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.
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This essential guide for owners of Chevy trucks built from 1955 through 1960 provides step-by-step instruction on frame and chassis cleaning, suspension rebuilding and upgrades, rebuilding steering, upgrading brakes to front discs, rebuilding the engine,
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How to build small-block Chevy engines for maximum performance.
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Manual steering gears predate the Model T era. The typical layout is a column and shaft leading from the steering wheel to a frame-mounted gear mechanism.
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While the ultimate objective for Project F73 has been pretty clear in our minds since the beginning, we've only recently gotten serious about making solid progress and final decisions on the parts needed to get there.
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You may remember that last month I installed a Vintage Air evaporator under the dash (almost!) in my project '49 Chevy, converted the stock heater controls to operate the air conditioning, and fabricated a bulkhead fitting...
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And, yes, your friends in the parking lot won't notice your new books or technical abilities, but this is much more important than those things.
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When CT joined the project car fleet, it was a bone-stock 1999 Camaro SS.
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This is especially true when you purchase a modified car like the 2001 Firehawk Melvin Benzaquen recently acquired.
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We first sampled a 2010 Camaro SS six-speed car in the September 2009 issue as Howard Tanner of Redline Motorsports (Schenectady, NY) brought his car to Englishtown Raceway Park for some quarter-mile fun.
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Last month we showed some options for out of the box ways of prepping for an air conditioning installation.
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Modern technological advancements are great and all, but sometimes, they just seem out of place.
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Even though most of the effort put underneath a chassis is hardly ever seen, it can definitely be felt and more importantly provide a peace of mind that the foundation is safe and sound.
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There isn't a hot rodder worth his toolbox who doesn't own or wishes he owned a pickup truck.
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Looking to upgrade your valvetrain without adding a ton of weight and cost?
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As you scour the internet and local trader magazines, you begin to feel like you already own your dream ride.
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Concept One has extended its pulley systems to include a new compact and stylish line for the venerable Ford Cleveland 351 engine.
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In a world so full of kits and bolt-on parts, it's rewarding to do something unique and out of the norm-but sometimes veering off the beaten path is done out of necessity.
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Check out the many books to help you build Ford or Chevy small-block & big-block engines for your classic truck.
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Every day there are people thinking about plunking down their cold, hard cash for an independent front suspension setup for their vintage truck.
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Modern automotive disc brake designs share common features. The primary components are a rotor and caliper.
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Classic Instruments is proud to announce their new gauge panel and gauges for '67-72 Chevy trucks.
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These days, it's hard to argue the merits of modern conveniences like independent suspension, fuel injection, power steering, and air conditioning without someone mentioning how it's not traditional...
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Throughout the history of SRM, we've built just about everything under the sun; from roadsters to coupes to sedans to phaetons, hell we've even built a school bus (see SRM August 1993), but classic trucks...
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Fabricating, or building, goes hand in hand when building a hot rod. But for many of us, we don't have welding skills, nor do we have a shop full of fabrication equipment...
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