CalFabz is now a Distributor for Lizard Skin Spray-On Insulation!

CalFabz is now THE Northern California Distributor for Lizard Skin Spray-On Insulation!  Stock will be kept at our location so local customers can just stop in and pick it up, or we can ship to any location in the US.

What is Lizard Skin?

The LizardSkin® Mission: to offer high value insulating and sound control products that provide our customers with a variety of convenience, performance and product benefits at lower installed cost.

The company was formed in 1998 by street rod enthusiasts who wanted to solve the problem of engine heat and noise in custom cars. As you know, these problems exist because the output of modern engines is well beyond what the body components of vintage street rods were originally designed to contain.

We were familiar with glue-on insulation panels, but thought that there must be a better way to solve this problem—more effective, efficient and without seams. Our research led to the aerospace industry and high temperature ceramic insulation concepts.

The result—LizardSkin® Ceramic Insulation and LizardSkin® SC sound control formula—two products which take thermal and acoustic performance to new levels.

In the future, look for LizardSkin LLC to develop and market additional thermal and acoustic products that solve the unique needs of the transportation industry.

LizardSkin® Ceramic Insulation

A premium spray-on insulation for all cars and trucks, street rods and customs, race cars,experimental aircraft, and high end audio installations—wherever heat is a problem on your ride.

LizardSkin® Ceramic Insulation formula is an advanced, water-based composition of high-grade acrylic binders with air-filled insulating/reflective and sound-absorbing particles.

• Environmentally friendly, water-based
• Class A fire-rated
• No respirator needed; dust mask/protective eyewear recommended
• Spay application only; brush for small areas or touch up.
• Can cover hard to reach places like inner door panels
• Cleans up with soap & water
• Each 2 gallon container covers 46-50 sq. feet @ 40 mils (40 mils = 1 millimeter)

LizardSkin® Sound Control Formula

LizardSkin® SC formula is an advanced, water-based composition of high-grade acrylic binders with sound-damping particles. Proven sound damping technology enables LizardSkin® SC to dramatically reduce noise when properly applied. It also protects surfaces from moisture and corrosion and can withstand temperatures to 300° F. (149° C.)

LizardSkin® SC is used by custom car, street rod, truck builders and RV owners who want to reduce unwanted noise and/or enhance the sound of their high end audio systems. It is best applied by special spray gun to a clean and dry primed or painted rust-free steel. Typical applications include firewalls, floor pans, transmission tunnels, doors, hoods, trunk lids, under headliners, inside fenders, panel van walls and other areas that generate vibration and noise. For maximum acoustic performance, coat entire interior surface and the floor inside and out.

• Dramatically reduces noise and vibration
• Protect surfaces from moisture and corrosion
• Withstand temperatures to 300° F. (149ª C.)
• Class A Fire-rated
• Each 2 gallon container covers 40-45 sq. feet @ 40 mils (40 mils = 1 millimeter)

Goodguys Giveaway Car Design Contest

Contest

With some of the world’s most talented designers and illustrators being members of the hot rodding family, Goodguys has decided to get the industry’s finest artists, Goodguys members and event participants involved in the 2012 Grand Prize Giveaway Car!The artist’s challenge? Submit a colored rendering and theme of the 2012 giveaway car; a 70′ – 72′ Dodge Challenger! Now that we’ve received the renderings, it’s your turn to vote!View Submissions In Large Format HereBelow are the artist’s designs featuring a great array of color, style and stance. Please go online to vote for your top design. The contest will run through January 31st. To check out the artist’s personal websites featuring their other work, visit their website listed under the rendering. Once all your votes have been collected, we’ll announce the winner.

via Giveaway Car Design Contest.

The Grand National Roadster Show

The Grand National Roadster Show.

In addition to being the largest indoor car show in the world, the show also hosts the 6th Annual Grand Daddy Drive-In. Proudly sponsored by DRIVE! Magazine, this event will showcase over 700 more cars between the buildings and around the show. For the first time ever at the GNRS, a portion of these vehicles will be able to cruise a designated route during the event! With ample seating for perfect viewing, you won’t want to miss this great addition to the show. We have secured over 300 more spots, so pre-register now to receive the show goody bag! Drive on in and enjoy a day of great entertainment and the most stunning vehicles both inside and outside the Fairplex buildings.

