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Special parts often require special tools. For example, something like an adjustable crescent wrench has no place when it comes to setting valve lash! Which is no secret to anyone […]

Trucks are built to withstand changing conditions. Changing terrain. Changing speed. Changing trailer weight. Changing applications. Commutes to work are different than rock crawling, and towing the race trailer is […]

I have a very basic small block Chevy 350 in my pickup. About three months ago, I noticed a ticking sound and pulled the left valve cover. One of the […]

Ford’s venerable Modular engines have been a Ford mainstay for three decades. The 4.6L “Mod’ Motor” SOHC V8 first appeared in the 1991 Lincoln Town Car and quickly made its […]

I recently purchased a T-bucket that has an Edelbrock AVS2 series carburetor. Last weekend I went out to start doing some work on it for the spring season. When I […]

Shifter “feel” can be a funny thing. And it’s not hyperbolic to say that a fraction of an inch can mean the difference between a firm, confident shift and over-revving […]

The popular definition of “barn find” is a car that’s been hidden away for years (if not decades) that someone tracks down or stumbles upon and drags out into the […]

Living large is the American way, and that even goes for the wheels and tires on our hot rodded cars and trucks. There was a time not long ago when a […]

The big news in Bowtie land these days is Chevrolet Performance’s monster ZZ632 tall-deck big-block crate engine that can make 1,004 hp on 93 octane gasoline. Everybody is buzzed about […]

You may ask why anyone outside of a concours restorer would be using a points-ignition distributor in this age of electronically controlled everything. A properly rebuilt and tuned points distributor […]