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A few weeks ago I was struggling with my old floor jack—I rolled it under my Nova and eventually lifted the car up. A big issue is the handle needs […]

Classic muscle cars have suffered the bumps and scrapes of decades of use—bashed-in panels, rear end collisions, frontal smash-ups, rust, and rot. It is but the fortunate few of these […]

Contractor Bill Watkins is a sentimental man who loves his wife and his kids. His commitment to his family is so deep that he kept this project car—a fiery and […]

  Move over, California–you’ve got company when it comes to strict emissions standards. New York, which had already adopted California’s low emission vehicle (LEV) standards in 1990, has now implemented […]

I have a small-block 350 street/strip engine that I continue to play around with. In my last session at the track, it seems like the engine doesn’t pull as hard […]

I am tackling a 1969 Corvette. The 390 HP L36 427 was rebuilt but now needs to go to a 0.060-inch overbore. My buddy and I have been considering building a 454 […]

Whether you’re installing a new stereo or simply replacing a crusty bulb socket, if you work around cars long enough, you’ll eventually have to splice some wires. And if you’ve […]

Sure, everyone’s heard of crate motors, but the folks over at Currie Enterprises take that same approach with their crate axles too. These axle assemblies often include the axle housing, […]

Henry Ford was never big on choices. The Ford Motor Co. founder and automotive pioneer once famously said you can have a Model T “in any color so long as […]

I’ve noticed that Chrysler is using a new eight-speed automatic transmission for rear wheel drive cars and trucks. I don’t understand how this is more efficient than a more typical […]