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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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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In the May 2009 issue of PHR, we introduced you to our 408ci small-block Chevy that now resides in our '75 Laguna project car. Designed to maximize the limited real estate inside a standard 350 Chevy block...
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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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Who was truly the king of the small-block hill, Ford or Chevy? We test a bunch of engines to find out.
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Revisiting the HOT ROD Test Car Camaro with ported heads, a bigger cam, and long tube headers
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We test the new EZ-EFI from FAST
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Brake and suspension upgrades are usually one of the first things to be done to a newly acquired old car and oftentimes one of the most needed. Big heavy drum brake systems...
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In Stock Car racing, every last fraction of a horsepower matters-and that's why you see an X-pipe from Dr. Gas on every single Cup car in NASCAR. Although the exact science of why...
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To insulate our Chevy's passengers from the elements the crew at Woody's Hot Rodz turned to SoffSeal for the windshield and back window gaskets, weatherstripping, and various rubber gaskets...
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According to Chevrolet archives the 1947 pickup design was in progress under the direction of the famed GM designer Harley Earl back in 1942. Early trademark design cues included the integrated headlights...
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There's nothing hugely heroic about this small-block, but that's kind of the beauty of it. It means anyone can bolt it together and get a decent 500 hp and 500 lb-ft.
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With only 187 miles on the clock, we take a brand-new Camaro to the trackand run it. Then we knock more than a second off the e.t. with bolt-on parts and some nitrous!
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With the fabulous cars we're all used to seeing on a regular basis it takes something very special to get a reaction from most street rodders today, but the crew at Woody's...
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Instead of painting a car, we wrap it with vinyl, complete with flames. Here's what you need to know about wrapping a car.
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From the beginning, Project Talladega has stuck doggedly to a NASCAR aesthetic. Right or wrong, we feel the stock car racing theme is the most fitting one for a '75 Laguna...
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You probably thought I'd forgotten all about the project '49 Chevy huh? Unfortunately a combination of work schedules, the start of the show season and the....
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In a few years every new engine will feature direct injection. Here's what it is, how it works, and why it's a good thing for hot rodding.
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I am a longtime reader of your magazine. I recently completed building a Brodix Track 1 headed 383-inch small-block Chevy for my '67 Chevelle...
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We test Edelbrock's affordable cylinder head for small-block Chevys and Fords
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Nearly every new engine coming out of Detroit has variable valve timing. Here's what it is and how to deal with it.
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Bill Mitchell builds a Gen I small-block Chevy block that can mount late-model LS cylinder heads, allowing you to have the best of both worlds
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Whenever a brake upgrade is made, usually incorporating discs brakes at the front or even all around, most builders will upgrade to power-assisted brakes.
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Like many street rods, our AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour '09 Chevy is equipped with an automatic transmission. But instead of the two-speed cast-iron Powerglide....
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The numbers are simply staggering. Between 1973 and 1977, General Motors built 7.4 million intermediate coupes, sedans, wagons, and car-based trucks....
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