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1968 Chevy Chevelle Steering Adjuster Sleeves- Bum Steer
When NASA's space shuttle first went into service 30 years ago-yes, it's been that long-nobody ever intended it to be flying for three decades. more
1975 Chevy Laguna - The "X" Factor
In Stock Car racing, every last fraction of a horsepower matters-and that's why you see an X-pipe from Dr. Gas on every single Cup car in NASCAR. Although the exact science of why... more
1975 Chevrolet Laguna - Tough Brake
From the beginning, Project Talladega has stuck doggedly to a NASCAR aesthetic. Right or wrong, we feel the stock car racing theme is the most fitting one for a '75 Laguna... more
1967 Chevelle Headers - Tech Letters
I am a longtime reader of your magazine. I recently completed building a Brodix Track 1 headed 383-inch small-block Chevy for my '67 Chevelle... more
Upgrading 1975 Chevy Laguna Front Suspension - Brace Yourself!
The numbers are simply staggering. Between 1973 and 1977, General Motors built 7.4 million intermediate coupes, sedans, wagons, and car-based trucks.... more
1957 Chevy Dyno Tests Electronic Exhaust Cutouts- Loud Rules!
You may recognize our '57 Chevy 210 named Project X from the 44 years it's been PHR's project car... more
1975 Chevy Laguna Gets Rear Suspension - Solidly Linked
The '73-77 GM rear suspension in our '75 Chevy Laguna project car is similar to its predecessor from the '64-72 A-body. more
1970 Chevy Nova Gets A Smooth Firewall - Great Walls Of Fire!
Think of it as cellulite removal for sheetmetal. At its core, a firewall is nothing more than a barrier that prevents a car's occupants from getting too toasty. It's been known to seal... more
1975 Chevy Laguna S-3 Gets An Engine - Cup Car Power, Street Car Manners
Back in the day, when our replica Cup car Laguna was a current NASCAR entry, Talladega engines were unrestricted, and depending on whether they were early or late in the era, made between 560 and 585 hp. more
1975 Chevy Laguna Gets A Racing Spoiler- Spoiling For Fun!
Nothing says performance like a racing spoiler. more
1975 Chevy Laguna S-3 Gets A Paint Job- Bad In Black
Hunkins didn't have to ponder too long when searching for a direction in building the '75 Chevrolet Laguna S3 project car known as Project Talladega. more
Project Talladega: 1975 Chevy Laguna S-3 Gets 700-R4 Transmission- Chill Pill
Call us self-centered bigots, but we didn't do it for the polar bears. more
1970 Supernova Chevy Nova Gets Glass - Straight 'N' Flush
If hot rodders are a bunch of power-hungry piranhas, it's race-inspired technology permeating into the mainstream-such as cutting-edge engine coatings, billet aluminum blocks, and various titanium doohickeys-that usually make us bite. more
1968 Chevy Chevelle Gets Classic Performance Parts Brakes- Master Plan
A 40-year-old Chevelle with a 600-plus-horsepower big-block is a prime candidate for a brake upgrade, unless you happen to have a perverse death wish. more
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Brake Upgrade - Whoa, Chevy!
There's something disconcerting about pulling the trigger on a 600-plus-hp big-block, then stomping the stop pedal and getting no reaction. Our '68 Chevelle is the car in question, and with a curb weight approaching 3,700 pounds, there really isn't any excuse for... more
1970 Chevy Nova Air Ride Suspension - Pod Racer
In the words of Al Gore, "The debate is over." Fortunately, the line we're plagiarizing from the former VP isn't in reference to apocalyptic global meltdown. That assumes men who went potty in outhouses... more
1976 Chevy Camaro - Power I Fuel Injection System
Every new car built since 1988 has had electronic fuel injection, so the novelty of swapping your muscle car over to EFI has long left the building. more
1968 Chevy Chevelle - CPP Saginaw 600 Steering Box Upgrade
There's no getting around the fact that our muscle cars are antiques. Our minds play tricks on us, recalling our favorite cars and the antics we played as if it happened yesterday. News flash: You aren't a teenager anymore, and your hot rod isn't... more
1968 Chevrolet Camaro - Hooking Harder
We Put Global West's First-Gen Camaro Suspension To The Test And Got A Measurable Improvement That You Can Really Feel. more
Small Block Chevy Motor - Educated Chevy
The Engine Masters Challenge is a competition that for the last five years has brought builders together from around the country. Each strives to have the highest average... more
1968 Chevy Chevelle- Back On Track!
Street Sweeper To a lot of hot rodders, ourselves included, a performance torque converter is just another check mark to tick on the to-do list of building a fast street car. more
'68 Chevelle - It's Show Time! - PHR Project Car
After A Year Of Messing Around, We Finally Get Our '68 Chevelle To The Dragstrip For Some Real Testing. more
Rear Quarter-Panel - Quarter Pounded
We Show You How To Replace A Rear Quarter-Panel With New Parts From Goodmark Industries. more
Project 3g Vette Part 4
Art Morrison Enterprises Tackles The Interior, Paint, And Final Setup Of Our '60 Corvette Project Car. more
'76 Camaro - Body Work And Paint - Show-Quality Paint
Check Out The Popular Hot Rodding '76 Camaro - Body Work And Paint - Show-Quality Paint more