V8 Radio Podcast: Mike’s GTO Engine Update, SEMA, V8TV Drive In Cruise Event, Behind The Scenes at V8TVshow.com, MORE!

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On this episode of V8 Radio, get ready for an update on Mike’s 1967 Pontiac GTO engine build! We know, right? It’s coming together piece by piece. Mike is also going to be attending the SEMA show for his first time this year! Then, Mike and Kevin recap the 4th annual V8TV Drive In Cruise event, where a huge car show meets the Drive In! This year, the featured film was Cannonball Run, and nearly 400 cars were in attendance. Too cool. Mike and Kevin also chat about some of the inner workings of the V8TVshow.com photo galleries and how that whole process works. Of course, there’s some automotive trivia and a few laughs, and you’ve got the latest V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Mike's GTO Engine Update, SEMA, V8TV Drive In Cruise Event, Behind The Scenes at V8TVshow.com, MORE!

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V8 Radio Podcast: SEMA Gala, Dave McClelland, Petersen Automotive Museum, and MORE!

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It’s been a busy summer, and on this episode of V8 Radio, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste chat about Kevin’s recent experience co-hosting the SEMA Gala with Jessi Combs and what that experience meant to him. After, they chat about being a true pro and how motorsports announcer Dave McClelland is the Master, and has also been a great mentor and friend to Kevin. Then it’s off to a visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum for the famous Vault Tour with Kevin’s friend Chris Vopat. It’s a huge show but it goes by fast! Check it out!

V8 Radio Podcast

V8 Radio Podcast: SEMA Gala, Dave McClelland, Petersen Automotive Museum, and MORE!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Summer Events, Street Machine Nationals, More!

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Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste chat about the Street Machine Nationals and other summertime car events on this episode of V8 Radio! There’s also automotive trivia and some other tech tips, so there’s bound to be something for everyone on this show.

V8 Radio Podcast

V8 Radio Podcast: Summer Events, Street Machine Nationals, More!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Mike’s GTO Updates, Car Shows, and Celebrating 2 Years of V8 Radio!

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Mike Clarke’s 1967 Pontiac GTO engine is making progress, and Mike brings us the update on this episode. Mike and Kevin also chat about the Optmist Club Car Show that Kevin runs, as well as a tech tidbit on running the right steering pump with a hydraulic brake booster. They have all this plus a trivia question AND a 2 year anniversary! It can’t get much better than V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Mike's GTO Updates, Car Shows, and Celebrating 2 Years of V8 Radio!

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Special Episode of V8 Radio: Hot Rods and Rock & Roll – The V8 Radio Music Show

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Not Songs About Cars, But Songs Tied To Experiences In Cars!

Hot Rods and Rock & Roll obviously exist on this planet for the same reason, and V8 Radio hosts Kevin Oeste and Mike Clarke spend this episode sharing stories of how specific songs left a mark on them because of a tie-in with a particular car. The fun part is you get to listen along courtesy of the YouTube playlist below, so click the play button and let ‘er fly as Kevin and Mike spin some favorites and share the car-related stories behind the music. The selections are all over the dial, so hang on for a fun ride!

Click the play button on the YouTube player below, and let it ride!

OR – you can listen to just the music on Spotify!

V8 Radio Podcast: A Tour Of Forgeline Motorsports, Car Trivia, and More!

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Our V8 Radio hosts Kevin Oeste and Mike Clarke always enjoy learning the stories of how performance parts companies came to be, and today, Kevin recalls his recent visit to Forgeline Motorsports. Forgeline builds racing wheels that are also quite popular on the street in the Pro-Touring market, and Kevin shares the history asa well as the manufacturing techniques of this uniquely family-owned American racing wheel company. Oh yeah, and this is the longest trivia question segment to date, and Mike and Kevin apologize for that, but it just happened that way.

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V8 Radio Podcast: A Tour Of Forgeline Motorsports, Car Trivia, and More!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Using Real Deal Parts and New Goodies for Ford Fans

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Counterfeit parts have always hurt the industry, and with modern manufacturing making certain aspects easier to do, there are more fake performance parts than ever. On this show, Mike and Kevin chat about the bad… and worse… of using fake parts. And there is good news for Ford Galaxie restorers and owners, as our friends a AMD are releasing a whole line of license reproduction sheet metal, quarter panels, glass, and more for 1960s Galaxies. Of course the trivia question is fun, and there’s a new update on Mike’s GTO engine as well, all on V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Using Real Deal Parts and New Goodies for Ford Fans

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V8 Radio Podcast: Mike Learns To MIG Weld, Car Trivia, and More!

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Welding can be a very rewarding skill, and it’s often a necessary skill when restoring or modifying classic and Muscle Cars. On this episode of V8 Radio, our esteemed Co-Host Mike Clarke recalls his experience learning how to MIG weld at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop as taught by Host Kevin Oeste. Mike and our mutual friend Paul came to the V8 shop for a visit, and left as changed men with mad welding skills! Of course the trivia question is fun, and there’s a new update on Mike’s GTO engine as well, all on V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Mike Learns To MIG Weld, Car Trivia, and More!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Barn Find Dust, Refresh Vs. Restore, Car Trivia, More!

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It’s an age-old question: Restore Or Not To Restore? Kevin Oeste and Mike Clarke ponder this conundrum pertaining to well worn classics and Muscle Cars. There are also updates to Mike’s GTO project, the trivia question, a nod to a favorite radio station going off the air, and more on this episode of V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Barn Find Dust, Refresh Vs. Restore, Car Trivia, More!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Car Magazines, iTunes, Kids With Cool Cars, and More

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On this episode, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste chat about the current state of some successful print car enthusiast magazines including recent releases Rodding Revolutions and Wheel Hub, as well as longtime favorites The Rodder’s Journal, Hemmings Motor news, and of course, the return of CARtoons Magazine!

They also touch on a cool ’77 Pontiac Trans Am that just went home after a visit to the V8 Speed and Resto Shop for an engine replacement. That’s pretty routine in our shop, but the fact that the owners are twin 16 year old guys is not! It’s great to see younger people digging these kinds of cars.

Our hosts also chat about the recent placement of V8 Radio on the iTunes “Popular Automotive Podcast” listings! You’ll also find the usual trivia question and some other nonsense, and you’ve got the latest episode of V8 Radio!

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V8 Radio Podcast: Car Magazines, iTunes, Kids With Cool Cars, and More

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TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE BEST TIMES OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH THINGS WITH WHEELS

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