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I’m not sure if anyone reading this actually enjoys bleeding brakes. The traditional two-person brake bleeding process—one to do the actual brake bleeding while the other pushes the brake pedal—works […]

Seat belts have been federally mandated equipment in new cars since 1966. They have saved countless thousands of lives and should be in every hot rod, street machine, muscle car, […]

I’ve been working on cars for over 50 years. During that time, I’ve had two close calls with cars falling off jacks and jack stands. The first involved preparing the […]

You may ask why anyone outside of a concours restorer would be using a points-ignition distributor in this age of electronically controlled everything. A properly rebuilt and tuned points distributor […]

Nobody wants a driveline that vibrates, shudders, or binds up, especially in a 4×4 truck that tows or goes off-road. Adding bigger wheels and tires, a lift (or lowering) kit, […]

Simple works, especially when it comes to wiring harnesses. A long time ago, I took a hard look at the stock wiring harness assemblies in one of my project cars. […]

It’s easy to find or build big horsepower these days. It’s also easy for even seasoned car folks to get into trouble by building a too-radical combination. Admittedly, I’m one […]

Years back, I penned an article titled Pro Tips for Tire Pressure that talked about setting drag race tire pressures and dealing with changing conditions. It offered a lot of […]

In Part 1 of Hidden Assets, we covered the design and installation basics of Holley’s HydraMat fuel pickup system. Now I’ll show you how I installed one in the gas […]

Wiring a vehicle can be pretty intimidating. Just getting the wires where they need to go can cause a serious case of agita. The harness manufacturer will bundle the wires […]