Pre-entry deadline is January 14, 2011 Saturday: $50, Sunday: $40, Both days: $75

General Information

· VIP Parking/Participation on the show grounds, open to pre-1973 Hot Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars and Trucks. No Motorcycles please.

· Entry fee (per vehicle) includes driver, one guest, dash plaque and goody bag. Plaque and bag for Pre-Registered vehicles only. $75.00 per vehicle if registered for both days, or $50.00 for Saturday only and $40.00 for Sunday only. Sorry, no refunds. All participants get admission into the GNRS show buildings during show hours.

· Move-In Gate will open at 8:30 a.m. All vehicles must be parked by 9:30 a.m. (Fairplex grounds gates will close at 9:30 a.m. sharp. Vehicles not inside the gates at this time will not be allowed into the event.) Driver and designated passenger must enter event inside the vehicle. The Awards Ceremony will be at 4:00 p.m. Vehicles may leave the grounds at 5:00 p.m. once deemed safe by the Fairplex Security Staff.

· Enter the Fairplex grounds at Gate 1 (NHRA Museum lot) located off of McKinley Avenue. Proceed towards th check-in point at the south end of the NHRA Museum.

· EVENT WILL HAPPEN RAIN OR SHINE! – Live bands all day. Car magazine and Award picks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the center courtyard.

· Space is limited to 450 vehicles each day. Pre-registration is highly recommended.

· For updated space availability, please call 1-877-763-7469, Ext 6.

· Vehicle Registration must arrive in our office by January 14, 2011, as credentials will be mailed to you.

· NO OVERNIGHT PARKING, NO COOLERS, NO ALCOHOL, NO PETS ALLOWED.

· Each entry must include one photograph of the vehicle. (Not returnable)

If you have any questions or need more information, contact our office at:

Rod Shows
12223 Highland Ave #550
Rancho Cucamonga, Ca 91739
Telephone/Fax: 1-877-ROD-SHOWS (1-877-763-7469)
E-Mail: info@rodshows.com

RodShows.com – The Longest Running Indoor Car Shows in the World!

The Sacramento Autorama

February 11-13, 2011

Cal Expo Fairgrounds

Sacramento, California | Get directions

The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 61st year. The Sacramento Autorama is “The Kustom Capital of the World” and boasts being home to one of longest running indoor car shows in the world. The Autorama is recognized as the premiere custom car show on the West Coast. The Show will feature over 450 of the finest custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around the county.

via RodShows.com – The Longest Running Indoor Car Shows in the World!.

Hot Rods And Cool Cats At AlphaDogs Post Production

Hot Rods And Cool Cats At AlphaDogs Post Production.

(December 29, 2010) DMN Newswire–2010-12-29–HOTRODS AND COOL CATS AT ALPHADOGS POST PRODUCTION  Burbank, CA- Burbank based AlphaDogs Post Production recently completed work on the film Deuce of Spades, a story about a modern day hot rod girl who finds a mysterious letter dating back to the fifties hidden in her roadster that takes her on a journey into the underground scene of fast hotrods and cool cats.

DVD encoding

and authoring services were handled by AlphaDogs VP of Design, Sean Williams, using Apple’s DVD Studio Pro and Compressor. Williams comments, “Faith’s DVD project was one of the larger ones we’ve tackled. The film’s 2-hour-plus running time with 5.1 surround and stereo audio listening options along with the inclusion of behind the scenes documentaries, a director’s commentary track and subtitles in 9 different languages really pushed the limits of what the dual-layer (DVD-9) disc could handle. Encoding the HD film at the highest possible SD quality while leaving enough space for the bonus features was one challenge we faced. Fortunately we have developed a lot of tricks over the years for squeezing the best quality out of these situations”. Williams who worked closely with Faith on preparing her menu elements for the DVD also comments; “Graphic design for DVDs is my favorite part of the process. It is the creative stage where we can really use our talents to make the client happy.”
Deuce Of Spades is directed, produced and written by Faith Granger. For more information and to purchase a DVD that includes subtitles in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, and English. Visit http://www.deuceofspadesmovie.com
For additional information please contact Julie Leibovitz 818.456.4149,Julie@alphadogs.tv

Hotrod Hotline ~ Stolen ~ Laraine Lisa ~ 1957 Chevy Bel-Air Convertible

Sadly, this beautiful Bel Air was stolen on December 8th, 2010 from a residential garage in Shadow Hills, CA.

