I’m not sure if anyone reading this actually enjoys bleeding brakes. The traditional two-person brake bleeding process—one to do the actual brake bleeding while the other pushes the brake pedal—works […]

Have you ever lost a little wrench or a tiny part that seems disappear into the automotive abyss? Or how that all-too-familiar situation where you can just feel the fastener […]

With today’s digital marketplace, it’s pretty easy to find a new engine for your ride.  You’ll find listings for engines advertised as brand-new, lightly used, or our favorite tag, freshly […]

Not that long ago, a heat gun was a nice-to-have tool, something you’d use to melt some shrink sleeves or remove old decals. Many older guns were either “on” or […]

Procrastination usually reigns supreme. I’m good at it. When last year’s drag racing season ended, I’m willing to bet a lot of you just dropped the car in your shop […]

Let’s say you have car you’ve spent a lot of time and sweat to build. It’s fast, or at least you think so. Your buddies are pressing you to get […]

Wander into the pits at any big drag race event and you’ll find racers draped over an engine with the valve covers off inspecting the components, checking valve spring pressure, […]

Honestly, I never knew what a torque limiting socket extension was until the folks from Summit Racing asked me to review a set of its own brand of extensions.  I […]

I’ve been working on cars for over 50 years. During that time, I’ve had two close calls with cars falling off jacks and jack stands. The first involved preparing the […]

We’ll be the first to admit using a drill bit designed for wood to drill holes in steel or aluminum. The results were predicable–billows of smoke and holes that were […]