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Welcome to the September issue of Street Machine, which means one big thing - it is time for the Turtle Wax Ice Street Machine of the Year! To vote, just visit www.smoty.com.au and click on the car of your choice.

Also in this issue: Dominic Occhuito's insane KING LJ, a sensational tunned-rammed De Tomaso Pantera and Chris Athanassiou's gorgeous EH. Tech includes a big block Chev buyer's guide, sump design and how to make power on E85 fuel. Shows? Try Mopar Sunday, Beach Hop, MotorEx and Muscle Car Cruise #5.

The October issue of Street Machine is on sale 19th September.

	MOTOREX All the heavy-hitters gather in Sydney for the Meguiars Superstar final
	IN THIS ISSUE Here's just a taste of what you'll find in the August issue of Street Machine:
	WINTER SUN 1300 cars, 100 rock bands and a whole heap of beach-side fun...
	GO WEST Around 650 pre-1978 cars turned up to make Big Al's Poker Run the biggest in the land...
	MAD HOUSE It's officially called the Street Machine and Muscle Car Madness. However the locals just call it 'Madness', and that's a pretty accurate name...
	WICKED QUICK Watch as the Wicked Quick/Rocket team rebuild Darren Morgan's 8000hp Top Fuel engine in very short order...
	SHIPPING STEEL More and more people are importing streeters from the US. Here's some tips on where to go and what to watch out for...
	MUSCLE CAR CRUISE Thanks to a small band of enthusiasts, the street machine-loving people of Sydney now have a regular cruise to enjoy, endorsed by the powers that be. Check it out!
	CAPITAL IDEA The Canberra Rod and Kustom Kruise is a great way to pass your Australia Day long weekend. It's not the biggest run around, but it sure is a lot of fun...
	WILD LIFE Peter Elliot wowed the judges at Summernats with his '37 Roadster. Have a look at what got their attention...
	MOST IMPROVED Even in their factory guise, a '66 Mustang coupe, '76 LX Torana SS hatch, and a '55 Chev Sports Coupe are pretty sweet rides. But as you can see, some guys just can't help but improve them...
	BALANCED DIET Here at Street Machine we love all kinds of cool modified cars. This is reflected in the variety of cars we feature...
	SUMMERNATS 21 Summernats just had it's 21st birthday party. It was one of the best ever...
	WA HOT ROD SHOW Perth's economy is booming, and so is their car scene. Just look at the WA Hot Rod Show...
	BRIGHT 2007 With over 700 entries, the Bright Rod Run is one of the biggest rod runs in the country. We went along to see what the fuss was all about...
	REVFEST 2007 Wagga's last Revfest was a monster. Wherever it goes next, it'll be a must-see event...
	THE J-ROD Long time readers will remember Alan Flemming for his radical Motorvator HG panel van. He's ready to blow everyone away again, this time with his J-Rod...
	READY TO ROCK Howard Astill is confident of a Summernats debut for his 1966 Ford Msutang....
	DIORAMA Where do you find the best model cars in Australia? Super Model Car Sunday...
	BONDI TO BARCY Two blokes, a candy apple red EJ Holden and 4000km of open road. Priceless...
	HOT ROD ANNUAL 2007 Yep, its time for the 2007 Street Machine Hot Rod Annual, and it's a pearler...
	GOLDEN HOLDENS There's less and less early girl Holdens on the road these days, so here's a quick run down on what's what...
	NAKED AMBITION If you thought Adam Le Brese's EH pano was a stunning ride, you should check out the XC coupe he's putting together...
	EASTERNATS 2007 Easternats is always a ripper of a way to spend the Easter weekend.
	NEW ZEALAND MADNESS Wet weather and hot cars make for a mad weekend in NZ.
	HANGING ROCK Great weather and classic cars make for a great day.
	SUMMERNATS 20 Summernats 20 was a feast of burnouts, cruising, killer cars and crazy people. Here's a snapshot of just some of the stuff we saw.
	SHOOTOUT! The bad boys (and girls!) gather at Willowbank Raceway for the annual Powercruise Streetcar Shootout.
	VISIT OUR NEW BLOG! Street Machine finally has its own weblog. The blog will follow the personal interests of the authors…to start with. At the moment, there is plenty of hot rod and early Holden art, but tell us what you'd like to see and we'll do our best to satisfy your horsepower needs!
	HOT ROD ANNUAL 2006 If you are easily aroused on by metalflake, whitewalls, zoomies and mad fabrication, read on!
	MOTOREX As an event, it's just six years old, but MotorEx (held in Sydney in July) has become the premier indoor street machine show in the country
	WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND With more than 25 years of street machine crafting in Australia, we've arrived at the point where it's possible to benchmark the history by dividing it into eras
	30TH VAN NATIONALS Are you old enough to remember panel vans? Back in the 1970s, these vehicles were the 'street machines' of choice and represented freedom, man
	HAPPY 25TH STREET MACHINE! Celebrating a quarter century of tyre-smoking madness!
	EASTERNATS 2006 Wild horses couldn't keep us from Sandown's Easternats 2006 - yeehaa!
	NOSTALGIA DRAGS Check out the Nostalgia Drags at WSID for a serious lesson in horsepower history.
	POWERCRUISER Check out this kick-arse turbo HQ tearin' up the tyres on the strip
	SPEED WEEK We just can't seem to stay away from this place. DLRA Speed Week 2006
	SUMMERSUN Go to Queensland in winter and then head over to the west coast for some Summersun fun
	MODEL STREET MACHINER Want a killer street machine but can't decide what to build? Why not practice on some die-cast models!
	EXPRESSION SESSIONS Ryan Carter is the man behind the digital colouring-in book that draws those killer creations for Expression Session
	SOHC Ford's answer to the Hemi, the 427 Single Over Head Cam engine. Was it good enough to take it to the killer Chrysler? You betcha!
	MERCULES Arguably the most talked about car at Summernats 19 was Bruno Gianoncelli's Mercules. See what Bruno started out with and how it was transformed into a killer custom
	FIVE SECOND RAT Unless you've been under a rock for the last few weeks you would have heard that John Zappia and Zap's Rat became the first Top Doorslammer into the fives
	KALBAR AUTOFEST Due to ever increasing urban spread and after 10 years of tyre frying fun, the Kalbar Autofest chucked its last doughnut. We were there to see it all
	ACCREDITED ENGINEERS The primary requirement for legal registration and insurance in Australia is that your car be legal in the eyes of your state's motor traffic regulations, the Environment Protection Agency, and the Australia Design Rules. Often, modifications to cars impinge on one or more of these three key areas requiring you to obtain certification from an automotive engineer. To find out more about what is required and who can help in your area, read on.