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2018 Cooling Buyer’s Guide
Maintaining your hot rod’s cooling system is critical, but understanding how to achieve this goal is oftentimes elusive. There’s a staggering amount of poor information and lack of knowledge that’s...
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Reading Your Corvette After a Long Storage
Roy, last time we discussed the first part of your question about brake safety after long-term storage. We reviewed a few things that needed to be checked and replaced on your brake system before...
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The Z11-Optioned 1963 Impala Motor Trend Got to Play With
Great automotive intrigue occurred in the early 1960s when Chevrolet introduced a 409-based stroker displacing 427 cid specifically for racing, then decided to pull out of competitive motorsports....
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The Time is NOW to Get Kids Into Cars!
In the January 2018 issue, the editor’s column and a story inside the magazine introduced readers to young Frankie Waters and her passion for her 1967 Mustang fastback project. That story and column...
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Highlights From 20, 40, and 60 Years Ago in HOT ROD Magazine
20 Years Ago March 1998 (160 pages, $3.50): Honoring HRM’s first half-century, Cruz Pedregon’s Firebird “heralds our re-emergence on the national drag racing scene,” Editor Ro McGonegal explained of a...
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Ask Anything: How to Size and Install a Battery Disconnect Switch
Jesse Rodriguez, Las Vegas, NV. I have a 1970 Mustang hardtop that has been in the family for a long time and now I’m getting my turn at it. My dad used to race it at the drags so we got it running and...
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AEM’s CD-7 digital dash packs tons of info in a tiny package
Having engine or performance data in your face while you’re on the street or track is extremely important and can be very beneficial. Chances are you have a lot of time and money invested in your...
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We Find Out Which Factory LS Head Performs Best Under Boost
What happens when you make a post in any of the many LS performance forums and ask the following question? What is the best factory LS head to use on a turbo engine? The obvious answer for any question...
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Check Out These Heavyweight Door-Slamming Drag Cars
The Latest on a Long List! To say that Nebraska’s Gene Bichlmeier is a proponent for the Chevrolet brand in drag racing would be an understatement. Since first becoming involved in the sport in the...
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Watch our Week to Wicked 2013 Mustang GT build from start to finish
With our first Week to Wicked build, we chose to do a 1966 Mustang. We basically rebuilt the car from front to back, and top to bottom. With the first build more catered to Mustang Monthly, our second...
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Amazing Car, Quick History: The Ford GT40, Mark IV.
If you know a little bit about the GT40, now called the Ford GT, you’ve likely heard that there was a rivalry between Ferrari and Ford in the mid-60s centered on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. Enzo...
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2018 Detroit Autorama: Bonneville Salt Flat Streamliners
The 66th Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts is a celebration of design, engineering, craftsmanship, and speed. The fourth item on that list, speed, is demonstrated by...
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2018 Detroit Autorama: Cavalcade Of Customs
You could say that early customs, more than early hot rods, had the biggest influence on the success of car shows like the Detroit Autorama. The earliest hot rods were built for speed not beauty....
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The Mustang GT California Special returns in 2019
If you haven’t already heard, thanks to Ford Motor Company, we can all get into the West Coast spirit with the 2019 Mustang GT California Special. You read that right, following on the heels of the...
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2018 Detroit Autorama: Hot Rods, Street Rods, Custom Rods
If we had to name one category that encompasses every category of vehicle on display at the 66th Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, all we would be able to come up with...
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2018 Detroit Autorama: Autorama Extreme
Every old house has treasure in its basement. If that old house is Cobo Center during the Detroit Autorama, that treasure is on full display. It’s called Autorama Extreme. “The Basement,” as Autorama...
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Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series Returns for 2018
Chevrolet hit the performance engine nail on the head decades ago which has led to them powering countless custom cars, trucks, hot rods, racecars, and everything in between. The LS, LQ, and LT engines...
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How to build a low-buck pick up on Hot Rod Garage
You may recognize this Chevy S10 from the background of some of your favorite shows. David Freiburger bought it years ago with low miles, and it quickly became the running-errands vehicle around the...
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2018 Pettyfest
Petty’s Garage, Pettyfest May 26 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Petty’s Garage — make plans for North Carolina in late May to attend Pettyfest on Saturday May 26, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pettyfest is an annual...
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The Ultimate Budget Road Race Brake Upgrade
The concept of brakes is very simple but often go overlooked when building a car for any form of motorsports. Hydraulic pressure pushing on pistons that in turn push brake pads against a rotor surface...
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