Rear End Alignment Tech: How To Square The Rear End In A Chassis
Something a lot of folks with street machines or drag race cars take for granted is rear end alignment. No, we’re not talking about camber and toe adjustments for an […]
Author: Wayne Scraba
Wayne Scraba is a diehard car guy and regular contributor to OnAllCylinders. He’s owned his own speed shop, built race cars, street rods, and custom motorcycles, and restored muscle cars. He’s authored five how-to books and written over 4,500 tech articles that have appeared in sixty different high performance automotive, motorcycle and aviation magazines worldwide.
Understanding & Using Some Common DIY Wheel Alignment Tools
In a recent article on DIY Wheel Alignment Tips, we made the following observation: “Wheel alignments are often thought of as a job for professionals with fancy laser-guided equipment. Or […]
12 Home-Brewed DIY Wheel Alignment Tips
Wheel alignments are often thought of as a job for professionals with fancy laser-guided equipment. Or in other words, something you can’t do at home. But nothing could be further […]
How To Switch From A Mechanical Fuel Pump To An Electric One
A huge majority of drag race cars are equipped with electric fuel pumps. No secret, and more than a few street cars have them too. Of course, EFI cars are […]
Pry Bars: Useful Tools That Get No Respect
No one ponders a pry bar (crow bar, pinch bar, etc.), at least blissfully. It’s a tool that gets zero recognition and little respect, yet it is actually incredibly useful. So […]
6 Ways to Make Adjustments That Improve (or Correct) Vehicle Ride Height
There are a lot of different reasons to consider changing the ride height of a car. Maybe the back is too high. Maybe the front is too low. Maybe the […]
Buyers Guide: How To Pick the Best Shop Crane (AKA Cherry Picker) for Your Garage
There aren’t a lot of cost-effective methods to move heavy things in your shop (or install an engine for that matter). Sure, a gantry crane of some sort will work […]
Fire in the Hole: 24 Tips When Starting A Fresh Engine for the First Time
Building a fresh engine, plugging it in the car, and firing it up is a big undertaking (not inexpensive either). No secret to anyone out there we’re sure. When the […]
Exhausting Business: Garage Exhaust Systems
If you walk into almost any professional garage that operates in northern climes, (dealerships, repair shops, etc.), you’ll find one thing in common: garage exhaust systems. These systems direct the […]
Tap & Die 101: How to Use a Tap & Die Set to Cut Internal & External Threads
If you have any sort of shop experience, you’ll know that pulling out the tap and die set usually means something went wrong. Probably the only thing worse is when […]