How to Set Valve Lash
Setting valve lash on an engine with a mechanical cam is a necessary evil. Most pro engine builders will tell you the lash on a race car should be checked […]
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Parts
Tools and Tech Tips for Pulling and Installing Spark Plugs
In some vehicles, pulling and replacing spark plugs is a nightmare: Impossible to reach plugs. Headers, shock towers, and air conditioning parts in the way. Factor in the multiple opportunities […]
Tech Articles
How to Use a Dial-Back Timing Light
It’s a sign of the times when late model engines with distributorless ignition systems (DIS) no longer require the services of the ubiquitous timing light. But for the remainder of […]
How Tos
Hot Rod Home School (Lesson #4): Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Tools
It’s not as sexy as cracking open a hood and getting your hands dirty. However, the process of cleaning, maintaining, and otherwise taking care of shop tools was among the […]
Videos & Galleries
Engine Building 101: Cam Bearings Install on LS Engine (Video)
Camshaft bearings are sized to fit into the cam housing bore in a specific order. They also must be driven into position perfectly straight, with the oil galley holes lined […]
Tech Articles
Hunting for a Drill Bit to Drill Through Hardened Steel
Many articles I’ve written about tools revolve around some more complicated, some might say exotic, items. Today, we’re going to deviate and talk about something that is seemingly simple—a specialty […]
Product Profiles
Tool Tech: An Overview of Camshaft Degree Wheels
When a camshaft is “degreed” it means the camshaft position in the engine has been synchronized with the crankshaft position. Degreeing the cam is the only real way to determine […]
Videos & Galleries
Video: How to Repair and Re-Weld a Quarter Panel
In today’s video, popular car builder and TV personality Mike Finnegan is going to walk you through the finer points of repairing an automotive quarter panel while highlighting the use […]
Product Profiles
OTC Tool Kit Makes Drum Brake Repair Much Easier
While it’s possible to disassemble, reassemble and adjust drum brakes without specialty tools, it is neither easy nor fun. Drum brakes are filled with many springs. On most drum brake […]
Parts
The Tools You’ll Need to Swap Steering Wheels
Steering wheel swaps are popular, particularly in pre-air bag vehicles (which we’ll focus on here—we’ll leave air bag applications for another time). Summit Racing offers more than 1,300 different choices […]
