Technical Info Hot Rodding 101 ~ Early Oldsmobile Rocket Engines 1949-1964 March 1, 2022 Roadkill CustomsMatt from Iron Trap Garage covers the first generation of Oldsmobile Rocket engines produced from 1949 to 1964. [More…]
Technical Info What’s My Rear-End Gear Ratio and What Type Differential Do I Have? February 15, 2022 Roadkill CustomsThis is a simple method to determine your rear-end type and gear ratio without opening up your differential. [More…]
How To & DIY How To Properly Index Your Bellhousing and Why You Should February 9, 2022 Roadkill CustomsOne of the most misunderstood parts of mating an engine and transmission is indexing the bellhousing to the back of the engine properly. [More…]
Technical Info Secret 1970s Factory Slap Shifter ~ The Engineers Must’ve Been Racers January 29, 2022 Roadkill CustomsThis factory shifter could be bumped up one gear at a time to prevent skipping a gear or accidentally hitting neutral at full throttle. [More…]
Technical Info All About Your Engines Oil Pump January 24, 2022 Roadkill CustomsUncle Tony breaks down how a typical gerotor oil pump works, a breakdown of its parts, and how and why they go bad. [More…]
Technical Info How To Read an Inch Micrometer January 24, 2022 Roadkill CustomsAn inch micrometer is used to make precise measurements to the thousandth of an inch. Here is how to read one. [More…]
Technical Info What Do Ford Model A Engine Numbers Mean + Engine Specifications January 24, 2022 Roadkill CustomsThis video tries to briefly explain the history of Model A engine numbers and what information you can find out about your car from it. [More…]
Technical Info What Size Whitewalls Were In Style During Each Era of Tire Production? January 21, 2022 Roadkill CustomsWhitewall tires or white sidewall (WSW) tires were most commonly used from the early 1900s to around the mid-1980s. [More…]
Technical Info Less Weight, Better Suspension and Tires vs More Power. What’s Faster? January 18, 2022 Roadkill CustomsVehicle weight, suspension, and tires are compared to adding more power to the engine to determine which will actually make you go faster. [More…]
How To & DIY How To Measure For and Fit Your Tie Rod and Drag Link January 17, 2022 Roadkill CustomsJoe McCollough shows how to measure your tie rod and drag links. It is the same process when measuring any tie rod kit and steering set up. [More…]