Car projects can often lead owners down steep rabbit holes, even when just looking for a “driver.” Art Croft’s ’67 Malibu makeover checked quite a few boxes as he slid down one of those holes in 2019. It was his first automotive project and was fuele

The Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) stands as a testament to the unprecedented allure of bringing together the finest rods, customs, roadsters, muscle cars, and everything in between, and the 2024 event met, and by many accounts went beyond, that

It’s been said that three of the biggest lies ever told are: “the check’s in the mail,” “this will hurt me more than you,” and “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Most performance enthusiasts would probably agree that the third one is the

It all started when he was 16 years old; Temple Williams’ dad gave him the old family car—but not just any old car, it was a ’76 K5 Chevy Blazer, and he was given a green light to do whatever custom work on it he could afford. So, in went a 3-inch li

Information is the key to better performance. It used to be that if you had a tach, oil pressure, water temp, and voltmeter that was all you really needed. But things have changed. Some may be content to live in blissful ignorance of carbureted air/f

Wouldn’t it be nice if, after building a brand-new engine for your muscle car, you could just drop it in, hook everything back up, and tear down the street? It feels like that should be the case. Especially when installing a carbureted small-block ba

Purchasing a used engine, be it from a friend, junkyard, or a swap meet, can be a practice in futility. Every small-block at the local high-performance swap meet has been bored and stroked, equipped with a hot cam, and originally resided in a Corvett

The four letters C-O-P-O spell muscle car royalty. During the late ’60s, the COPO designation typically defined a high performance combination that wasn’t readily available at the dealership. Today, anything that has COPO heritage instantly goes up i

When Forgeline released their new forged monoblock SS1R Beadlock wheel, they also created a matching SS1R Skinny, so that traditional rear-wheel-drive applications can take advantage of Forgeline’s forged monoblock wheel technology with a matching se

It’s been said that “power is the great aphrodisiac.” If that statement holds true, then I guess that’s the reason why we’re all head over heels in love with this radically charged up ’55 Chevy Bel Air, built by legendary Long Island fabricator Billy

When magazine editors write car features, it can sometimes be a struggle to gather enough interesting or entertaining information regarding the car being featured, either from the car’s owner or from someone at the shop who built said car. It’s a rar

There comes a moment in every buildup where you need to address the status of the body. Many times it can be when all of the mechanical and chassis fabrication upgrades are finally completed. It’s always good to have a plan of action regardless of wh

Joe Rasnick is one of those guys whose imposing frame might be a bit intimidating to some at first sight, but at an impressive 6 feet 8 inches, his size doesn’t define his personality. He’s pretty easy-going until he sets his sights on something, and

It’s not often a vintage car, especially one from the early ’60s, stays within the ownership of one family throughout its entire existence. But this ’64 Chevy Impala has been with Montie Sisco’s family since his grandfather purchased it new off the s

Embarking on the monumental task of crafting a custom car is more than a mere project, it’s an exhilarating voyage of self-expression echoing through the curves and contours of metal and machinery. Whether one immerses themselves as the hands-on arti

One of the common upgrades made to improve the stopping ability of a drum brake–equipped Chevrolet is a disc brake swap. In our particular case, the car needing better binders was a ’63 Corvette, so we turned to Wilwood for help. Wilwood has been a l

“We might spend 400 hours on the body surface of a restoration project and only 8 of them are actually spent in the spray booth to lay on paint,” restorer Nyle Wing says. “The rest of that time is spent block sanding.” Sanding, sanding, and more sand

Fred Koss is a self-proclaimed “car nut.” He’s been one his entire life. His love for cars started with building model cars and racing slot cars, and later in life he spent weekends drag racing in NHRA’s Super Gas class. Immersed in the car world, th

If you’re a regular reader of All Chevy Performance, you’ll probably recognize our ’57 Chevy 210 wagon that we’ve been building in the Clampdown Competition workshop for our buddy Bruce Valley. So far, we’ve replaced the front and rear suspension and

If you ever get bit by the drag racing bug, there isn’t enough ointment in the world to stop the itch. You’ll think about it day and night, and you might even spend your kid’s college fund trying to turn on a win light. If you’re lucky, your signific

It’s a common scenario. You’ve just added a larger radiator with a pair of performance electric fans to help cool that hot small-block. Everything is working great until you take your Camaro out for an evening cruise at the local hangout. That’s when

Convertibles didn’t used to get a ton of attention, but now thanks to modern chassis technology you can add back that lost rigidity and create a potent performer. That’s exactly what’s happening with this ’69 Camaro being built at A.P.S. Muscle Cars.

Hooker Blackheart now offers stainless steel versions of their popular cast-iron lineup of LS swap exhaust manifolds based on the 8502HKR and family. The new stainless steel manifolds offer a number of advantages over the cast-iron version, including

Growing up, Eddie Gunder and his core group of friends would do the typical neighborhood kid stuff that went down in the ’70s—riding bikes, taking part in football and baseball pickup games—all the things considered normal in the town of St. James in