I had an unexpected little issue with my hot rod and I think it’s worth sharing: When I built a fresh engine and installed it in the car, I used […]

Usually few folks admit to using an adjustable wrench. Some won’t even claim to own one (I confess: I own eight of them). The reason is, the adjustable wrench has […]

I’ll bet that almost everyone reading this has at least one air chuck and one blow gun in the shop. They’re pretty normal pieces of equipment for anyone with an […]

If you work on cars, trucks, motorcycles, or any other piece of machinery, you’ll no doubt experience that dreadful feeling when a wrench suddenly goes “soft” tightening a bolt. Immediately […]

When the weather turns cold and icy, many hot rod and race car owners park their ride for winter storage. Some folks pull the vehicle into a designated slot in […]

Look inside the average enthusiast tool box and you’ll find they all have something in common—box end and combination wrenches. They’re the backbone of a good tool collection, because the […]

Excessive exhaust noise is something few of us ever consider (I certainly didn’t), but today many jurisdictions place limits on the amount of noise a car, truck, or motorcycle can […]

In an earlier article, we showed you a number of ways to “beat the heat” for locations in your car that are adversely affected by temperatures generated by exhaust systems […]

In an earlier article, we looked at ways to beat the heat in order to help cool your car or light truck. But that article didn’t cover all of the […]

There are plenty of automotive uses for a hacksaw in the garage or workshop, including cutting sheet metal, bolts and screws, metal tubing, rubber hoses, and so on. But with […]