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1968 Chevy Chevelle Steering Adjuster Sleeves- Bum Steer When NASA's space shuttle first went into service 30 years ago-yes, it's been that long-nobody ever intended it to be flying for three decades. When NASA's space shuttle first went into service 30 years ago-yes, it's been that long-nobody ever intended it to be flying for three decades. To be sure, it's been upgraded, refurbished, and well maintained, but we've also lost half the fleet. The point here underscores the importance of regular care and upkeep on our antique hot rods. Even with the best loving care, it's easy for some very important items to slip between the cracks. Photo Gallery: 1968 Chevy Chevelle Steering Adjuster Sleeves - Popular Hot Rodding Photo Gallery: 1968 Chevy Chevelle Steering Adjuster Sleeves - Popular Hot Rodding Read More Digg It Add to del.icio.us27 days ago
Big-Block Chevy - The Pile Driver - Part 2 Last month, we built a 509ci solid-roller big-block Chevy, using the leftover block, crank, and oil pan from the 502 Ramjet crate motor out of Project X. We christened it the Pile Driver, because it pounded out 717 hp... Last month, we built a 509ci solid-roller big-block Chevy, using the leftover block, crank, and oil pan from the 502 Ramjet crate motor out of Project X. We christened it the Pile Driver, because it pounded out 717 hp at 6,300 rpm and 651 lb-ft of torque at 5,100 rpm-all while sipping a diet of 91-octane pump gas. Those numbers are impressive, especially in light of the fact that we only spent $8,100 to build it, not including the parts from "X."inline_mediumwraptextright25817471/tech/0912phr_big_block_chevy0912phr_01_o+big-block_chevy+1971_chevelle.jpgTrue Photo Gallery: Big-Block Chevy - The Pile Driver: Part 2 - Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Photo Gallery: Big-Block Chevy - The Pile Driver: ...27 days ago
DCI 455 Pontiac Engine - Murphy's Law As a long-time carb tuner and engine builder, Johnston takes great pride in his work, and when afforded the opportunity to build an engine for the 2008 Engine Masters Challenge, he readily accepted, but only if he could build a Pontiac... Long before the first Pontiac automobile rolled off the assembly line in late 1926, the Pontiac Buggy Company, formed by Edward M. Murphy was selling horse-drawn buggies to giddy customers looking for that feeling of, well, 1 hp. As he looked toward the future, Murphy saw the horsedrawn buggy going the proverbial way of the buggy whip and created the Oakland Motor Car Company in 1907. A couple years later when GM acquired Oakland, they went through some serious growing pains, but emerged as a customer-savvy competitor for the popular Fords under the Pontiac banner. Unfortunately Murphy, true to the law sharing his name, was unable to bask in the success of his creation, having died unexpectedly the ...27 days ago
LT1 Block and Cams - LT1 Cam-O-Rama For those of us old enough to remember '80s Reaganomics and learning about new math in school (what was the point of base 8 numbering anyhow?), our idea of tricking out a car used to be adding a set of Cherry Bombs and a Holley 750 double-pumper to the requisite '79 Camaro... For those of us old enough to remember '80s Reaganomics and learning about new math in school (what was the point of base 8 numbering anyhow?), our idea of tricking out a car used to be adding a set of Cherry Bombs and a Holley 750 double-pumper to the requisite '79 Camaro and promptly destroying a set of T/A Radials. A day or two has passed, and the LT1 F-bodies littering the Auto Trader have become the '79 Camaros of today. They're cheap, you can sort of work on them, and they still do great burnouts.inline_mediumwraptextright26968525/tech/0912phr_lt1_block_and_cams0912phr_01_o+lt1_block_and_cams+fedex.jpgTrue Photo Gallery: LT1 Block and Cams - LT1 Cam-O-Rama ...29 days ago
1975 Chevy Laguna - Yearn To Turn! Whether you dig the Pro-Touring movement, and its attendant propensity for big g-force turns or not, you will at some point need to turn the corner. Even drag racers need to turn, and if your tires... Whether you dig the Pro-Touring movement, and its attendant propensity for big g-force turns or not, you will at some point need to turn the corner. Even drag racers need to turn, and if your tires don't mimic the directional input of the steering wheel, you, my friend, are in serious trouble. Virtually all muscle cars were equipped with recirculating ball and nut steering (sometimes called worm and sector). This type of steering box was almost universal in domestic cars through the 1980s; they're simple, they work, and their universal nature means they're compatible in cars of widely varying vintage (read: easy bolt-on).inline_mediumwraptextright31137477/tech/0912phr_1975_chevy_laguna0912phr_02_o+1975_chevy_laguna+front.jpgTrue Photo ...
