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Build a G-Body G-Machine
It’s no secret that GM’s G-body chassis has always been a favorite among Car Crafters. General Motors made these mid-size, rear-wheel-drive platform vehicles by the millions, and many were equipped...
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Shop Talk: All in the Family
Good and bad news to report this month: My 1999 Subaru Legacy, a car I’ve owned since it was new, expired recently on an assignment in San Francisco. I realize most Car Craft readers won’t get excited...
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Bobby Cox’s 1958 Pontiac at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1962
Bonneville Salt Flats, 1962: Like most contests of speed, history usually finds a place for the truly unique, the highly skilled, and the fortunate. The rank and file often have only their names in a...
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70-Plus Photos from The Varsity Cruise-In
A Hot Summer Night at The Varsity Restaurant in Athens, Georgia Cars and coffee type events are all the rage these days with thousands of cars cramming into parking lots in big cities around the...
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2017 Meltdown Drags: Gassers, Altereds, Rails and More Celebrate the Bygone...
After attending the last four (of eight total) Meltdown Drags events held mid-July at the famed Byron Dragway (aka, The Playground of Power), we can tell you with absolute certainty that this is one of...
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1970 Chevelle SS454 Rescued From A Collapsed Barn In Rural Ohio
Most avid car enthusiasts have heard at least a few tall tales about a rare vintage car parked in a barn somewhere. Most of us usually dismiss it as just that—a tall tale. Rumors of a 1970 Chevelle...
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Freak Show Friday: Batmobile
Yes, this is a Batmobile, a well done Batmobile. It mimics all of the iconic design features of The Batmobile, but in a more economical package. If you’re on a budget, or are looking for a good project...
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5.0L Fistfight, part 4 : The Storm Rages On
Okay Car Crafters, stuff just got real. Our 5.0L Fistfight began innocently enough, with a comparison between the stock H.O. 302 Ford and LB9 305 TPI Chevy. Part two brought an array of fuel-injected...
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Tuning Exhaust and Intake Systems – Part 1
Laying out the relationships between the engine’s exhaust and intake and how you can use them to your advantage There are specific functional relationships between an engine’s exhaust and intake...
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Hot August Nights 2017—This Homebuilt 1929 Tudor Wins Best Ford In A Ford
The resorts in Reno are famous for their buffets. Whatever your taste might be, it’s guaranteed that there will be plenty of good stuff to suit it. That seems to be an apt metaphor for Hot August...
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What If Drivers Called Their Own Penalties?
Racing Like Golf? In golf, especially professional golf, players are expected, and most of the time do, call their own penalties. I’m sure in amateur golf that doesn’t happen nearly as often. We’ve all...
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This Camaro is the Latest SEMA Build from GAP Racing
If you’re unfamiliar with GAP Racing, they built the car for SEMA last year named Enigma, and won the SEMA Best Design Award for the Best Crate Engine Build. They do top notch work and have found their...
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Thumb-Scroll these Vintage Funny Cars Photos from OICR 1971-1975
There was a time when you could field a Funny Car from your garage and compete locally in Southern California. Arguably, the hottest Cali track for match races and independent Fuel jockeys was Orange...
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100 Photos From The Dead Man’s Curve Club Spring Show
DMC Faithful Come Out to Rescheduled Spring Fest, For Hot Rods, Fast-Paced Fun, and More of the Wet Stuff On Saturday, June 17th, the Dead Man’s Curve Car Club hosted their annual Spring Show and...
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Top 100 Tri-five 2017 Winners Circle
The 2017 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals hosted by the American Tri-Five Association at the revered Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky is in the books and what a show it was; from start to...
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2018 Mustang GT Ensures That You Won’t Wake the Neighbors
We’ve all been there. Saturday morning 5:30 a.m., all excited to go to the weekly car meet, you hop in your ride and fire it up with the sweet sound of cold metal chopping away, sending the sweet music...
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The Forgotten IR Intake: Add 29HP & Lose Nothing Else!
The sad truth is, in terms of popularity, the modern Dodge Hemi takes a back seat to GM’s LS motor. If the Chevy is indeed the prom king, think of the Hemi as the guy in a leather jacket and tattoos...
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Recap From The 2017 Race of Gentlemen
Wildwood 2017 Will Go Down as TROG’s Finest Hour In its brief half decade of existence on the beach, The Race of Gentlemen (TROG) has kicked up a sandstorm of press and media attention, which has...
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The biggest payout in Street Outlaws history is going down on Tuesday, August...
The biggest payout in Street Outlaw’s history is going down next week at Tennessee’s Bristol Dragway for the filming of an episode of the show set to air early 2018. Discovery Channel has opened the...
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HOT ROD Rescue: Lockup a 700-R4 Torque Converter Without a Computer
Pam Jacoby’s 700-R4 Trans Won’t Lockup the Torque Converter. We’re Gonna Fix It. The Combo Guys don’t believe a girl can own a car like this.” — Pam Jacoby “Ever since I was 16, I’ve been into cars and...
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