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There are a lot of aspects of a muscle car that add to the whole driving experience. The way the suspension performs, the way the brakes engage, the feel of the seats, and the shifter all add to the total package of your high-performance machine, so when one or more … Read More
When it comes to V8 racing engines, few have as many aftermarket component options as the conventional small-block Chevy. The lists for induction configurations, cranks & rod combos, and cylinder head designs are vast for the small-block Chevy racer these days and horsepower levels are only limited by the builder’s … Read More
You may have noticed we like featuring unique cars in the pages of FSC, so when our publisher Aaron Hahn told us about his neighbor, Robert Lee’s clean ’57 Ford Custom 300 Tudor, we were intrigued, as that’s not a car we typically see at the dragstrip. After looking at … Read More
Feedback, whether opinion or fact, can be an important part of how we live our lives, and racing is no exception. A race driver can only see and hear so much while trying to guide their ride to victory, thus crew members, friends and even spectators can add their opinion … Read More
One of the things that separates a “belly button” car that anyone can build from a truly custom ride is dictated largely by how much welding it requires to create. Bolt-ons are great for the casual gearhead or garage mechanic, but If you truly want a unique piece on your … Read More
With the demise of the Ford Crown Victoria, U.S. automakers no longer offer a full-frame car (trucks don’t count). Today’s cars all use the same basic type of frame design as the first Mustang and Camaro, a unibody construction using front and rear subframes, usually with nothing tying them … Read More
Although plenty of racers still get away with drum brakes, we wanted to lose the additional weight off the front end and improve the overall braking.
When we added this ’66 Galaxie to our stable of project cars last year one of the most obvious things we knew we would … Read More
Last year we briefly covered a set of Edelbrock’s Performer RPM Pontiac cylinder heads for an upcoming engine project that featured some superb port work from Shottie’s Porting Service in Carroll, Iowa. With some precise grinding, Jason “Shottie” Schatt was able to improve the flow numbers from 286 cfm to … Read More
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