If you should have any information on this

1957 Bel Air, Please contact:

CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Or

Laraine Lisa:

Phone: 818-353-3054

EMAIL: llisa@ca.rr.com

via Hotrod Hotline ~ Stolen ~ Laraine Lisa ~ 1957 Chevy Bel-Air Convertible.

What a Year!!!!

As we prepare to begin a new year we look back on the exciting whirlwind of a year that 2010 has been.  As our first official year in business we weren’t sure what to expect, but boy did it take us on a fun ride!  By April we were so busy we had to expand our shop, knocking down a wall and increasing our space to almost 10,000 sf.  At the rate we’re going we’ll need to expand again soon!

The ’39 Zephyr was a huge hit at the Good Guys shows as was the ’36 Mack Truck that we took in November.  The “Guys” at the Good Guys, by the way, are great people and helped make our time there a very big success. We look forward to taking the completed Zephyr to shows next year – perhaps even hitting a few that are a bit further from home.

In September we held our First Annual Labor Day Bash Fundraiser & Open House.  Again a huge success and much fun!  About 200 cars displayed at our car show throughout the day.  Great BBQ & Music.  And we were able to raise almost $2000 for the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association).  Plans are already in the works for the 2011 event – so mark Labor Day down in your calendars early!

The end of 2010 has brought us a new and very exciting project – but we can’t talk about it much just yet, other than to say it’s a full prototype build! Hopefully we can release more info on that in the late spring, but until then mums the word!

As 2011 begins we are very excited at all the opportunities that await.  We have a great solid team of workers here and are ready to take on all the projects that come our way.  We will also be putting more focus to the training portion of our business – offering various classes on basic repairs, electrical, safety and more.

Stay tuned because there a lot of great things happening here in the very near future that you don’t want to miss!

CalFabz 1st Annual Labor Day Bash!

Get ready to enjoy a day of great cars, great company and great food – all for a great cause!  CalFabz is hosting their first annual Labor Day Bash to raise funds for the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) on Sept. 6 from 10am to 4pm. The event itself is free – no admission or registration fees.  The days events include:

FREE Show-n-Shine Car Show: No registration fees!  All years, makes, models and styles are welcome.  So bring your classic, muscle, lowrider, 4×4 or ? and show it off!  Spaces are first come first serve so arrive early to secure a good spot!

BBQ: $5 per plate.  Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chilli and all the fixings!  All profits will be donated to the MDA.  We’ll start serving lunch at 12pm sharp, while the food lasts.

Raffle: 50/50 – One lucky winner will receive half of the ticket sales (so the more you buy the more you could win!).  Several other great items to raffle off throughout the day as well.  Again, all proceeds will be donated to the MDA.

Open House: Tour the shop, see the projects, learn about what goes into making that special hot rod!

Our local fire department will be here to offer their support, as well as the local car club – Classic Cruisers USA.  We are anticipating 60+ cars and more than 300 people, so it should be a fun filled day!  A very special thank you to all the people & businesses sponsoring this event:  Classic Cruisers USA, IHOP, George’s Barber Shop, Extreme Pita, Safeway, Raley’s, Kragen’s, & Mi Pueblo.

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For More Information Contact:  Kim Smith, 510-790-3229, info@calfabz.com

And the winner is!….. Matt Burt!

The winner of CalFabz Summer Get Together Promotion is Matt Burt!  He will receive 50% off labor on his next project – congratulations Matt!

And thank you to everyone who visited us at the Good Guys Summer Get Together.  Remember that if you signed our Guestbook you will receive 15% off labor on your next project – and the first 5 to lock in their projects will get an additional 5% off.  Great time to get your hot rod ready for the next Good Guys show!

Courage – In Memory of Ed Freeman, Medal of Honor Winner

This post is not related to the hot rod industry or cars at all. But it is a story that is worth worth sharing and remembering forever. In memory of Ed Freeman, Medal of Honor winner.  I first learned of him recently in an email that claims his death occured just last week.   Upon further research I discovered that his actual passing was in August of 2008, but that all else is very close to the actual events that took place.  I have posted the original writing in honor of his death, his Medal of Honor Citation and the news article about the citation below.  Feel free to repost this article at any time.  God Bless our Soldiers!

