Upgrade your C5 Vette with advanced Corbeau high-performance seating
When the C5 Corvette arrived in 1997 it was state of the art from bumper to bumper. It was the most advanced Corvette ever done and it rocked. The C5 sported a fresh high-tech suspension system for...
View Article1957 Chevrolet Corvette National Roadster Show Winner
Reviewing the film shot at the 1960 National Roadster Show in Oakland (California) makes it clear that Vettes were popular subjects for customizing, likely due to the malleable nature of their...
View ArticleCorvettes Rule the 2017 Holley LS Fest East
V-8 engines wailed and tires smoked all weekend long at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for this year’s Holley LS Fest East. Between the drag racing and autocross by day and the burnout...
View Article1979 Corvette Grand Sport: A C3 for Show
Corvettes mean different things to different people. Some just like to cruise top-down on a sunny summer afternoon, others love the performance aspect and still others love Corvettes for their classic...
View ArticleRacer Passes Away After Myrtle Beach Speedway Incident
Jackie Ward, 56, passed away after a two-car incident during the Southeast Limited Late Model Series Challenger Division 50-lap feature at Myrtle Beach (SC) Speedway Friday. Ward, from Surfside Beach,...
View ArticleChoosing the Correct Suspension Bushings for Your Muscle Car
Suspension and exhaust systems begin with all of the hard parts: hangers, pipes, control arms, struts, shocks, sway bars, and springs. Bushings and insulators are the flexible connections between the...
View ArticleThe Eighth Round of the Holley LS Fest Was Absolutely Insane
Heading into Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway I was wondering if my eighth trip to the Holley LS Fest would be just as fun and exciting as the seventh, or any of the previous Fests for that...
View ArticleBig-Block C3 Corvette was Rescued from a Long-Term Sleep
Regardless of which decade you were born into there has always been a lingering fascination of uncovering long-lost automobiles that have been stashed away from prying eyes. Over the last few years the...
View ArticleNew Online Racing School Introduced
Bob Bolles and Bubba Gale, representing Chassis R&D and Gale Force Suspension, have been hard at work to present the latest in learning – Online Racing School. Onlineracingschool.com will allow...
View ArticleFitting an F-100 Hood For Good
One thing we have noticed after years of being in the classic truck hobby is how many 1953-1956 F-100s have poor hood gaps. The problem comes from the design of the hood hinges that allows them to flex...
View ArticleThis 1952 Chevy Five-Window Got Our Attention Quick
What is your idea of a sleeper vehicle? For most people, it’s something with impressive performance behind a lowkey façade. Something that might fool people with a mild-manner first impression followed...
View ArticleNew Speed Parts for Car Crafters
Radium Engineering Replacement Coolant Tank Kit For 2011-’14 Mustangs, Shelby GT What it is: Coolant Expansion Tank Kit for 2011-’14 Ford Mustang GT, V6, EcoBoost, Shelby GT350, and GT500 Why you care:...
View ArticleSEMA Award: 1973-1987 Chevy C10 Classic Instruments Dash Wins!
The year was 2005 and the first thing Custom Classic Trucks’ new editor did was move the year cutoff for Chevy C10 trucks to be featured from 1972 up to 1987. The addition of Square-Body Chevys and GMC...
View ArticleExpert Reveals 13 Secrets For DIY Hammer & Dolly Work!
For some guys, the temptation is too great. You finagle a new project car, get all excited about the possibilities, and slide it right into the paint booth. That might have worked in the ’90s, but a...
View ArticleThis Nebraska Garage is Packed with Cool Cars and an In-Floor Heating System
Howard Toelle lives in Omaha, Nebraska. The house he and his wife, Dottie, previously owned was equipped with a basic 2-car garage, and Howard added on to it, increasing its capacity to store more than...
View ArticleThe Mustang Date Night Project
In the run-up to high school graduation, kids are often asked “what do you want to do with your life?” and consider whether to go to college, trade school, or just go be a ski bum or lifeguard for a...
View ArticleDropping an FE Engine in a Ford
You would think that dropping an FE engine in a ’67-’72 Ford F-100 wouldn’t be a topic even worth a conversation, as said trucks came equipped with the big V-8 as stock. But if the truck has been...
View ArticleCrazy 8s! The Baddest Small-Block Power-Adders Of Drag Week!
The Fastest of the Street Race Small-Block Power-Adder Class! HOT ROD Drag Week 2017, powered by Dodge and presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive! Street Race Small-Block Power-Adder quite possibly has...
View ArticleRacing Roadster Finale: Our 1929 Model A Project Hits the Jersey Beach at The...
Running With the Pack On an October day five years ago, I was awakened by my buddy Elvis, who was on a mission to get me up and out of the house. In my pre-dawn stupor, I made out the words “hot rods”...
View ArticleMustang Girl Monday: Hannah Gillin and her Cherry Bomb Mustang
It’s your favorite day of the week again, Mustang Girl Monday, brought to you by Team Mustang Girls. This week we would like to introduce Hannah Gillin and her 2016 “Cherry Bomb” Mustang. Hannah’s love...
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