Some times a hot rod project goes beyond metal and motors. This custom 1957 Ford B500 bus build is one of those times. Chris Pulley is turning this vintage people-hauler into a rolling billboard for Beyond D.A. Bus, a nonprofit devoted to engaging people with any disability in activities they may have never imagined themselves
Q: My father gave me a 267 Chevy small block that came from a Malibu. I’d like to drop it into my 1965 Chevy truck but I don’t think it’s a strong-enough engine. I was planning to overbore it to a 305 and put in a Scat 4340 forged crank and H-beam rods. Then I’m
NHRA legends John Force and Greg Anderson broke through for their first wins of the year in their respective classes Sunday at the first stop on the Western Swing at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. It was career win #149 for Force in Funny Car, and career win #91 for Anderson in
The Detroit auto show will take place in June instead of January beginning in 2020, show organizers announced after weeks of swirling rumors about a potential schedule change for one of the largest and most significant auto shows in North America. Officially named the North American International Auto Show, event organizers were forced to make
Advanced Fuel Dynamics’ PROFLEX Commander Flex Fuel System is a plug-and-play, bolt-on kit that lets you run E85 in your late-model vehicle. The performance potential of ethanol-blended fuel is well documented. In fact, Advanced Fuel Dynamics has an entire page of dyno results for various vehicles running its PROFLEX Commander system—most demonstrate significant double-digit horsepower improvements over
In Horsepower Wars’ ongoing duel between the 2017 Ford Mustang and the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, we’ve finally arrived to the parts-selection phase for the biggest-money portion of the competition, where both vehicles will receive $15,000 in performance upgrades before the final phase of the competition. Want to learn more about how the Pony Wars will
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
Behold, the short-lived Pontiac Fiero—made from 1984 to 1988. Most Fiero fans will tell you that the car’s brief time in Pontiac showrooms was the result of its unrealized potential. Why? They’ll probably say GM neutered its performance out of fear that it would cannibalize Corvette sales We can think of maybe one other car
To most of us, the concept of a battery is nothing new—we know batteries are the way to store electrical (DC) energy for future use. But while the concept is easy to comprehend, understanding how a battery works can be less clear. More importantly, battery designs can vary greatly from application to application. (Hence why
Q: I have a 1973 454 big block Chevy. It has a 8.5:1 compression, stock oval port cylinder heads, a Crane PowerMax camshaft, and Edelbrock Performer intake, and a Holley 750 cfm carburetor. The engine needs an overhaul but I would like to retain the stock cylinder heads and intake. What would I need to
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