You’re an 18 or 19 year old kid.
You’re critically wounded,
and dying in the jungle in the
Ia Drang Valley, 11-14-1965.

LZ Xray, Vietnam.

Your Infantry Unit is outnumbered 8 – 1,
and the enemy fire is so intense,
from 100 or 200 yards away,
that your own Infantry Commander
has ordered the Medi-Vac helicopters to stop coming in.

You’re lying there,
listening to the enemy machine guns,
and you know you’re not getting out.
Your family is 1/2 way around the world,
12,000 miles away,
and you’ll never see them again.
As the world starts to fade in and out,
you know this is the day.

Then, over the machine gun noise,
you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter,
and you look up to see a Huey,
but it doesn’t seem real,
because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you.
He’s not Medi-Vac, so it’s not his job,
but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire,
after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.

He’s coming anyway.

And he drops it in,
and sits there in the machine gun fire,
as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire,
to the Doctors and Nurses.

And, he kept coming back…… 13 more times…..
and took about 30 of you and your buddies out,
who would never have gotten out.

Medal of Honor Winner Ed Freeman died Aug 20, 2008
at 80, in Boise, ID.

None of that is Hollywood fiction!

God Bless Ed Freeman.

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MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

CAPTAIN ED W. FREEMAN
UNITED STATES ARMY

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:

 Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, distinguished himself by numerous acts of conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary intrepidity on 14 November 1965 while serving with Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). As a flight leader and second in command of a 16-helicopter lift unit, he supported a heavily engaged American infantry battalion at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam. The unit was almost out of ammunition after taking some of the heaviest casualties of the war, fighting off a relentless attack from a highly motivated, heavily armed enemy force. When the infantry commander closed the helicopter landing zone due to intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his own life by flying his unarmed helicopter through a gauntlet of enemy fire time after time, delivering critically needed ammunition, water and medical supplies to the besieged battalion. His flights had a direct impact on the battle’s outcome by providing the engaged units with timely supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, without which they would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area due to intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing life-saving evacuation of an estimated 30 seriously wounded soldiers — some of whom would not have survived had he not acted. All flights were made into a small emergency landing zone within 100 to 200 meters of the defensive perimeter where heavily committed units were perilously holding off the attacking elements. Captain Freeman’s selfless acts of great valor, extraordinary perseverance and intrepidity were far above and beyond the call of duty or mission and set a superb example of leadership and courage for all of his peers. Captain Freeman’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.

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Bush awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam helicopter pilot

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Monday, July 16, 2001, presented the nation’s highest military honor to an Army chopper pilot who is credited with evacuating wounded soldiers and delivering supplies to a battle zone during the Vietnam War.

Thirty-six years ago, Capt. Ed W. Freeman, a flight leader and second-in-command of a 16-helicopter lift unit, flew his unarmed helicopter through enemy fire to deliver ammunition, water and medical supplies to an infantry battalion engaged in battle in what was then the Republic of Vietnam.

“He served his country and his comrades to the fullest, rising above and beyond anything the Army or the nation could have ever asked,” Bush said.

The president draped the Medal of Honor around the neck of Freeman, of Boise, Idaho, in a brief ceremony before other medal winners, Freeman’s family, government officials and members of Congress.

According to the citation, Freeman “supported a heavily engaged American infantry battalion” in the la Drang Valley.

The infantry unit “was almost out of ammunition, after taking some of the heaviest casualties of the war, fighting off a relentless attack from a highly motivated, heavily armed enemy force,” the citation reads.

“When the infantry commander closed the helicopter landing zone, due to intense direct enemy fire, Capt. Freeman risked his own life.”

According to the citation, “his flights had a direct impact on the battle’s outcome by providing the engaged units with timely supplies of ammunition critical to their survival without which they would almost surely have experienced a much greater loss of life.”

The citation said Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, “providing life-saving evacuation of an estimated 30 seriously wounded soldiers, some of whom would not have survived, had he not acted.”

Monday’s ceremony was the first time Bush has handed out the Medal of Honor.