Video: Auto Revolution Builds a Big 448 Small Block Ford
Supersizing applies to engines as well as French fries. Our friends at Auto Revolution prove the point with these videos showcasing the build and dyno results for an awesome 448-cubic-inch […]
Author: Alan Rebescher
Editor, author, PR man—Alan Rebescher has done it all in a 37 year career in the high performance industry. He has written and photographed many feature stories and tech articles for Summit Racing and various magazines including Hot Rod, Car Craft, and Popular Hot Rodding, and edited Summit Racing’s Street & Strip magazine in the 1990s. His garage is currently occupied by a a 1996 Mustang GT ragtop.
Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata (Part 4): Rear End, Engine Prep—and the Transmission Arrives
Let’s jump right in and see what’s happening in this episode of our Miata makeover: We welded thick reinforcement braces in the engine bay. These braces are designed to add […]
Desert Bronco: Building a Full Size Bronco for Off-Road Racing
The first-generation (1966-77) Ford Bronco has been a popular off-road vehicle since its introduction. However its successor, the 1978-96 full-size Bronco, outsold it by a large margin. Designed to directly […]
Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata (Part 3): The Engine Arrives and Surgery Begins
You already know we’ve chosen the powerful and compact LS3 for this build, but which LS3? We went right to the top and got the LS376/525 crate engine. It’s the […]
Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata (Part 2): Completing the Teardown and Breakdown
In part one of Project Thunderbolt, we laid out the plans to stuff a GM LS3 V8 in to a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata. In this update we’re finishing the teardown […]
(Updated with Video) Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata, Part 1: The Master Plan and Teardown
Light car + big engine = silly go-fast fun. Back in the 1940s and ‘50s it was Ford flathead, Olds, and Caddy V8s in Model As. Pontiac stuffed a 389 […]
Iron Man 363: Building a Stout Small Block Ford for NASA American Iron Competition
Marc Sorger is a diehard racer. At age 13, he and his dad built a 1957 Chevy with a tunnel-rammed 301 small block and 5.13 gears (“I won a bunch […]
Rat Race: Trick Flow Assembles and Dynos a 572-Cube Big Block Chevy!
For the third year running, Trick Flow Specialties is building the engine that will be part of the prize package awarded to the IHRA’s Summit Racing SuperSeries Top Class Champion. […]
Rutledge Wood Plymouth Wagon: The Final Chapter
In our last update on the Rutledge Wood/Summit Racing 1953 Plymouth Suburban Wagon project, we talked more about Rutledge’s appearance at the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour stop at Summit […]
Rutledge Wood Suburban Wagon Update: Rutledge Hits the 2014 Hot Rod Power Tour
For the second year in a row, Rutledge Wood and his merry band of gearheads did the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour in his 1949 Chevy Kurbmaster step van. Rutledge […]