Stick Shift Tech: How To Index Your Bellhousing For Perfect Manual Transmission Operation
When you buy a manual transmission, a bell housing, a clutch, and the linkage to make it all work, you quickly realize during the installation that there is a lot going on here. It’s not...
Poncho Power: Check Out This Cool Pontiac Engine Build By Keith Dorton Of Automotive Specialists
Keith Dorton and his Automotive Specialists engine building operation have been long known as some of the best in the high performance industry. Dorton’s extensive background in NASCAR racing...
Uncle Tony Gem: A Brief History Of Time (and Why The PCV Valve Is Something The Government Got Right)
One of the neat things about actually knowing Tony DeFeo is understanding that his brain is a weird and wonderful place. It’s not a spot that tries to stifle or block out any wild conspiracy...
Henry’s Big Screw Job: Here’s How Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers Made Untold Millions While Hating Each Other’s Guts
The story of how John and Horace Dodge helped get Henry Ford into business, made millions off of him, and then used his own profits to fund a competing car company is one of the most awesome in the...
The Woodgrain Standard Of The World: This 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Wagon Is Incredible
There’s not a lot to say about this wagon other than WOW! You are looking at a 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon with an Olds 350 engine an effectively not a single flaw. If there...
Making Frame Rails: Road Race Hot Rod Chassis Building Continues
In a previous blog post we talked about the front suspension on this cool 1931 Ford Truck that is going together over at StanceWorks and today it is getting more of the touches done, including the...
Get After It: The OPGI Restoparts Premium Brand Sale Ends At Midnight – Do Not Miss Your Chance To SAVE!
If there is one thing that we know, it is that time is of the essence for loads of hot rodders and gearheads out there. Time to get projects finished up, time to get timelines laid out for builds,...
Goodbye Current Misunderstood Acura NSX, Hello Future EV Acura NSX Supercar?
(By Tom Lohnes) – A few days after the Integra was teased, Acura brand officer Jon Ikeda revealed some things about it. One, it will be both their entry-level and flagship car, a strategy not...
TURBO 4.8L LS TIMING TEST! HOW MUCH TIMING IS TOO MUCH ON YOUR VORTECH, WHIPPLE OR TURBOCHARGED LS?
Whenever someone starts talking about putting boost to an engine the topic of ignition timing comes up. Everyone jokes about putting more fuel and timing into it to make more power, and that does...
Low Key Cool: This 1966 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe Isn’t Fancy But It Sure is Awesome
It’s not that often anymore that we see a car that stops us and makes us go….damn. Not in the way a million dollar build or a Ridler award contender does but rather in the way a simple,...
Down She Goes: Watch These Guys Install Ridetech Air Ride On A Cool 1967 Lincoln Continental
To us it’s always fun when you get to see wrenching being done on a non-traditional car. It seems like there is no such thing anymore because seemingly every style of old car is internet...
The New New: Toyota Reveals The All-New 2023 Sequoia – Lots Of Tundra Goodness In This One
(By Tom Lohnes) – Since it debuted alongside its Tundra sibling in 2007, the Toyota Sequoia has not seen much change. With a dependable V8 under the hood, a comfortable interior, and some...
New Parts: FTI Performance Presents the 8L90 GM Torque Converter – Multiple Variations Available
When it comes to getting the power from the flywheel to the transmission in the most efficient, effective, and relaible method, FTI Performance torque converters lead the way. The company continues...
London By Way Of Berlin: The Aston Marton DBX707 Has An Odd Name, Lots of German Parts, But Plenty of Horsepower As Well
The Aston Martin DBX is one of the few SUVs from high-end marques that actually deserves the badge. Although having mostly Mercedes-Benz powertrain components, Aston really took it upon themselves to...
