Salvage Yard Superhero (Part I)
Reaping high horsepower from a core-charge worthy donor
There’s no doubting that the small-block Chevy engine has been on a roll since it was first introduced back in 1955.... more
GM
Story Andy Bolig / Images Jeff Gardner - May 16, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
GM Hood Hinges
Single-handedly changing GM A-body hood hinges
If you’re the owner of a decades-old GM A-body you might have experienced the hood suddenly closing by itself. A gust of wind, or a jiggle of the car, and down it comes.... more
GM
Jim McGowan - May 09, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
The Long (Over)Haul
Part IV: Tearing into the top end of our engine
With The sheer amount of parts that are being slung around the top of an overhead valve V-8, it’s amazing it all stays together as it sings at 7 grand!... more
MOPAR
Dave Verna - April 18, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Lighten Up!
Installing AMD’s new aluminum Camaro parts
Back in the 1960s, when the factories wanted to go fast and the sanctioning bodies gave them room to do so, aluminum sheet stock was fed into the stamping plant body panel dies in very limited amounts to replicate the steel part it was replacing.... more
GM
Geoff Stunkard - April 04, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Rumble without the grumble
Performance pipes on a Pontiac G8 GT
When Pontiac introduced the G8 product line for the 2008 model year, it certainly had performance in mind.... more
GM
Tommy Lee Byrd - March 14, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Preventative Magic
The three “R”s of protective metal coatings: Raw, Rusty or RPM!
We all know that rust NEVER sleeps.... more
GENERAL
Andy Bolig - March 07, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
The Long (Over) Haul
Part III: Balancing and pre-assembly of the short block
As you can gather by this third installment, we are taking our time and detailing the process so you can get a deeper understanding of what it takes to go from unpacking parts to a running engine.... more
MOPAR
Dave Verna - February 21, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Cranking Pipe
Eastwood’s Tubing Bender offers an inexpensive solution to rolling your own.
For most of the hands-on automotive hobby, adding substructures of tube steel to a performance vehicle is considered something to be left to the experts.... more
GENERAL
Geoff Stunkard - February 07, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Quality Restorations
A resource for recast vintage steering wheels
For owners of vintage cars, there’s a well-known occurrence: steering wheels crack and deteriorate over time.... more
CLASSICS
Jim Maxwell - January 31, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments
Time Faux A Change
Dressing up a banjo rear for a quick-change appearance
If you were to go back before chrome dripped from every corner of our beloved cars, you would notice some very ingenious speed parts that are still highly sought after today.... more
CLASSICS
Andy Bolig - January 25, 2013 10:00 AM - Comments