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Tools
This Diagnostic Tool Saved Me Money!
This tool has absolutely saved me money to apply to my project cars! Yes, I bought a tool that’s practically a professional tool that you can get on a hobbyist budget and do very professional work. I recently picked up a Topdon Artidaig BT9000 You can get one HERE...
Inflates AND Jumps a car?
Sometimes there are tools that are useful because they combine multiple functions into 1. Oftentimes, those tools do a bunch of things marginally. They’ll get you by in a pinch but it’s not the right tool for anything. This is one of those tools that delivers on doing...
Precision and Perfection: Enhance Your Fabrication with a Bench Top Lathe
Improving our fabrication skills is something I know that we all want to do. Sometimes we can accomplish that with practice, other times it involves acquiring new tools and learning how to use them. In this case, I picked up a new to me bench top Lathe. This little...
Drag Racing
Why the 7.5 inch 10 Bolt Is JUNK for Performance!
When GM built the G-body cars, they weren't designed with drag racers or performance enthusiasts in mind. For average use, the 7.5-inch 10 Bolt rear differential serves its purpose. However, when you start adding power, that's when these differentials start to show...
Carburetor Chaos: The Float That Nearly Ruined Race Day
I made a mistake so that you don’t have to! Let’s talk about this misadventure I had recently at the Fox Hunt race. So, the day before the race, they had a test and tune session, Which was a great time to make some tuning changes to my El Camino to better run here at...
Dark side of Wheelies
Ask any car enthusiast if wheelies are cool, and they'll say yes - wheelies are awesome! But I recently learned that my El Camino does wheelies after some slight changes, and it's hard to believe that what I always wanted is now causing problems. Why? The car is...
Chasing a Ghost at 6000 RPM and Then Won $500!
Some nights at the drag strip, it’s not about trophies or payouts—it’s about finally solving the mystery that’s been holding your car back. For weeks, my El Camino had been plagued by an infuriating high RPM miss, killing my elapsed times and ruining any hope of...
The Carb Sizing Lie! Why Bigger Usually Works Better!
If you've spent any time at all looking for a carburetor for your hot rod, you've probably seen a formula telling you exactly what size you need. For my 383 cubic-inch small block Chevy, that formula says I need a 600 CFM carburetor. The truth is, that's a lie. I've...
Why I Stopped Buying Cheap Car Parts (and How It Saved Me Money in the Long Run)
If you’ve ever bought cheap auto parts only to replace them again and again, you’re not alone. It’s a lesson I’ve learned the hard way, and spending a little extra upfront has saved me heaps of frustration—not to mention real money—in the long run. Whether you’re...