or you can lend a hand simply by bidding on a part that someone else is auctioning off. More details below: *[http://hotrodders.com/streetbeasts Full details on the Streetbeasts lawsuit] *[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=403518 Donate via PayPal] *[http://hotrodders.com/forum/free-speech-parts-auctions Free speech parts auctions] ==Other Hotrodders.com Links== *[http://hotrodders.com Hotrodders.com Home Page] *[http://hotrodders.com/kb Hotrodders.com Knowledge Base] *[http://hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php Hotrodders.com Project Journals] *[http://hotrodders.com/ads Hotrodders.com Free Classifieds] *[http://hotrodders.com/gallery Hotrodders.com Photo Gallery] *[http://hotrodders.com/forum/calendar.php Hotrodders.com Event Calendar]

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