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August 30, 2010
What Did You Do This Weekend?
By Jen Dunnaway
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I took my first few swipes at some bodywork, with my diesel Escort as the practice car. In hindsight, I maybe could’ve found something more replaceable and less tricky than a rear quarter of a previously wrecked unibody car to practice on–like a fender–but hey, once I started grinding off the solidified vegetable oil cement below the gas filler door from the previous owner’s greasecar experiment, I was committed. It’s been a pretty steep learning curve.
How about you? What did you do this weekend?
August 25, 2010
DIY T-Bucket Kit
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
One of the most famous hot rod bodystyles, the T-bucket will always enjoy a place in the automotive hall of fame. These were the cars that set the pace for the rest of the automotive hobby. Nothing beats an original, but salvageable survivors can be expensive and hard to come by. If you’re prepared to assemble your own, this video is laying rubber right up your alley. Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
August 24, 2010
Lessons Learned: Respect Your Hunches, But Try Simple Fixes First
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Ever get a non-running car all the hell apart only to find that the remedy is something you could’ve taken care of in five minutes? Here’s how my awesome learning experience, straight out of the no-shit-Sherlock school of automotive troubleshooting, unfolded: my Escort GT had a no-start condition yesterday morning when I went to leave for work, and was exhibiting some very strange electrical symptoms. Interior lights worked, door buzzer worked, but when you went to turn the ignition it would kill everything and the dash would go dark. Then when you backed the key off, even weirder things would happen, like the radio display flashing on and off. What the hell? Continue reading…
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August 23, 2010
Project Biting the Bullitt: a 1000HP Mustang Build
powerTV Media
Currently, this Mustang is equipped with a virtually stock 170ci inline six cylinder. We’re all about keeping things fresh here at powerTV, and one of those ways is by creating interesting project car builds. We are proud to announce our next project build (which is actually one of my personal cars) called “Biting the Bullitt.”
The name is two fold. It could be perceived as Biting on the original Mustang Bullitt, driven by Steve McQueen, that was actually a Highland Green 1968 Fastback–with the only resemblance to our Mustang being the faded dark green paint. The real premise behind the Mustang build to show the fine line that we walk between a simple build, reliability, and all-out horsepower.
Read the whole story at DRAGZINE.com
July 19, 2010
Garage Fire! Honda Civic Flambé
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
If you are going to modify your fuel system, it’s wise to understand the basics of fuel system modification. There’s nothing “hotter” than a front row seat to your vehicle going up in flames like a Benihana onion volcano. The following clip is intense, but I think it’s good we all understand the magnitude of fuel vapor meeting up with an ignition source; it’s much more shocking than you expect. Read more about the hot Honda at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
July 18, 2010
The Yella Brick Is Up For Auction!
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
The Yella Brick, the ’76 Cordoba that originally appeared in the blog as a Basketcase Rescue, has turned up on eBay looking for a new home. CarDomain member Dwaine has done some amazing things with this car, building it into a mean-ass LSR and open-road racer. And if the Yella Brick makes its reserve, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project. Good luck with the auction, man!
July 13, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
This shot of John’s Fairlane‘s engine compartment, showing the fit of those gorgeous stainless-steel headers, just looks plain delicious. See more of this ambitious project at his ride page!
Buyer Beware: Fat Damage
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
There’s basically no way to discuss this without being wildly offensive, so my apologies in advance to anyone who’s sensitive on this topic. Please note: I do not bear any ill will toward fat people, nor is this an anti-fat rant. I was reminded, however, the other day when I saw a familiar K-car convertible with the top down, sagging a bit on the driver’s side suspension, a huge dude at the wheel with one arm flung over the passenger seat, that there are certain perils inherent in buying a car that’s been previously enjoyed by a seriously super-sized owner. The most obvious issue is going to be damage to the seat, and possibly the armrest and interior door trim, which isn’t that much of a big deal–of course, on any older car, the driver’s side is going to be more thrashed than the passenger’s is anyway. I bought my AMC Eagle from a guy whose portly wife regularly drove it, and I pretty quickly had to swap out the deflated driver’s seat for a junkyard replacement. Problem solved. With littler and less sturdy cars, however, I can’t help thinking there could be larger (sorry!) issues at play. Read on…
June 30, 2010
Introduction to Ignition Timing
By David Clarke
highspeedhijinks
Cars today pretty much run themselves. Outfitted with an army of computers, they take any chance for bench top tuning out of your hands and make you rely on chip manufacturers or professionals with laptops. Either way, you can’t just pop the hood, make some tweaks and go racing. Well, I’m not here to talk about those cars. Quite a few of you on here still run a good old carburetor and distributor with infinite options for hands-on tuning. So today I’m going to teach you how to time your distributor-equipped engine using the most popular engine out there: a Chevy 350. Hit the jump for the complete tutorial.
June 29, 2010
Engine Building Tips Part 1: Oiling System, Valvetrain Stabilizers, and Geometry
powerTV Media
You probably know Dart Machinery for their high-end race parts like billet blocks and 500-plus-CFM cylinder heads, but you might not realize that this company was born in Richard Maskin’s two-car garage during 1981. Though Dart has grown to an industry giant, they have never forgotten their roots.
Today they’re still supporting racers at every level with three decades of experience building horsepower and durability. You might not be building a Pro Stock motor in your own garage, but the lessons Maskin and his crew have learned from hard experience in NHRA and on the dyno can make your project more successful. In this first series of tech videos and how-tos, we had a chance to pick Dart’s brain to come up with engine-building advice that anyone can use. Read more…
