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EDITOR’S NOTE: Courtney Barber loves driving, wrenching on vehicles, and road trips—big, BIG road trips! You may know Courtney from her “Project Road Warrior” 1965 Mustang, which she drove to […]

When it comes to engine oil, maintaining the right temperature range is key to longevity and minimizing internal wear. That’s because engine oil relies on its viscosity—the thickness of the […]

For a rag-tag group of car and truck fans around Flint, MI, there’s a long-standing tradition to get together on Thursday night for some car talk. The cast of characters […]

It’s a Hollywood fairytale—a supporting actress comes out of nowhere, steals the spotlight, and becomes the star of the movie. So it was in the year 2000, when “Eleanor”—the iconic […]

I want to build the cheapest, least expensive small-block 350 Chevy that can make around 400 to 450 horsepower. How would I do that? I have a 350 Chevy truck […]

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 […]

OK, so maybe Dodge picked the name Aspen because of the town in Colorado and not the species of deciduous trees, but let us take a look at this oft-forgotten […]

Walk around enough car shows, and you’ll undoubtedly hear stories of folks selling big block Camaros for $500, Hemi Cudas being sent to the scrapper, and Boss Mustangs getting thrashed […]

Not every vehicle gets to bask in the halo of fame like a Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Charger, or Chevy Corvette—but we feel that there are still a bunch of under-the-radar […]

Any car builder will tell you that fast costs money. But, as Sloppy Mechanics demonstrates, there are still ways to build a wicked-quick car without help from Fort Knox. Hence […]