Short term I have some changes planned. The underdash Kenwood receiver will be replaced with an in-dash AM/FM/CD/DVD/TFT monitor, from Alpine, Clarion, Kenwood or Panasonic with the ability to switch between external XM and Sirius tuner. At this time a second Clif Designs amplifier will be added along with a Polk/MOMO MM6 center channel speaker in the factory mono dash location under the crash pad and a set of the new Polk/MOMO coax speakers in the rear side panels.

I also am debating what to do about getting serious low bass performance into my Rogue. My friend and former Autosound and Security technical editor Howard Doctor has designed an infinite baffle bandbass enclosure that can be mounted under the rear deck and vented into the interior.

I have plans to remove the rear seat and replace it with a modified fold-down rear seat from an American or Rogue wagon. The center 20% will be removed which will result in a set of fold-down rear bucket seats like can be found in a 1966-1967 Dodge Charger. This will allow me to install a full length center console when the front split bench seat is replaced by a set of bucket seats I've already obtained from a 1966 Rogue.

Under the hood, the stock two-barrel intake manifold and carter AFB carb will be replaced with a AMC four-barrel manifold and Edelbrock 1403 600 CFM four-barrel carb which should increase both performance and fuel economy since the current AFB carb is all but shot.

I'm also debating with installing a set of 17-inch Newstalgia Magnum 500 billet-style wheels, similar to the 14-inch OEM-style wheels currently on the car. I am dealing with clearance/offset issues, especially at the rear.

The result will be a unique street modified car that will be well suited for long distance driving events like the upcoming Hot Rod Power Tour, Rod and Custom Americruise and possibly the Car and Driver One Lap of America, an event I ran back in 1987. All this will depend on finding sponsors willing to cover some of the costs that will be incurred to participate and if I can find suitable publications interested in having me cover the events for them.

As you can see, I enjoy shooting my car in front of sixties-era car culture backdrops at night. If you've seen the 1966 Ford Mustang featured in the new Polk Audio web site and in their ad series, I shot that photo for Polk Audio at Frisco's Drive-In in Downey, CA. If you would like a Word file on how to shoot and present your car for publication, please drop me a quick note at autotronic@aol.cm and I'll be happy to send you a copy. It will give you suggestions to get night-time results similar to what I have here, with nothing more than a good 3-megapixel digital camera and a basic image editor.