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The “Fast” End to Lights Out 9
If you are unfamiliar with the Light Out/No Mercy events from Duck X Productions, then here is the CliffsNotes version: Show up early in the week, test for a few days, and then attempt to qualify for a...
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Giving a Well-Worn SN95 Rear Axle some Attention from Latemodel Restoration
The old saying goes, “Out of sight, out of mind.” So, unless your Mustang’s rear axle has been complaining, it’s easy to take it for granted. Aside from receiving stronger shafts or a steeper gear set,...
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Optima Launches New Grassroots Autocross Series
You’re no doubt familiar with Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series that culminates in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) the Saturday after the SEMA show in Las Vegas...
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Corvette’s Founding Fathers Pt 5: Designer Larry Shinoda
Larry Shinoda was the perfect designer/stylist for GM VP of Styling Bill Mitchell. In the same way that Mitchell fit with Harley Earl, Shinoda clearly understood what Mitchell wanted. As VP of Styling,...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Cobra Jets at the 58th Annual Lucas Oil NHRA...
As we enter 2018, Ford fans are revved up and ready to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Cobra Jet Mustang. Cobra Jet’s history dates back to 1968 where it first made its mark at the season-opening...
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Don Yenko’s Legacy Lives in 1000hp Camaros
What better way to pay 21st Century homage to Don Yenko than to take a 2018 Camaro 1LE and make it 1000hp! This is exactly what Specialty Vehicle Engineering (formerly Street Legal Performance or SLP)...
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The Worst Car Ever
Poll a random group of enthusiasts about what the worst car is, and there would surely be a handful that everyone could agree on. Somehow these cars were created now, and for the audience’s...
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Ford North American President Resigns
Ford Motor Company just announced that Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of Ford North America is leaving the company effective immediately. Nair held this position since July 1, 2017...
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Inside Ray Evernham’s Historic Race Car Collection
After NASCAR drivers hang up their helmets, the ambitious ones may become crew chiefs. After that, it’s possibly car/team ownership, but what about after that? Ray Evernham has done a little bit of...
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Fixing a Rearend Fill Hole
Has this ever happened to you? According to seasoned wrecking yard counterpersons who’ve been there, it used to happen a lot. And on customer-friend Danny Stinson’s ongoing 1955 Chevy, second-series,...
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Barn Find Hunter Patrick Nichols finds this Ultra-Low Mileage LS6 Chevelle
What you’re looking at is probably the lowest-mileage, manual-transmission LS6 1970 Chevelle in the world right now. Barn find car hunter Patrick Nichols found it stored in a block building near...
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Street Outlaws and gas Monkey Garage go head-to-head in Mega Race!
Grudge racing is the easiest way settle rivalries between drag racers. Someone has something to prove, both guys think they are the fastest, and there’s usually an insane amount of money on the line....
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Jim Wangers Retiring From Public Eye at Age 91
Jim was diagnosed with dementia, possibly Alzheimer’s disease, four years ago. Up until this past fall, he seemed to be getting along pretty well. Unfortunately, this horrible disease takes no...
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2018 Sacramento Autorama Best Ford In A Ford
The 68th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Sacramento Autorama hadn’t even officially opened when STREET RODDER saw this 1956 Ford Parklane wagon on display in Building A of the Cal Expo fairgrounds. Later...
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Hacking the EcoBoost
It’s become a very interesting world out there if you’re a screwdriver and hammer type of guy, as modern vehicles rely less and less on good old-fashioned wrenching, and more and more on computerized...
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This AMC Hurst SC/Rambler Is the Barely-Streetable Monster of Nightmares
The 1969 Hurst SC/ Rambler was a scrappy car. It was an unexpected jaw-punch, dealt by Detroit’s number four automaker. While the 1,512 units that AMC put on pavement weren’t going to turn the tide of...
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The Hemi LS: Yes, it’s Real, and it Kicks Ass!
Greg Brown blankets a 416ci LS with Hemi heads to make 636 HP on pump gas. “Blasphemy!” That’s the outrage we’d expect from the Mopar faithful or perhaps even the Ford hemi guys. After all, their...
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Historic Mr. Stitches 1931 Chevy Gasser is Reborn After Being All But...
Mr. Stitches Rides Again! Resurrection. Here’s the story of a ’31 Chevy gasser, a true survivor with unlikely origins, a very unlikely driver, and an even less likely restorer. Johnnie Gaither bought...
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Lights Out 9 at South Georgia Motorsports Park
We’ve heard it, we’ve seen it, and yes, Duck X Productions has consistently shown how to produce one of the baddest small-tire shootouts in the country! If you couldn’t make it, then L09 also had a...
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Maximizing Front Grip with Maximum Motorsports
There’s two main avenues when it comes to building an S197’s suspension – grip or drag. For the latter, optimum weight savings is typically paramount. For those that like to take turns weight is less...
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