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53 Buick, 49 Ford turned 90 degrees, 40 Ford Chevrons mounted vertically, 39 Lincoln teardrops, late model Caddy "slits" like they put on lowrider...
I suspect where the chopped roof "lands" can help the illusion (along with paint choice--black/dark or something really light?). Lay back the A...
And when you search for an alternate spring, don't just limit yourself to autos. I remember someone using a Ford Aerostar minivan spring, but I...
1) ask the shop what other customers have done. That will reveal the local police response better than we can guess. 2)drive during "non...
Looking in the Tremec catalog, brand new T-5's are rated for 300 ft lbs of torque. Used, maybe less, especially since Foxbody Mustang shifters...
About a truckdriver pulling up for the third time: "He'd have trouble backing up a toilet". My favorite New Yawka (not the car) philosophy:...
Well, the name: LeMans kinda tells me exactly what type of engine activity its designed for :) Variable duration lifters, or rollers with steep...
Ironically, the "science" back then was equally questionable. Without CAD/CAM, you pretty much had an idea, built it out of whatever you had...
from what I remember, the early 6's didn't run harmonic dampeners, and thus got a vibe running down the crank after 5500RPM.
while not a fan of the limit, the other posters are right--if you don't fit in the boundary, then get a regular license plate. kinda like going...
Maybe if he was running a stroker crank, and an 850cfm carb, he could get to the 525hp range if he knew how to build it, as opposed to just...
That cabover 18 wheeler, I remember it being photographed by Reyes, either for PopRod or HotRod mag. supposedly there is a long metal pole inside...
My OT 86 Gt rustang had so many ricers trying to burn me at the light, I pinstriped on the spoiler, "i get my gas from eating rice". One day on...
I always get annoyed when someone takes a real 34 and makes it look like the ZZtop coupe...like every fiberglass 34 looks like. too bad more...
Were this a common engine like a 350 block, and would be torn down every season, I'd say turn the pistons 180 degrees in the bore, so the offset...
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