Roll Fender Lips for Tire Clearance with the Eastwood Fender Roller Tool
Two of the most annoying things in any modified car are overheating and rubbing tires. Overheating can cause all kinds of problems, from blown head gaskets to cracked cylinder heads or engine blocks,...
View ArticleSteeda Autosports cracks the 10-second zone with a 2018 Mustang GT
When this author thinks of a 10-speed, thoughts of old-school bicycles come to mind. However, these days in the Mustang market, when someone mentions 10-speed, they’re talking about the 2018 Mustang...
View ArticleCheck Out These Homebrewed Fixes for Common Muscle Car Problems
Building and working on muscle cars is supposed to be fun. It often is (it’s a hobby after all), but there are a few times when drudgery can set in. You just encounter things, big and small, that prove...
View ArticleHow to determine wheel size and backspace with the CCTek Wheel Tek tool
One of the most important and difficult visual aspects of building a car is getting the wheel and tire combination “just right.” The ultimate goal is to get the most rubber under the fenders that you...
View Article2018 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Chevy Preview
Optima’s 2018 Search for the Ultimate Street Car series begins March 17 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Now that we’re less than a month out and five of the seven events have already sold out for...
View ArticleThis 1951 Henry J Gasser Breathes Fire on the Streets of Illinois
There has always been a fascination with cramming the maximum amount of horsepower into the lightest body available to take on the quarter-mile. This was never more evident than during the ’60s,...
View ArticleThat’s No Chevelle! It’s a Very Rare, L79-Powered, 1965 Acadian Beaumont...
With all the political talk about trade pacts and free-trade agreements among countries around the globe, it’s worth remembering a time when tariffs weighed heavily in the cross-border commerce between...
View ArticleYenko, COPO, Hemi, Savage GT and More Rarities Fill the Barn Finds & Hidden...
One of the things we like so much about the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals is that it is a perfect microcosm of our entire hobby, all captured under one roof. It’s a multi-make show that fully...
View ArticleTailgate’s One Horse Hauler
Berrien Center, Michigan, is essentially a “one horse town.” One school, one church, one grocery store, and one “old-time” auto repair shop. Need anything else? You have to travel to the next bigger...
View ArticleTailgate’s One Horse Hauler
Berrien Center, Michigan, is essentially a “one horse town.” One school, one church, one grocery store, and one “old-time” auto repair shop. Need anything else? You have to travel to the next bigger...
View ArticleMecum Auctions’ 2018 Los Angeles Collector Car Sale Totals $9 Million
The Mecum Auction house took its tent from Florida to California in February, conducting a second annual sale at the historic Fairplex in Pomona. With 600 cars on offer, this event was on a much...
View ArticleAfter 40 Years of Storage, Original Owners Sell 427-Powered 1968 Mercury...
Finding a 1968 Cougar GT-E with its original 427 is “almost unheard of,” Royce Peterson said. The GT-E production run, which began midway through the 1968 model year, was a mere 393, of which 356 were...
View ArticleInaugural Grand National F-100 Reunion
The Blue Oval fire’s about to be relit this coming May 17-19 at the Music Road Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Not just a new event from some fly-by-night outfit, the Inaugural Grand National F-100...
View ArticleGeneral Mayhem: The Most Famous Charger in History Flying High
Back in the early 1980s, at a nondescript shop not far from the end of what is now the Bob Hope Airport near Burbank, California, a war of time and attrition was waged daily. While no lives were lost...
View ArticleHow Paintless Dent Repair can be Part of the Restoration Process for Classic...
Paintless Dent Repair came about as an alternative to traditional body work to fix dents in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost normally required to repair dents in newer vehicles. A...
View ArticleFix’Ems: Check out The Latest Illustration From Bob Hovorka
Check out the latest illustration from Bob Hovorka with help tips and tricks every street rodder should know! The post Fix’Ems: Check out The Latest Illustration From Bob Hovorka appeared first on Hot...
View ArticleGiving a Modern Windsor Engine a Vintage Vibe
When the Flathead engine was discontinued in 1954 it was no surprise when Ford replaced it with a V-8 engine that featured an overhead valve design. By that time, nearly all the domestic OEs offered an...
View ArticleA 1952 Chevy Five-Window With The Spirit of A Hot Rod
There are custom truck enthusiasts who are dedicated pickup fans who wouldn’t be seen driving anything that didn’t have a bed and a cab. Others are hot rodders who like traditional roadsters, coupes,...
View ArticleGiant Gallery: Lights Out 9
It’s been nearly two weeks since the conclusion of the on-track action at Lights Out 9 at South Georgia Motorsports Park, and people are still talking about the ultimate matchup between Stevie “Fast”...
View ArticleDistributor Advance and Crankshaft Advance Are Not the Same!
Both initial ignition timing and total ignition timing (advance) are usually expressed in crankshaft degrees as read at the harmonic balancer. These values define where the spark plug fires in terms of...
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