Emergency/Parking Brakes for Hot Rods
An emergency/parking brake is a critical piece of safety equipment in any vehicle. For an early hot rod built to late 20th century standards, the need is magnified even more.
Drag Race 101 – How-Tos, Installs, Tech Tips
Installs, modifications, how-to guides and tech tips for drag race vehicles and engines including LS engine swaps and LS engine mods, small block info, carburetor adjustments, EFI, brakes, shocks, struts, chassis, frame, tires, wheels and all of the types of adjustments that can be made to a drag vehicle to either get it to the strip and increase performance once its there. This also includes guides to NHRA race classes and NHRA rules.
Heat, Compounds, and Edges: Maximizing Rain Tire Performance
When the heavens open up, the clever drivers have probably already switched to rain tires.
Installing New Gears in Chrysler’s 8.25-Inch Rear End
If you’re building any type of race car, you’re going to need to install better gears in the rear end. If the rear end is making lots of noise as you drive, you’re also going to need new gears.
Installing New Axles in Your Chrysler 8 ¼ Inch Rear End
If you’re building up a strip burner or a circle track machine, you’ll want to install new axles so you don’t end up twisting out of them.
Holley/Flowtech Introduces Upright Headers
Truck pullers, mud boggers, and demolition derby drivers know that there’s one major problem with regular exhaust systems: They sit low to the ground.
It’s Time for a Rack and Pinion Conversion
A true car lover is a lover of classic cars. As powerful as classic cars can be, they are not quite as technologically advanced as newer vehicles on the market.
Installing New Axles on Your Late Model Charger or Challenger
If you want to build up a true fire-breathing monster of a late model Charger or Challenger, you’re going to have to install new axles.
Mark Williams’ Brute Strength Rear End – Part 4
In our past segments, we delved into Mark Williams Enterprise’s extreme duty street-strip iron case 12 bolt.
Swappin’ Out Axles in Older Mopar “A” Body Cars
The weak spot in the driveline of the older Mopar is the axles. They can handle a slightly built up engine, but if you’re really building massive power, you need to install new axles.
Top Dirt Track Modifications
Although dirt tracks are extremely fun and different, they require certain modifications that would help you successfully complete it, and possibly even win the race.