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Interview with Sprint Car Racer Aileen Collins-Love
Photo from Aileen Collins-Love Racing Facebook Page Aileen Collins-Love was born to race. In fact, she was almost born at the race track as her father Rick turned laps at East Bay Raceway Park in...
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Car craft automotive news and readers rides
From the Field to the Tavern Who: C. L. “Buckshot” Cake Where: Madera Ranchos, CA What: 1967 Dodge Dart Why: Buckshot somehow found this nearly perfect Dart sitting in a field. It was low mileage and...
View ArticleColeman’s New Air Spring and Bump Stop
If you were scouring the aisles of the 2016 PRI Show, you may have caught a glimpse of the Coleman Racing Air Spring and Bump Stop. The product has become a hot topic of discussion over the past...
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Sky-High, Hemi-Powered Plymouth Gasser Rules the Street
Ruling the Land in This Sky-Scraping, Hemi-Powered Plymouth “I’ve always been in love with the street-freak look—you know, the cars so ugly they’re kinda cool,” admits Jeff Bornstein, a lifelong hot...
View ArticleGALLERY: Midwest Racers’ Expo
We found the cars, engines, and wild items up for bid at the Midwest Racers’ Expo There are some things you know you’ll find at the Midwest Racers’ Expo every year. Then there are items that leave you...
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How To Install Power Steering On 2014-Up Gen V LT-Series Engines
Adding Power Steering to GM Gen V LT-series Engines The 2014-up LT-series engines have significant differences from the Gen III/IV LS-series. While Direct Injection is the biggest change, there is...
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The Ringbrothers’ G-Code Camaro is a 1,000hp Carbon Fiber and Billet Rocket
The Ringbrothers latest Camaro creation, this customized 1969 model, dubbed G-Code, elicits responses like no other car we’ve featured in recent memory. For example, in the short afternoon we spent...
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Engine Masters Tests Cheap vs. Expensive Mufflers on Episode 17
In this episode of Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL and sponsored by Mr. Gasket and Earl’s Vapor Guard, we take a second look at the old exhaust sizing debate with an everyday-man’s small-block....
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These Vintage Willys Flat Fenders Make in Excess of 1000 Horsepower Each!
Fast Flatties: Who said speed couldn’t look this cool? In a world where slow and low are our chosen speed and gear, Matt Nappier and Justin Miller have taken their flatties on a different route. These...
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Bobby Isaac’s Legendary #71 Dodge Daytona Returns to Bonneville
The Ghost of Bobby Isaac “If you mashed it at 180 MPH, it would still break the back tires loose,” said Tim Wellborn, recalling what had just happened.. “You have to remember, we have 102 more cubic...
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What The Well-Dressed Chevy Wears
When Jason Scudellari, head wrench turner in our Classic Trucks Tech Center, began updating the chassis of his chopped 1949 Chevy pickup the decision was made to give the engine some TLC as well....
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New Parts From The Classic Truck Aftermarket
Edelbrock 01. Snake Intake The number of new products developed for the Ford 5.0L Coyote engine continues to grow. The Edelbrock Victor II intake manifold (PN 7180) is created for use with Coyote...
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Upgrading to a Dual Master Cylinder
A while or two back, we touched on the subject of “The Five-Lug Changeover” as we switched front brakes from stock six-lug drums to new five-lug discs, which came as a package from Brothers Trucks. The...
View ArticleMatt Gurjeck’s Shop, Sled Alley, Is Currently Filled With Awesome Cars
After cutting his teeth at a body shop and other hot rod shops, fabricator Matt Gurjack established Sled Alley about eight years ago and hasn’t looked back. The Detroit-area shop quickly earned a...
View ArticleRPM Act Reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. – SEMA President & CEO Chris Kersting praised U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and his colleagues for reintroducing H.R. 350, the Recognizing the Protection of...
View ArticlePete Chapouris, Influential Hot Rod Builder and Industry Figure, Has Died
Pete Chapouris, the “Pete” of Pete and Jakes fame, who would go on to resurrect the moribund So Cal Speed Shop, has died. He was 74. The San Gabriel Valley, California, native grew up around fast cars...
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Nickey Performance Turns a Restored 1956 Chevrolet Nomad into a Straight-Axle...
Tilt. Somewhere in a small farming town in central Illinois is a garage with a couple of car builders who live in a time warp that starts and ends in the 1960s. John Tinberg and Randy Schmitt...
View ArticleWeek to Wicked, Driven Beyond Hell’s Half Acre
This month’s build story on our Week to Wicked C10 covers nearly every aspect of the five-day transformation that, with the help of our talented Tech Center staff Jason Scudellari and Christian Arriero...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes at Wilwood Disc Brakes’ New Manufacturing Facility
There was time in hot rodding when brakes were a “must-have” but not a “brag-worthy” item. After all, they just “slowed you down;” and who was going to brag to their buddies about that? Enter the...
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Craigslist Find of the Week: Homebuilt Jeep
Family Truckster Off-Road Edition This bizarre homebuilt Jeep concoction has shown up in my Craigslist searches before. While it does have a strange, bulbous grille shell and the right-hand drive...
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