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"Suspended" Decisions

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Choosing the right rear suspension system for your classic car or street machine. View Content

Door Skin Therapy

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“The truth often lies beneath the surface and is not revealed until you scrape away the layers.” As work progressed on one of our project cars, we realized no truer... View Content

Cutting Threads: An Introduction to Using a Tap to Thread Bolt Holes

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Threading a drilled hole may seem like an easy task, but plenty can go wrong if you don’t take the proper precautions when using hand taps. Knowing how to use... View Content

New Life for an Old Hemi

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Having built my share of street rods and customs over the years, I’ll be the first to admit my engine of choice was most often a small-block Chevrolet. Its compact... View Content

Engine Vacuum Troubleshooting

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Years ago, a good friend introduced me to using a vacuum gauge to diagnose engine problems, in-fact it was often the first tool he would reach for when confronted with... View Content

Preparing Your Classic Car for Upholstery

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For most classic car enthusiasts, a trip to the upholstery shop is about as welcome as a trip to the dentist. However, with a little planning and preparation, the experience... View Content

Tips for Choosing Steering System Components

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Often the result of any classic car build is reflected not in the components selected, but rather in the quality of the products used to connect them. The greatest battery... View Content

Single vs. Dual Reservoir Master Cylinders

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I have heard the argument many times, claiming a properly maintained single reservoir master cylinder is just as safe as a dual reservoir system. My response is always the same:... View Content

Are Expensive Brake Fluids Worth the Extra Cost?

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Let’s be clear up front—if your brake fluid has not been changed in over a year, you are past due to replace it. Brake fluid is hygroscopic—it naturally absorbs water... View Content

Modern LED Lighting for Classic Cars

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Building a custom or classic car often includes a mix of time-tested performance and appearance improvements, matched with the latest technology has to offer. An advancement we were excited to... View Content

Troubleshooting A Hard Brake Pedal

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Here’s a scary scenario we all dread as drivers. You’re cruising down the highway, wind flowing through your hair and “Born to be Wild” pumping from the stereo. Up ahead... View Content

At Home Lifts Designed to Fit Your Garage Needs

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For most of us, our first encounter with a garage lift was during a visit to a corner service station. We marveled as the family car was magically lifted in... View Content

Yearly Brake System Maintenance

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For some of us, we have been fortunate enough that we have been able to enjoy our classic cars much later in the year than normal. Others were forced to... View Content

Do I Have Power Brakes or Not?

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I recently overheard an exchange taking place at a car show about whether or not you could make drum brakes into power brakes. “Aren’t drum brakes always manual and disc... View Content

Understanding Tire Aspect Ratio

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One aspect of tire sizing that is often confused is aspect ratio. The aspect ratio is a tire’s section height as compared to its section width. The aspect ratio is... View Content

An Inside Look at Wheel and Tire Tech

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Few modifications will make as big an impact on the look and handling of your street machine as your choice of wheels and tires. The bottom line is that whether... View Content

Carburetor Tuning: Ignition First

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Story and Photographs Courtesy: Moore Good Ink There is a cardinal rule of carburetor tuning: "Ignition first." Once the static ignition setting and the ignition advancing mechanism in the distributor... View Content

Guide to Classic Car Terminology

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Even the most seasoned car enthusiasts don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to the terminology we use while restoring our rides. Here is our list of the most commonly... View Content

Camshaft Lobe Separation Angle: What Does It Mean?

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The lobe separation angle of a camshaft is often determined by the engine’s purpose, its displacement and its compression ratio. A 350cu in oval track racing engine, for example, often... View Content

Carburetor Tuning Tips

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1.) How do I select the right size of carburetor? Carburetor performance is largely based on the air speed traveling through its venturis. If they are too big, the air... View Content

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