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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: DIY Crank Lock
“Reuse, recycle” has a different meaning for gear heads — Usually the tool you want is more more than your wallet can belch, and sometimes those parts manufacturers leave us with some really decent...
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A Modern 4L60E Trans Backing a Vintage Ford FE Engine
Upgrading an FE engine to modern performance expectations is easy to do, as we’ve proven in the past couple issues with our Formidable FE build series. We managed to build a bulletproof engine that...
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HOT ROD Interviews Famed NASCAR Driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Last year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. married his sweetheart, Amy. This year, he’s in the midst of his last season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. For each of the last 14 seasons he has been voted the...
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The latest and greatest new products for your rod
Art Morrison Mounts The task of installing a multitude of engines—including the latest Chevy LT1/LT4 and Ford Coyote V-8s—into early model street rods, classic trucks, and muscle cars has been...
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Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II That Got Its Owner Into the 150mph Club At Bonneville
Michael Callahan from Cincinnati, Ohio, always dreamed about going to Bonneville with a street car and getting into the 150MPH Club. Or should we say, drive a car to Bonneville, make his passes, and...
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Things We Miss the Most That We Used to Do!
I’m sitting here in a rental car speeding down Interstate 15 in Utah heading out to visit an advertiser with one of our favorite ad types … although that’s an oxymoron. Bob Mehlhoff is one of those...
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GALLERY: VanderBeek Goes Back-to-Back in USMTS
Zack VanderBeek is starting to love the tracks of Northeast Wisconsin. The Current United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Northern Region point leader scored his second straight win in the...
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1932 Ford is 85 years old! The Petersen will celebrate July 15, 2017.
Car show will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1932 Ford. Immediately following the event, hot rods of all types are invited to join a procession of 1932s as they rally from the Petersen to the...
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Body Building: Our Racing Roadster Project 1929 Model A Starts to Take Shape
Constructing Our Roadster From Some Things Old and Some Things New If you’ve been watching our roadster build, you’ve seen how master craftsman TJ O’Grady from Throttle Jockey Originals in Bohemia, New...
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Hidden in the Hoosier Forest is a yard full of Mopars
Leaving HOT ROD Power Tour 2017, I spent an entire day meandering home and checked out a yard that had proved elusive in the past. When I pulled into the yard’s lot, the owner was working on an old...
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Power Tour’s Road to Recovery
During This Chevelle Owner’s Worst Days, a Friend Came Through to Help Piece His Life Together HOT ROD Power Tour, presented by Chevrolet, is difficult to explain at times, even for us, as it means...
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Lee Munro Carries on Family Tradition of Indian Motorcycle Speed
Land speed racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats is steeped in history. Last year saw Danny Thompson get into the 400mph club with the streamliner his father built 40 years prior. This year, another...
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Race Report: Pro Mods vs Fuel Altereds
One of the wildest drag racing events in the country occurs every 4th of July weekend in Texas. This spectacle of horsepower is unlike any other motorsports event on the planet. Texas is the home of...
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120 Photos from the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
A 4th of July weekend with a German Flavor With less than two weeks after the 2017 edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship started back up again with the Sahlen’s...
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Second-half of Race Season Driving Tips
In the recent past, we have talked about when is a good time to pass and how to do it. We have given some insight on why certain drivers win and how they do it. With the end of the season coming fast,...
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This Guy’s Garage: Brauns Motorsports, Lomita, California
Brauns Motorsports / Lomita, CA Sometimes we run across a cool shop located practically in your backyard that’s been doing high-performance automotive work for more than 30 years, and we never knew...
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More Power and Better Burnouts for Crown Hick in Ep. 53 of HOT ROD Garage
In this episode of HOT ROD Garage, presented by Lincoln Tech, Tony and Lucky finally give the Crown Hick what it deserves: two-wheel burnouts and more than enough power to spin them. Thanks to a...
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Car Craft New Products for July
Elite Series Power-Steering Pumps What it is: KRC Elite Series adjustable power-steering pumps. Why you care: KRC Power Steering has been designing and manufacturing advanced power-steering and...
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Installing a Racy G-Body Interior Fit for Pro Touring
If you have a pristine G-body, we envy you. The vast majority still on the road need some serious help, especially when it comes to the interior. Over time, UV light and heat attack the interior parts,...
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150 Image Gallery: More Manic Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds From North Star Strip
Dave Kommel captures all of the unhinged action of the mental matchup of Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds from North Star Dragstrip in Denton, Texas. Tons of action and enthusiastic crowds made for a...
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