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How to Repair your Plastic Bumper - Plastic Repair
Did you back the Mustang into a pole? Fix it here. more
How to Start A New Engine
Instead of starting a fire in your garage, follow our simple advice and get it right. more
How To Fix Cracking Paint
Here's is the proper way to fix a crack. Now get out there and crack something. more
How To Stab A Distributor
Get it right the first time and you won't backfire through your carburetor. more
How To Swap A Gen III Into A '64-'72 A-Body - Part I
We slide a Genn III engine into Glad's El Camino and tell you how it's done. more
GM Rear Drum to Disc Brake Swap
Stock Rear Brakes Giving You Fits? Stock rear brakes giving you fits? We show you how to get big brakes for 10- and 12- bolt axles. more
1967 Ford Mustang Engine Swap - Six-To-Eight Engine Swap
Early Mustangs Are Still Affordable, Like CC's '67, But Ours Needed More Horsepower So We Decided To Pull Off A Classic more
How to Paint Your Own Car
We got a little help from the local tech school when painted the Car Craft Mustang. Here's how it was done. more
Custom Exhaust Headers - Build Our Own Headers
We Learn Best By Doing. Watch As We Attempt To more
MSD Ignition LS1 LS6 Timing & Rev Control - Build An Ignition Curve
We show you how easy it is to convert a Gen III engine to a carb with the MSD LS6 Ignition-Control Box. more
Centerforce Clutch Swap
If The Connection Between Your Engine And Transmission Feels Like It's Slip-Slidin' Away, It's Time For A Classic Clutch Swap more
How To Balance An Engine - Engine-Balancing Basics
Custom Stroke Combinations And Lightweight Pistons Are Now Normal, But That Can Cause Problems If You're Not Dialed Into . . . more
How to Weld Your Own Subframe Connectors
Tame The Twist In Your Early Mustang When You Learn to Weld Your Own Subframe Connectors more
Chevy Vent Window Replacement - Vent-Wing Reseal
If Those Cracked And Nasty Vent Wings Make Your Chevelle Look Like A Junkyard Refugee, Then Reclaim The Quiet With A . . . more
Rear  Axle Modifications - Axle-Chop How-To
Slip-Slidin' Away? Fatten Up Those Meats And Fit Them With An more
302 Valve Springs - How To Change Valvesprings
A Big Camshaft And Great Heads Can Never Make More Horsepower If The Valvesprings Are Junk, So The Best Solution Is Learning How to Change Valvesprings. more
How to Repair a Rusty Fender
Don't Throw Away That Rusty Fender. We'll Show You How To Easily Revive That Sacred Sheetmetal. more
DIY Metal Flake Paint - Custom Metalflake Paint
Don't Let The Custom Guys Have All The Fun- Get Attention With more
Car Detailing Tips - Detail Your Car
Maintaining your paint job is easier than you think with these tips on how to detail your car. more
How to Fix Your Dragging Brakes
Go faster and stop wear with these tips on fixing your dragging brakes. more
How To Rebuild Your Door Panels
Don't Cover It With Sheetmetal, Learn The Correct Way To Rebuild Your Door Panels. more
Fuel System - How To
This story has all the math and goodies for your next fuel-pump install so you'll do it once and get it right. more
Make Your A-Body Hook - GM A-Body Suspension From DMR
Make That Big Car Hook With A GM A-Body Suspension. more
How to Build the Cheapest Motor Possible
How low can you go? Find out as we show you how we rebuilt this engine on the cheap. more