http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:50:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is our company demo car that we have been building for a few years now, making upgrades all the time to it. 1983 Buick Regal, all chrome removed and painted to match the new stock color paint, Grand National hood and deck lid spoiler. Both front and rear bumpers have ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=181 We built a complete custom front end for this Ferrari. We used about $7000US worth or European Hella lights and accessories. We replaced all the factory lighting on the front end of the car. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=177 http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=174 This is a custom air ride system we installed along with a Baer Brake front and rear disc upgrade kit, Bilstein shocks, 19" Asanti wheels and a Dakota Digital air ride controller http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=166 We finished this job a while pack, thought we would post it up for you to see. New gauge install http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=156 We just finished up this crazy system in a 26 foot Pontoon party barge. We installed 8 pairs of ARC Audio FD6000 components, 4 AVI SLS300 subs, 2 ARC Audio Foose 4150 4 channels and 2 ARC Audio Foose 1200.1 mono blocks. We build two home theater style down firing enclosures ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=141 We finally got the door panels finished for the Camaro. This is what we started with when we got the car. This is the new ABS door panel base. This is what we will build off of. We needed to build some tweeter grilles for the tweeters in the door. I actually ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=129 I wrote this a few months ago for my monthly article in RPM Motoring Monthly and I thought I would post it here as well.I wanted to talk about what’s new in the world of head units (radio’s, CD players, decks, just pic your terminology) but there really hasn’t been ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=127 The year is 1985 and the stereo system in your new vehicle is just not good. It doesn’t sound good, it doesn’t look good and it didn’t have a CD player. Fast forward to the year 2006 and the stereo system in your new vehicle is pretty darn good, ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=126 A little while back I wrote, “Getting a Deal?” and I want to expand on this a little. You see I really do not understand why people do the things they do to “save” money, as I stated in the article. NOW, with that said what really blows me away ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=125 We made a bunch of progress on the Camaro this weekend. When the car came in, the air ride tank, the solenoids and the compressors were all mounted to the floor with drywall screws. We welded up a frame work for the compressors and solenoids out of 1/2" square tubing. We ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=112 One of our good customers wanted to update the front of his Navi, we searched high and low and the only things we could find was your typical billet grille but no lower. E&G makes a mesh grille, but it looks like a chicken coupe and they don't have a ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=101 We recently got the PDF proofs for the magazine article that was done on the shop. Each month Performance Plus profiles 2 or 3 shops in Western Canada and we were picked as one of the shops to be featured. Click on the thumbnail for the fullsize version. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=96 I have been burning up my PVR this week with the 40ish hours of Barrett Jackson and as I am watching what is called "Prime Time" at the auction I have some observations that I would like to talk about. Thumbs Down - It is no secret that BJ has been ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=95 Never look for a good deal. Look for a good relationship. Why? It's simple, if you can find a good shop, they can help you spend your money on the right things. That is always a better deal then not having what you really wanted all along. If all you want is ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=94 We got the Modo Innovations Electric Trunk Release kit installed (see our review of this product) Got the stereo rack wired and mounted. As we always do, we used molex plugs on the power wires for easy servicing. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=88 We were slammed the last week with a bunch of other projects at the shop so we didn't get a ton done on the car but here is the progress. Got the console almost finished, just have to modify the mounts for the console then Flock the storage compartment in it. We ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=77 Getting a deal???   Those of you that work within 12V you have more than likely heard the comment: “My Buddy is going to do the Install”…I think the hardest thing when I hear something like this is the pain I get in my chest trying to hold the laughter back. The ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=74 While watching some TV and shows like American Chopper, Unique Whips, and American Hot Rod, to list a few, I started to come to the conclusion what exactly it is I am watching. They show case a personal opinion when it comes to building a Motorcycle, Car or what ever. ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=75 Let me start by stating that I have been working within 12V for about twenty years now. This trip started as a hobby with Cars and led into a few courses in Auto Mechanics into a lucky phone call from a fairly large 12V Electronic Retailer then a left turn ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=73 A complete custom C6. We did the Lingenfelter hood as well as molding the Lingenfelter air dam to the bumper. We had these custom emblems made for the car. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=69 The stock BMW door panel with the stock 5 1/4" door speaker. The new custom door panel houses a Morel Elate 9" Subwoofer. Custom a-pillars house a Morel CDM-88 midrange and a Morel Supremo tweeter. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=65 We completed this project a little while ago, thought we would share it with our readers. The start of the custom a-pillars. We created a small recessed area for a decorative trim we created to add some more detail to the a-pillar We routered some custom rings out of 3/8" aluminum, it ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=55 We are having some custom LS2 emblems for thee Camaro, here is the initial raw aluminum emblem base. There will be a black insert set into the chrome aluminum and it will be raised about 1/16" higher then the aluminum. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=54 There needs to be a good taste police or something........ WTF is this person thinking..............(courtesy of eBay) http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=52 Online retailers that are not authorized by the manufacturer have changed the face of the 12v electronics industry. They source out these products from all different places around the world and sell them for next to nothing. The sources that supply these products are generally no mystery, but the manufacturers ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=44 Street & Performance #1 Hod Rod Lane Mena Arkansas 71953 Phone: 479 394-5711 www.hotrodlane.cc I recently decided to install a GM TPI setup into my Buick Regal. I started doing a lot of research on what was needed to do so and I ran across Street & Performance. I had seen their ads in magazines for ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=42 With the 69 Camaro project well on it's way, the one thing that we needed was to get a wiring kit for it. We normally would use Painless, but a lot of people on Pro-touring.com and Lateral-g.net have been raving about the American Autowire product so we decided to give ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=41 DSE (Detroit Speed & Engineering) make this motorized headlight door kit for the 68/69 Camaro's with the Vacum operated headlight door system. This kit replaces the vacum motors with these new electric motors making this a hassle free system. If you own a Camaro with this system then you ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=40 We recently got one of their dash panels for the 69 Camaro project we are working on. I did a bit of research on the net and found that as far as custom panels this and the DSE panels were the only ones on the market. They had three options, ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=39 We are doing a basic, well not so basic but a basic system in the Camaro. The source side of the system consists of the Sony CDX-F50 Marine deck, a 10 disc changer, iPod module and the Sony Marine controller. Everything but the iPod and the controller will be mounted ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=36 The car also had a GTO console in it.................I can't even really describe what the guy did to it.............anyways, it had to be fixed. Before (yes, that is carpet wrapped around the front, and yes it looked like he trimmed it with a sawzall................ The console didn't fit right, it was to ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=28 The car came in with 2006 GTO leather seats (as well as many other GTO parts). The person that installed them used some back straps and some drywall anchors to hold them in. The seats had this large "hoop" section on top that the head rests sunk into. This "hoop" ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=24 When the car arrived, the rear side panels were really hurting.......they were made up of 3 seperate secured with several visible chrome screws. Before Doing some panel repair as we join all three panels together and then adding the speaker mount. We then covered it with fleece and fiberglassed it, did some sanding, ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=20 The building of the custom door panels. Before After (well the beginning of them) http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=18 We completed the rear panels and the trunk in the 35 Ford Coupe For more on this project please check it out here http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=13 This industry needs to have a form of rating system or something. There are builders (and I use that term lightly) who have no right working on cars. If you can't provide a customer with a quality product for their hard earned money, you are giving this industry a bad ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=12 Electric Trunk Latch Release Kit - 67-69 Camaro. This kit was a easy bolt in installation. The instructions provided with them are very easy to understand and follow, making it a easy installation for even the non-mechanically inclined people. The kit is well built and comes with all new mounting hard ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=11 While the price point may be entry level, the sound quality is FAR from that. The Morel Tempo line was built to be factory upgrade speakers but their sound quality places them up there with speakers worth several hundred more dollars. For performance coupled with competitive pricing, nothing beats Morel's new ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=10 Ultimo Woofers The same uncompromising dedication to innovation, craftsmanship and sound quality that have made Morel the choice of music aficionados the world over, now brings you the Ultimo Subwoofer series. More than just the deep, loud bass common to all subwoofers, the Ultimo produces a synergy of tight, clean musical and ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=9 HzEmall Customs is VERY proud to become a ARC Audio dealer. With ARC Audio's marketing geared totally towards the Hot Rod industry it was a natural fit for us. Combined with their relationship with Chip Foose we are very excited to be associated with ARC Audio. http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=8 What a stupid deck this thing is. It does DVD, Navigation....all the normal crap. BUT, it comes with NO mounting cage and it comes with NO trim ring. Now this is fine if you drive a import where you can ISO mount the deck using the stock brackets and then put ... http://www.hzemall.com/wordpress/?p=6