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The factory turned the diameter of the iron brake drums of the 1962-1963 Pontiac 421 Super Duty A/FX drag cars .125" to save weight...and backed...
IMO, a 1959 Bonneville trunk lid emblem has the most beautiful Pontiac emblem that was ever made. Take a look at one and I think you will agree....
The range fires and drought has brought out warnings about RATTLE SNAKES. Rattle snakes are fleeing the fires and are desperate for food and are...
If your car is a daily driver, you do not have the option to register the vehicle as an Antique or Classic. Classic and Antique vehicles are NOT...
Texas has two optional license plates registrations. They are Antique and Classic and are available only for antiques, street rods and classic...
I had a 4.11 gears and a OEM Detroit locker in a 1963 Pontiac 421 HO. Pontiac Motor Division introduced the Detroit locker exclusively for their...
I did exactly the same thing to my '59 Chevy Impala 4.11:1 rear end when practicing a burn out in front of my house. The shrapnel hole looked...
Casting #9770716.........1963-64 421 HO; 1964 389 GTO Casting #092...............1966 389 Block code YU* .............1966 389; 1967 400;...
One of my cars was stolen in Dallas TX and was found and impounded in Walker MI fifteen days later. The VIN and license plate number of stolen...
Chrome plated stems allow for tight valve guide clearances without excessive stem and guide wear. Chrome plated stems and tight stem clearances...
The increased and more widespread use of E85 (15% ethanol) is why the automakers have done away with carburators and are using fuel injection...
I had slapper bars on a '55 Chevy with a 455 Pontiac engine and they prevented the loss of my driveshaft. They were absolutely essential to use if...
I enjoy restoring and building certain cars and engines but I hate driving them on the street except on early Sunday mornings. I live in a suburb...
I have been using Valvoline Racing and All Season oil since 1967. I used Gulf Pride Single G in my '56 Chevy until 1965 because that oil seemed to...
From 1967-1971, Maverick Racing had a Jr. Fuel slingshot dragster with a state of the art Woody Gilmore chassis. Our shop was in a small town...
I had some experience with a Y-block Ford engine. In 1959, my older sister needed a good used car so I went down to Washington Ave. in Houston TX...
I am not sure about the driveshaft. You should be worried about which rear end you have. If you have the 1987 Camaro IROC- Z "Aussie"...
Clearances in the stock point type distributor must be reduced to the minimum. Stock GM distributors are notoriously slopply because a point type...
Referring to the above photo. Don Garlits blew his 2-speed transmission, not his clutch. In 1967-1968 Don Garlits started making and selling...
Sorry, this is off the subject a little, but car rail transports reminds me of something my buddy used to do back in the sixties. Sometime in...
You can make most SB Chevy heads run well for what you want to use them for and considering the engine size. A SB Chevy will run with the big...
Packard 440 wires are the way to go if you don't have a radio. The Packard 440 19 strand wire will last indefinately and will withstand abuse....
Get a Deltran Battery Tender (1500 ma or 800 ma) and connect it up to the battery terminals. If it is still charging (yellow light on) after an...
When I engage the A.C. on my '91 S10 Blazer SUV the output voltage from the original GM 85A alternator drops from 14V to 12.5V. The A.C. is...
Sorry about high-jacking this tread but this '33 Ford reminds me of lost '34 Ford race car. Anyone know what happened to Red Jasper's '34 Ford...
HeliCoil Kit #5521-7 for a 7/16"-14 bolt. The Helicoil kit consists of a special 7/16"-14 Helicoil tap, six Helicoil inserts, installation tool...
Dorman 13706 is the 2-piece backing plate for Camaros, S10 Blazer, Firebirds, etc. with 9-1/2" brakes. I installed those on my Chevrolet S10...
Many 1988-1996 (?) Chevrolet K1500 full size trucks, suburbans, S15 light trucks and S10 Utility vehicles with 4x4 have radiators with a engine...
I paid a nostalgia visit to Little River Dragway ten years ago and it was exactly the same as it was in 1962! They were even using the same...
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