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Yeah they are a "fuse" of sorts. These 1011's have a reputation of being prone to leaking coolant. I am just going to use my 8548's. The...

I'm glad to see this car being gotten back on the road . I couldn't believe people parked perfectly running cars !

I printed out a new template, carefully trimmed the center hole and aligned it on the pulley. Then I center punched the 3 additional holes (1 existing...

This is one of the funniest and most awesome race car stories we have heard in a while and it comes right from the mouth of the guy who was at the center...

like drove over it with the forklift. Damn....

When I was looking at the different thickness available for the 460 I saw where Felpro's reputation had gone south for certain gaskets. SIGH... then again...

Scanner is here! Now I just need to figure our how to use it.

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Look McTaggart, don’t blame me. Rocco Bastone was the guy who hunted this thing down on Craigslist and now I’m just here to tell you about...

I LOVED me some Al Hofman, and his tough guy persona. His wife Helen was the crew chief on his car, making them a dangerous duo when it came time to find...

Back in the day, kids, there were these things called magazines and one of them, “Petersen’s 4-Wheel and Off Road” always had a back...

If there is one thing we know it’s that one of the most fun parts of drag racing in the 1990s was the rivalry between John Force and Al Hofmann....

Between 1896 and 1935 a unique and bizarre series of spectator events occurred across America. Those events were the staged head-on collisions of steam...

(By Tom Lohnes) – Were you planning to ditch your Hummer EV, Rivian R1T, or Tesla Cybertruck order in favor of the new Nikola Badger electric truck?...

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The Beer Money Mustang is well known around the world of drag racing. The car that was built by guys like Pete Harrell, Eric Yost, our own Chad Reynolds,...

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That title says a bit, doesn’t it? First off, yes, I’m talking about automotive violence, or as I’ve heard it called throughout the...

Despite the long history of jokes, there are many good things that the French have done. French cuisine? Sure, some Italians might have something to say...

hopefully this will go relatively quickly from here
the PS pulley is really close to the box, so I'll gain some room while I can (and remember)...

I've been waiting for parts, some of which showed up today. Having not worked on the ol' boy in at least 10 years I was surprised to find that you can...

That is a weird thing to find wrong in a brake kit. Evidently the quality control checks are zero as a quick look would have turned this up. Seems like...

Thanks for that info. As far as I know mine are OK but I have no idea what PN are on there so if I need to replace them I'll keep this info in mind....

One advantage to being (more or less) the only person who works in my shop - other than that gremlin who hides tools when the mood strikes it. My problem...

that's quite a hit to get those to bend...

Thank You for all the encouragement !!
Waiting on Parts, Injectors to be here tomorrow, picking up Intake gasket tomorrow also,
have calls...

Well I got burned when i ordered a brake kit from Western Canada's largest speed shop as you can see one of the caliper mounting brackets is bent and...

It wasn't un-noticed. There are videos of it posted as far back as 2016. It's just the news media discovered it a few weeks ago, and according to them...

Well, apparently we used the worst SBF head gasket known to man. lol It is a Fel-Pro 1011. It has a horrible reputation. The only reason we used them...

So far the creepiest part for me is it sat in Utah unnoticed since 2016....

I am so glad you did. People can enjoy happy, well paid lives without a college education in the trades. Many people used to sneer at Jesse James because...

Stude: I took Machine Shop all through High School (fall of '76 thru to end of Jun '79), and we had a shaper in the shop, used it plenty of times, not...

I used a translator to read the article...Opinion of the specialists are awaited. Let me know when another story shows up .

Heck yeah, it teleported to Romania!

https://jurnalfm.ro/2020/11/26/monol...-langa-o-cetat...

I've been thinking about this for a bit. I think this time around, we will drop some shorty headers in temporarily, fire it up and heat cycle it a couple...

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1992 Pontiac Firebird Convertible Red RWD Automatic On Ebay

Price: $4,499.00

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1992-Pontiac-Firebird/293863045531?...

Yesterday in the news, the monolith had disappeared. Today it is reported that a message (along with a broken piece of it and a spot of urine) was found...

Not that I don't enjoy your other work but I'm looking forward to this one!

Bummer. Hope there's a slick solution.

Dan

When craftsmen come together from multiple disciplines of the hot rodding world the end result is something incredible. This can be evidence in the form...

THAT is the Diamond P footage I remember seeing on TNN way back in the day. Sorry, Brian - you were misinformed.

Fun stuff, Peewee!

Lucky guy. That crash and fire were BAD.

Now this right here is the cure for the common LS swap, right? We know that someone out there has a vintage truck project and that they’re wanting...

This is beyond stunning. This is the worst single F1 crash we have ever seen anyone survive and when you listen to the sport’s veterans and survivors...