Mailbag: How to Make Shifter Adjustments

B.D. • Goldsboro, NC Q: My Ford Fairlane has a shifter problem! I tried to install a Hurst Pro-Matic on my rebuilt C-6 transmission but I can’t seem to get the gearing right. I put it in park, adjust the cable, and it goes through all of the gears fine. But then it stops working.

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Old Meets New: Dennis Foley’s 1950 Olds Holiday 88

[portfolio_slideshow id=7073] This story originally ran in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on SummitRacing.com on 8/21/2006. The 1949-52 Oldsmobile 88 is an American automotive icon. The car’s 303-cubic-inch “Rocket” engine was one of GM’s first overhead valve, high-compression V8s (Cadillac had one in ’49 as well), making the Olds one of the fastest cars

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Anderson, Line On a Mission to Conquer the Mountain

Throughout the course of the 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing season, teams will be challenged to adapt to a variety of conditions, from differing racing surfaces to myriad atmospheric changes. However, nowhere will the assignment be more difficult than at this weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, CO, where the naturally aspirated Pro Stock

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Haunted: Bill Brautigam’s 1951 Henry J

[portfolio_slideshow id=6656] This story orignially ran in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on the Summit Racing website on June 28, 2006. Have you ever had that uncanny feeling of someone’s—or something’s—presence? You can almost see it lurking around out of the corner of your eye, but when you turn to confront it, it’s

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Paint and Bodywork Buyer’s Guide

Nothing defines a custom ride like a one-of-a-kind paint job, but to many first timers, paintwork can be a daunting proposition. Have no fear! Laying down some custom color is like any other job in the garage—with a little know-how and the right set of tools, a professional quality, mile-deep paint job is well within

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Photo Gallery: Goodguys 2012 Columbus, OH

What’s better than a photo gallery from a great car show? Only the show itself. But for all those who couldn’t make it, here’s a glimpse of some of the rides on display at the 2012 Goodguys show in Columbus, OH this past weekend!   [portfolio_slideshow id=6485]

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