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Shop Talk: Schizophrenia
Do you ever get that feeling like you’re constantly being pulled in different directions? That’s a rhetorical question, of course, because that’s the reality of our lives, thanks in part to automation,...
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New Design at ShopHOTROD.com — Three Wheelin’ Terror at Drag Week, Presented...
There’s usually two reactions around Greg Trapnell’s Agro Holden: “What is it?” is almost immediately followed up by “Holy $#!%” as it three-wheels past the eighth-mile, using every bit of track in the...
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Speedway Motors Week to Wicked Day Two is a Wrap: Parts is Parts
The Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy build team has made it through the second day successfully, moving the project forward at a steady pace towards its deadline with only three full days...
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Here’s why Craig Breedlove is Suing the Chicago Museum of Science and...
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a judge has agreed move along with Craig Breedlove’s case against the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for damages to Spirit of America, the machine that...
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How to Media-Blast a 1966 Ford Mustang With Lumps of Coal—Seriously!
Among the unsung, least glamorous jobs in a car’s restoration is cleaning the body and other reusable metal parts, such as suspension pieces. But what is the best way to clean? Dipping can cause issues...
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New Product: Detroit Speed Windshield Wipers for 1967 to 1972 Chevy C10s
Windshield wipers are among the parts at usually come last on your to-do list for your project. Even if it is a daily driver, there’s the acceptance that the wipers, given that they work, will be an...
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Making the Scene at the 2016 Syracuse Nationals
The Syracuse Nationals is a true happening, the Woodstock of hot cars. Whether you are into classic muscle, hot rods, customs, crazy rat rods, or vintage race cars, you can find them all on display....
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Gallery: Chili Bowl Nationals Week
The 2017 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire was another for the ages. Local standout Christopher Bell picked up grabbed a win in Saturday’s Main event at Tulsa Expo Speedway....
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The Tallest and Shortest-Serving HOT ROD Editor: Pat Ganahl
In our occasional look back at HOT ROD editors, we bring you the editor with the distinction of holding that position for the least amount of time: nine months. “Too Tall” Pat Ganahl is the first to...
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Speedway Motors Week to Wicked Day Three: Up Close and Personal With the...
The midway portion of the Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy project kicked off with the team working to finish up what remained of the drivetrain, chassis, and wiring chores, inching closer to...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Cut Zip-Ties Flush to Save Your Flesh!
If you’re trimming zip-tie tails with plain wire cutters, you’re leaving tiny razor blades after every single cut! Today’s Wrenchin’ Wednesday is a small tip, but one that might save you a few stitches...
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Speedway Motors Week to Wicked Day Three: The LS3/4L70E Drivetrain Install...
Day three on the Speedway Motors Week to Wicked 1952 Chevy pickup build has come and gone—and we finally have our engine and trans where they belong…installed in the chassis! We anticipated a snug...
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Will the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Shed a few Pounds for the Drag Strip?
Last week, Dodge started teasing the world with the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at www.ifyouknowyouknow.com! Perhaps teasing is the wrong term here, maybe we’ll call it horsepower waterboarding,...
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Holley Hits the EFI Bull’s-Eye
If you’ve spent any time fiddling with cars you know the name Holley. While fuel system components, most notably carburetors, came to be the company’s claim to fame, the founders, brothers Frank and...
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Hate to Paint? You Are Not Alone
I hate paint. And it hates me back. Paint is contrary. Paint is impossible. Paint is the devil. It’s like a crabby partner who loves a fight. It’s always anxious to jack up your plans, stir up some...
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Hot Rod’s Eric Dahlquist and the Heyday of Muscle Cars
A lot of the fun I get out of digging up old road tests for MCR is imagining what it must have been like to be a car magazine writer back in the glory days. That had to be the coolest job in the world,...
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Want to Go Fast? Jerry Link’s Twin-Turbo, Big-Block Ranchero Has the Formula
Though we all get itchy reading about diesel-locomotive-like torque, high-rate handling, and how one person achieved that with their own car, we are probably more disposed to hear how it all really...
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Making the Scene at Dode Martin’s Picnic
It’s almost become trite to mention “The Greatest Generation” these days, those who fought selflessly in WWII. But when you meet a member of that generation, there’s a certain aura that surrounds them...
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Freak Show Friday: Jet Engine Mayhem
We dig this guy’s style. Though a bit hard to see, there’s a 1980s Ford F150 at the other end of this jet engine. What it was for, and whether it was ever finished is a matter of conjecture. But...
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These Guys Drop Hot Rod Axles the Old Fashioned Way
Early on in the evolution of the archetypal hot rod, builders and drivers alike understood the benefits of having a dropped front axle. Not only did the reconfigured piece lower the center of gravity...
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