How To & DIY
How To Remove Valve Springs The Easy Way
How to remove valves from a cylinder head with a clamp-style valve spring compressor tool, which is arguably the easiest way to do it. [More…]
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Builds and Examples
Will It Run and Drive? Lawn Mower Carburetor on a Ford 302 V8 Engine
45 MPG from a Ford V8? Luke adapts a lawn mower carburetor to the 302 in his Ford Maverick. Is this practical, or even possible? [More…]
Projects & Parts For Sale
Projects, Chassis & Drivetrain Donors at Burns Auto Salvage in Vinton, OH
Brief tour of Burns Auto Salvage in Vinton, Ohio with roughly 900 vehicles on-site, of which more than half have titles/paperwork. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Clean a MIG Welder Nozzle and Keep It Clean
How to clean your MIG torch, why it’s important, what build-up does to the wire tip, and how it makes the entire welding process easier. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Worst GTO Ever: The Holey Goat 1970 GTO Build Saga in Under 1 Hour
The Full Holey Goat Build Saga from the Road Trip to get the car, through the Full Build, and finally to Burnouts and Road Testing! [More…]
How To & DIY
Evaluating Internal Parts For The DIY Home Engine Rebuilder
How to do a step-by-step evaluation of a piston and rod assembly. What to look for, what can go wrong, and what can you get away with. [More…]
Car Shows & Events
No Name Nationals Monkey Bike Challenge Rules
The Monkey Bike Challenge is intended to allow for a competitive field of racers in a cost-effective format at the AHRA No Name Nationals! [More…]
Builds and Examples
The Holey Goat’s OG 1970 Pontiac GTO 400ci Engine ~ Can It Be Saved?
Dalton finally tears into the original, numbers matching 400ci Pontiac V8 out of the abandoned and abused 1970 GTO. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Get Crazy Engine Torque With The New Holley Sky-Ram Intake Manifold
The Sky-Ram is Holley’s tallest, torquey-est, longest-runner-est intake manifold ever. If long runners make torque, these’ll make more torque! [More…]
Technical Info
Adjustable Brake Proportioning Valve ~ What It Does and Why You Need It
Matthew Finlay is working to finish up his disk brake conversion and an adjustable brake proportioning valve helped get it dialed in right. [More…]