How to Measure Bump Steer
Know the effects of bump steer and how to properly measure for it Setting up a race car can sometimes be a long and frustrating process. That’s because so many important settings are affected by...
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Miller Electric Clamshell Comfort The Miller T94 Series welding helmets have a chiseled shell design that provides optimal skin coverage and accommodates half-mask respirators. An aluminum heat shield...
View ArticleSturdy, and good looking mounts for cycle fenders
These are strong but graceful-looking mounts for cycle fenders on a highboy roadster. They attach to existing holes in the spindle. Q. I have a highboy roadster, and I mounted cycle fenders on the...
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’40 Ford Products and Ts Classic Instruments celebrates its 40th birthday by teaming up with ididit to offer a pair of products for 1940 Fords. Classic Instruments’ direct-fit gauge package includes...
View ArticleAffordable Improvements For A Used Engine
Like most of those building a classic truck on a budget what we want and what we can afford are often two different things, the old champagne taste versus a beer budget conundrum. One of the things we...
View ArticleIs This 1950 Airflyte Canada’s Coolest Nash?
Gord Leeson had just sold a 1957 Nash Metropolitan that he had built for his wife. Donna loved the turquoise and white convertible, but the pint-sized car wasn’t practical for highway driving. A few...
View ArticleThe History of Circle Track Racing (Part One)
How It All Started – Part One In this series we will study the beginnings and evolution of circle track racing. Over the years there were three distinctly different aspects that mostly influenced the...
View ArticleStop Saying The 2018 Dodge Demon Is Banned From The Dragstrip
On April 11th, Dodge dropped an 840hp bomb in the shape of a wide-fendered Dodge Challenger, the long awaited Dodge Demon. The car is amazing, it’s super fast, it lifts the tires and it’s street legal....
View ArticleCrazy World of Sideways Sidewinder Dragsters
90-Degree Dreams and Quarter Mile Sideshow In the golden age of drag racing the variety of surrealistic machines was challenged only by one’s ability to process the cornucopia of crazy contraptions and...
View ArticleCheck In: Why We Dry Assemble Our Project Engine
Our Project Modified Engine Build presented by World Products and Erson Cams continues with the dry assembly process Imagine you’re putting together your own engine. You’ve gone through the process of...
View ArticleThis 1970 Dodge Challenger—And 3 Friends—Saved A Life!
Whether we’re talking about an old girlfriend, a big fish, or a car, everyone has the story of something that they thought was in their grasp and then got away. Typically, these stories don’t result in...
View ArticleShort Track Races This Weekend (4/14-4/16)
Before the Easter Egg hunts happen on Sunday there is plenty of time to check into a local short track. Winged and non-winged Sprint Cars attack the dirt across the country while the PASS Series...
View ArticleViva Las Vegas 2017 in Emblems, Pinstripes, and Chrome
Vintage Details at the 20th Annual Rockabilly Weekend. At this point it’s tradition that we bring a big photo gallery of our favorite emblems and details we’ve spied at Viva Las Vegas. This year is the...
View Article300+ Photos from Viva Las Vegas
300+ Photos of Lead Sleds, Fins & Flake We got in to town early on Friday to hit the Viva Las Vegas show before it got too toasty in the desert sun and before the big crows hit on Saturday when the...
View ArticleSmokey Stories: Teaming with Goodyear
You may recall that in last month’s episode about Smokey’s ongoing plights that he’d just been offered a crew chief’s job for the ’67 Indy 500. However, he was heavily involved with Chevrolet and his...
View ArticleFord To Continue Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang Into 2018
In a world of boosted 600-, 700-, and 800-plus horsepower factory muscle cars, the 526hp all-motor Shelby GT350 remains a favorite with enthusiasts—and Ford announced today, which is National Mustang...
View ArticleThe NSRA kicks off their 2017 Season in Tampa
It was a great weekend in Tampa as the National Street Rod Association began their summerlong season with the Southeast Street Rod National at the Florida State Fairgrounds. This was the second year...
View ArticleWhat’s Inside BES’ New 698-Inch Ford in Nick Bacalais’ 1996 Mustang!
This year, the world of 275 drag-radial racing is going to look a lot different when Nick Bacalis steers his 1996 Mustang GT into the waterbox. He and the team from Bischoff Engine Service are blazing...
View ArticleSeeking Sponsorship? Top Ten Types of Companies to Ask
The search for sponsorship can be a tough one. You may think that your work is done once the race season starts, but, in fact, that may be the best time to be lining up sponsors. It doesn’t hurt to...
View ArticleWhy Does Ty Majeski Win? (Bob Bolles Commentary Plus Q&A)
Ty Majeski is a Midwest driver who is always at the front and wins a lot of races at a lot of different race tracks. There is a lot of talk around his neighborhood and across the country among other...
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