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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 updated, refined, and verified with contributions from many members. Here are some of the more developed wiki articles: *[[How to identify a Ford V8]] *[[Cheapo paint job]] *[[Narrowing a rearend]] *[[Body and exterior tips]] *[[How to title a hot rod]] And, here's a list of articles that recently got started, and might benefit from your contributions. *[[Building a new shop]] *[[Ceramic Insulation|test]] *[[How to make a vacuum power brake bleeder]] *[[Gasser]] *[[Improving fuel economy]] 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. *[http://crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Start_a_new_article Start a new wiki 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 in the Hot Rod Art forum on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board. Amateur and professional artists submit drawings, photographs, and doodles on a certain automotive topic, and everyone votes on their choice to win. The winners receive a free Hotrodders.com t-shirt, and, of course, endless glory. Last month's topic was "Any Year S-10 Truck". Congratulations to the winner, Only Racing, for his "Bad Black S10". You can see all the entrants in the [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/vote-here-novembers-s10-truck-any-year-contest-enjoy-148816.html#post1046806 November Hot Rod Art Contest thread]. This month's Hot Rod Art Contest topic is "****". To participate, visit [http://***** this discussion] in the Hot Rod Art forum. ==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 -- Streetbeasts think they can silence us by bullying us out of our free speech. They're wrong. 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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