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Auto Meter Custom Shop Web Exclusive Gallery
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Project Nova Rollbar Installation - Hoop It Up!
Deciding to go with a weld-in rollbar is a major turning point in building any street car. There’s a mental block that... more |
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Readers’ Projects
Some guys are completely satisfied to restore a muscle car to factory spec. The enjoyment of working on a classic car has its... more |
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Weingartner 407ci Small-Block Chevy - Teacher’s Pet
For whatever reason, we always like to root for the underdog. When the little guy gets one over on “the man,” we go nuts.... more |
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15 Great Ways to Spend $500 (or Less!) on Your Muscle Machine - Maximize Your Money!
Every once in a while we find ourselves with just a bit of extra cash burning a hole in our pocket and a big conundrum:... more |
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Auto Meter's Custom Shop - Custom Gauges Designed By You!
Half of hot rodding is personalization. It’s the little touches and changes that express your personality that make your... more |
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New Painless Performance Wiring Harness for Project Nova - Getting Wired Up!
Looks can be deceiving. Take our flawlessly restored ’68 Nova for example. more |
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Suspensions Demystified!
When it comes down to it, there’s no easy way to explain the engineering behind suspension design. more |
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371ci Mopar Small Block - Deadly Weapon
Maximizing bang for the buck comes down to making the most of a given combination of parts. When it’s done right, the... more |
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'64-81 Muscle Car Chassis Guide - Gettin' Framed!
With the demise of the Ford’s Crown Victoria and its Panther chassis, OEMs have officially fully abandoned the traditional... more |
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Eastwood Fender Lip Roller - Roll Your Lips!
Measuring carefully to package the widest wheels and tires within the stock sheetmetal and wheeltubs can only take you so... more |
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1977 Chevy Nova Emission-Legal Exhaust System - Exhausting Possibilities
Typically when we spec out the right exhaust system for one of our project cars our only concerns are fitment quality and... more |
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5 New Killer Carbs Under $400!
Although carburetors have been long extinct in production vehicles, in the world of the automotive hobbyist, their popularity... more |
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Hinkle Performance NASCAR Sourced Chevy Motor - Power To The People
While hot rodding was growing up in the Western United States, starting out on the dusty dry lakes in California and evolving... more |
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How to Spot Hidden Damage in a Project Car Before You Buy! - Don’t Get Burned!
When you’re a hot rodder, it’s easy to get caught up and carried away when you go look at a project and act on passion and... more |
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Ten Cool Gearhead Apps for Hot Rodders! - Planet Of The Apps
All the cool kids have them. We’re talking about smartphone applications, better known by their street name, “apps.” If... more |
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1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner Weekend Makeover: Barn Car To NASCAR
Patina isn’t a new thing—and we don’t mean that as a bad pun. For the past several years there has been a growing interest in... more |
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1960 Ford Starliner AirRide Suspension System - Weekend Makeover: Altitude Adjustment
On day one of our Weekend Makeover, we wrapped up the lettering and exterior on our ’60 Starliner. For day two, the mission... more |
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Project Nova DSE Subrframe Connectors and Solid Body Bushings - Twist And Shout!
Early on in Project Nova’s tenure with PHR, we noticed that any time we put a jack under any of the X-body’s four corners... more |
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Project Olds Weekend Makeover: Take A Hike, Granny!
After a while, sometimes the old ride just doesn’t have the same appeal that she used to. When the initial love affair... more |
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Solid Roller Cam Setup - Let It Roll
When it comes to bragging rights on the street, few speed parts have the allure of serious hardware like a solid roller cam... more |
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383ci Small Block Chevy - Bucks Down —Power Up!
It can’t be done. You just can’t make a lot of power with cheap cast-iron heads. Certainly you can’t make 600 hp out of a 383... more |
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Project Max Effort 1967 Cougar Engine Placement - Position Of Power
It’s admittedly been a while since we last wrenched on our ultimate incarnation of a street-legal road racer known as Max... more |
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Currie Enterprises Custom 9 Inch Crate Rearend - No-Hassle 9-Inch
Here’s a bit of obscure trivia for you: all fourth-gen (’75-up) V-8 Novas were equipped with GM’s perfectly adequate 8.5-inch... more |
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Fantastic Fabrication Tools
We’re big fans of fabrication; it truly is the hot rodder’s ultimate artistic expression. Mastery means you can make whatever... more |
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