Before you junk it, read this!
Engine blocks are tough. They deal with thousands of pounds of force pulling in every which way thousands of times a minute for hundreds of thousands of miles. Add to that [...]
2023
Installing a Phantom Pump System
Until recently, installing an in-tank fuel pump meant buying a custom tank or doing a lot of dangerous cutting and welding on your tank. Thanks to some ingenuity from [...]
How to Adjust Universal Joints on a Rack and Pinion for a C2-C3 Corvette
We recently produced a video for our friends at Speed Direct, the makes of Steeroids rack and pinion conversions. One of the most common issues that installers face on the [...]
On a Roll- How to Use a Bead Roller to Make Patch Panels
Do the groceries fall through the trunk floor on the way from the store? Can you stop your classic using the Flintstone method because the floorboards are shot? Are [...]
Prove It: Performance Brakes
Brakes are often an afterthought when it comes to performance enhancements. Even if they are included in the build plan, the brakes are usually only upgraded late in the [...]
Lemon-colored glasses
In the 1960s, colored headlights were all the rage, particularly for customs and gassers. Bright colors like red, blue, and yellow were all popular colors. Colored headlights [...]
9-inches of Iron
When it comes to rear differentials, the 9-inch Ford reigns supreme. The 9-inch Ford is not perfect; the pinion gear rides a little low on the ring gear, which eats up a [...]
Break-Fast
So you finally finished rebuilding the engine for your muscle car. All the bolts are torqued, the valve covers in place. Now what? The typical answer is to drop it between [...]
Ten Shades of Gray: Ten Uses for Spray-Graphite Lubrication and How It Works
All moving parts generate friction, no matter how small. This simple mechanical issue has plagued mankind since the dawn of time, and the industry spawned in an effort to [...]