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popular with hobbyists today, because they can speed the completion of a project. They also provide a w ...

aluminum heads. The fuel-injected 502-horse, 565 lb.-ft. monster is just like the small-block Ram Jet V-8 — it nee ...

Modular, Small-Block 302-Based, 351-Based, Sealed Race and Big-Block. The total array of offerings includes 2 ...

Ford offers four engines in the 351 family, two of which displace 392 cubes and two of 427 cubic inches. The ...

(www.promarengine.com) are several sources. Catalog suppliers such as Summit Racing and Speedway Motors are ...

Crate engines aren’t just new engines from the manufacturer. This built-up Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 from the 195 ...

B COOL RADIATORS FOR HOT CARS! Glen-ray has become the ‘go-to’ shop for authentic MoPar radiators By Brian Earnest ob ...

can do to not take that thing and start working on it. It’s kind of driving me crazy. But that’s what ...

eventually getting to the point where Schirmer figured it might be easier to figure out how to get a licensing ...

finding suppliers for the tanks and cores, and then getting dyes made so tank shells could be stamped corre ...

again.” In most cases, he has to spend a day or two carefully tapping out dents and patching and soldering ...

Schirmer does all the de-denting and finishing on the repaired Hemi radiator tanks. He has a variety of sma ...

Bob Schirmer applies some black finishing paint to a radiator at Glen-ray Radiators in Wausau, Wis. T ...

guys scatter like ants! I just can’t ever have that happen. Hemi radiators are small potatos comp ...

things up really good. Because when the guy is out there in his collector car, and he’s out in the middle of ...

the tool and dye stuff ready for it.” ...

T THE FIRST ‘STOP’ IN RESTORATION: THE BRAKES Don’t let this be you! Disasters can unfold in only seconds ...

or spouse. Even if the vehicle will be only moved around on your own property, it is prudent to fir ...

and 5-ton M-series 6x6 trucks, which this article addresses. However, the principles can be applied to many ...

cars have dual circuit brakes which inherently have a back-up, when you step on the brake pedal ...