The foundation of a vintage vehicle build is the frame. Any damage, whether its from rust or a wreck, can cause havoc when its time to get the car roadworthy. And it’s not like you can go to a junkyard and salvage a frame from a 50-year-old vehicle and expect it to be in good
To hotrodders, the Ridler Award is the equivalent to the Lombardi Trophy in football or the Stanley Cup in hockey. Before the winner is crowned, the competition is reduced to a “Great 8” field of finalists. These eight vehicles represent the creme de la creme of the hot rod universe. So, when the Atlanta Motororama
I’m confused. I see all kinds of opinions about iridium and platinum spark plugs versus the normal copper plugs. Some say they’re good while others say not to use them because they’re only for late model cars that are concerned with emissions. I like the idea of spark plugs that could last longer. I have
We just watched the first episode of Power Automedia’s newest TV show Horsepower Wars and came away super-stoked for more. The new show, for our money, has the perfect name and premise, and didn’t pull any punches when pitting a 2017 Ford Mustang GT vs. a 2017 Chevy Camaro SS for the first automotive battle
Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and LS-based Vortec engines wound up on almost every branch of the GM family tree: Chevy, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Buick—heck, even Saab, Hummer, and Isuzu got some LS love. Since LS and Vortec engines are so common, they’ve become the go-to performance and swap engines of the modern era. These motors are
We’re down to the Final Four in the 2018 Muscle Car Match-Ups (1968 Edition). Both the Cobra Jet Mustang and Cobra Jet Shelby GT500KR are out. There are no wrong answers, we guess, and the cars that beat them are certainly worthy of the Final Four, but we think Ford’s absence here is a
With the exception of a pair of Canadian events in April, the 2018 Summit Racing Show Car Series calendar has reached its end. One of the final stops on the tour was in Utah at the annual AutoRama in Salt Lake City. It’s a big event, pulling in a nice mix of hot rods, modern
To “bed-in” a winch means to ensure the cable is properly wound around the winch drum. Why is that important? If your cable or rope isn’t wound correctly, the part of the cable under the most tension can bury into the cable that’s already wound around the drum. Off-roaders call this “bird nesting,” and it
The annual Easter Jeep Safari is a big deal in the off-road world. So big in fact, that many off-road companies use the event to unveil their newest gear—and Jeep always takes center stage with a fleet of one-off, custom concept vehicles. These off-roaders are usually Jeep design studies and won’t see showroom floors. Elements
Q: I have a 1970 El Camino that will be used as a daily driver performance car. I have a Chevy 350 small block that I want to assemble with the following parts: Summit Racing Engine Rebuild Kit (9.73:1 compression) Summit Racing Camshaft Kit (224° duration at 0.50″, 0.465″ lift) Stock heads with 1.94″/1.50″ inch
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