How To & DIY
How to Use a Torque Wrench Properly
Torque specifications for components (especially engine components) are not to be taken lightly. Here’s how to torque fasteners properly. [More…]
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Automotive Basics
Understanding Tie Rods
Tie rods are slender structural rods used as a tie and capable of carrying tensile loads only and consists of an inner and an outer end. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Dustless Blasting Strips Full-Size Car in Under an Hour
The Dustless Blaster is faster, easier, and cleaner than any other blaster on the market and can strip a ’63 Chevy Impala in Under an Hour! [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Behold This Original Unrestored 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Kevin Tetz takes a very rare 1959 Chevrolet Impala spotted at Wheels In Motion in Pottstown, PA. for a drive talks to owner Mike Yannessa. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Defensive Driving Tips and Techniques
Defensive driving can be simply described as an advanced training course in driving. This course aims to teach the trainee to anticipate any dangerous situation despite the errors of others or in other adverse conditions. Defensive driving aims at reducing the risk of driving. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Carroll Shelby In His Own Words
King Rose Archives interviewed Carroll Shelby several times and cut up the interviews in short bits — This is Carroll uncut, as he told the stories. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Automatic Transmissions
Most vehicles sold in the United States since the 1950s have had automatic transmissions. The vehicle’s gearbox is able to change the gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Radiators and Intercoolers
The fluid is moved in a closed system that goes from the radiator to the engine. Here it will conduct the heat away from the engine parts. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Junkyard 1956 Buick / Corvette Chassis Swap Hack
Finnegan and Freiburger literally hack a 1956 Buick Century out of a thorn bush it’s been sitting in for 25 years, then drop it on a Corvette chassis. [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Wire Hot Rod Lights
How To Wire Hot Rod Lights with a simple to read, basic hot rod wiring diagram for lighting, switches, and relays. [More…]