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Stock Heads & Big Cubes Do Work!
Normally I write my column about stuff that’s big-picture or philosophical, but I just did something I’m really stoked about and this time I just want to tell the story. See, I love engines, and I host...
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A solution for those pesky 2005-2009 Mustang door panels
Anyone who has owned a 2005-2009 Mustang knows the door panels have a tendency to come apart. Specifically, the door panel inserts become separated from the door panel themselves, causing an eyesore,...
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Green Mamba: A Wild 1968 Pro Touring Corvette
Autocross has become quite the popular sport among weekend car enthusiasts and its popularity these days means the landscape of vehicles competing is drastically varied. It’s still a great way to bring...
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Corvette Chrome Installation Tips: Flawless Chrome, Fresh Paint and New...
We recently sent all of our 1968 Corvette chrome pieces off to Advanced Plating in Nashville for some of their gorgeous chrome work. The pieces were restored to perfection prior to the actual custom...
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Barn Find 1967 C2 Corvette Spared by Hurricane Sandy is Found
Daniel Schutzbank likes to get up early and get his morning fix of muscle car news on the web. It’s typical for Daniel to scroll through pages of info on his favorite sites, looking for interesting...
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Rare 1971 LS6 Corvette is Uncovered
I’d heard people say, “Oh, Harry still has that car in his parent’s barn. I’d just never seen it,” Kris Smith said. Of course, in high school glory days, class of ’76 in northern Indiana, Smith knew...
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Mickey Thompson Adds New Sizes to ET Street R Tire Line
There’s no denying that Mickey Thompson’s ET Street R is an extremely popular tire with Mustang fans all over. The tire’s capability is track proven and its DOT approval means trips to and from the...
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FiTech Makes The Switch To Fuel Injection Easy And Affordable
Corvettes and fuel injection have long been associated with one another. From the early mechanical systems, continuing through the computer controlled electronic systems that followed; fuel injection...
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Upgrading and Repairing C2 & C3 Corvette A/C systems
Corvettes are hot cars in more ways than one. Their compact design places a big V-8 in close proximity to the passengers. Keeping cool inside is often a challenge, especially for the early generations....
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1961 C1 Corvette Owned, Raced and Driven for 54 Years
Your first car, there will never be another quite like it. Gather any group of “high-mileage” car guys and invariably talk turns to first cars, horsepower and four-speeds, followed by a group...
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Founding Fathers Part 4: Corvette Godfather, Zora Arkus-Duntov
One of the definitions of the word godfather is: “one that founds, supports, or inspires.” Of all of the Corvette’s “founding fathers” none are more deserving of the term than Zora Arkus-Duntov. It is...
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Optima Announces DriveAutoX Series for 2018
As the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car series and the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) soar in popularity, Optima Batteries is expanding its grassroots event support with a new...
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10 Tips for Turbocharged Engine Builds
Building an engine for turbocharged duty is, for many, uncharted territory. Boost is a familiar cornucopia of manifold-topping superchargers, but the notion of having its source plumbed inline with the...
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One of 10,494: A 1963 Corvette Split-Window Story
There were 10,494 Corvette split-window coupes built for 1963, so there has to be at least that many stories, and thousands more if a pass-around rate for Corvette owners is added to the mix. If a...
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Quick Tips: Measuring ring gap using a piston ring squaring tool
High performance engine building is the art of attention to detail. Top engine builders don’t take anything for granted. John Bouchard, engine builder at Boost Addicts in Madison, Tennessee showed us...
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The Sapien Family’s 1950 Chevy Fleetline
Undeniably one of Chevrolet’s greatest design achievements of the mid-20th century, the Fleetline may have had a rather short lifespan, but its overwhelming success propelled Chevy to number one in...
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Yes, This Is A 1,000hp Coyote-Swapped Speed Boat!
When Ford introduced the Coyote platform, builders immediately began finding swaps. By now, we’ve seen plenty Coyotes in Fox Bodies, Cobra kit cars, early Ford trucks, or even Chevys, but we never...
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How to prep for paint with Summit Racing
Body prep and painting any automobile is challenging even for the most seasoned body professional, and they all have their own unique approaches to getting the perfect paintjob. Bodywork and paint is...
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Replacing the stock exhaust system on a 1968 small-block Corvette
What is it about exhaust system replacement that leaves us befuddled? We get uptight because good, methodical exhaust shops are hard to find. Exhaust shops are generally short on attention to detail,...
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Stunning Corvette L88 Replica
Fabulous Restorations, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializes in Corvette and muscle car restorations. Owner George Haddad started the business in 1974 after moving from Detroit to Florida....
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