Hand-Drawn Art by Rick Wilson
Our good friend Rick Wilson does some really cool automotive art. He recently sent us his year in review, check it out here- Rick Wilson Custom Car Art and Drag Racing [...]
2015
Shoebox Ford Tech- Installing a Volvo Gearbox in a 49-51 Ford
Owning a classic car is one thing, but driving a restored or modified vintage ride is a whole other enchilada. Maintenance issues, finding the right parts, and the constant [...]
Resto-Mods for Your Pony Car!
From the outside, vintage Mustangs still look cool and nostalgic, prompting younger car enthusiasts to crave them as fun drivers and reminding Babyboomers of their younger [...]
Detroit Speed Subframe Connectors: Beefin’ Up the B-Side of an F-Body Camaro
By Rotten Rodney Bauman Since Street Tech magazine is an honest publication, let’s begin this story with honesty. Like other serial freelancers, yours truly has [...]
Port Authority
When the name Buick comes up in any bench-racing session, the conversation turns to 455 big-blocks, Stage 1s and the venerable GSX. What rarely gets mentioned is the [...]
You Cam Do It! Replacing Cam Bearings at Home
For some reason, cam bearings hold an air of mystery and voodoo mechanics for many at-home builders. Professional engine builders often leave the cam bearing installation to [...]
The Golden Ticket: Zinc-Cadmium Restoration
Pop the hood on any muscle car and you will see a lot of different coatings. One that always grabs your eye is the golden Zinc-Cadmium plating. This brightly-colored plating [...]
Brake-Away Installing C6 Z06 Brakes on a C2 Corvette
The C2 Corvette, also referred to as a Mid-year, is the most popular body style of Corvette. Built from 1963 through 1967, the C2 short run of this body style is certainly [...]
Keep Cool: A plug-and-play transmission cooler for the Chevy Trailblazer SS
By Scott Parker Heat is the single biggest killer of automatic transmissions. Part of the reason is that we ask a lot of these transmissions, especially when they are in a [...]
Factory-Fresh: How Fiberglass Bodies Are Built
If you’re not familiar with factory five racing get ready to be impressed. Factory Five was founded in 1995 and is the world’s largest manufacturer of component [...]