Another #KidWrencher Project While on a test run of his son Marcus’ ’66 Mustang, Tim knew something wasn’t right when smoke started curling up under the dash and quickly filling the cabin. He pulled over, shut off the key, popped…
Wiring A Mustang
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Getting Clean
With the Detailing Rig from MYCHANIC When Billy and I were at the SEMA Show we took the transit over to the AAPEX Show to meet up with our friends from MYCHANIC. We met with James Finney and Gene Duarte,…
Baller Tuff Covers
Installing Ruff Tuff Seat Covers. Hello everyone, this is Hot Rod Hilda and here’s a story about the boys putting nice new seat covers in my truck, the Blacktop Baller. The truck is a 2007 RAM 1500 Hemi crew cab.…
Edelbrock 2018 Catalog
Edelbrock LLC, is excited to announce the release of their 2018 Automotive Performance Catalog. Edelbrock’s 2018 Automotive Performance Catalog can be ordered Free of charge from their website at www.edelbrock.com/catalog. It is also available in a digital media format that…
Kid Wrencher – ’66 Mustang Power Steering
Installing a Borgeson Power Steering Unit in Marcus’ ’66 Mustang 200 Coupe. “ It’s OK. You can blame it on me, your knucklehead uncle.” I tell Marcus. Marcus bought his first car; a ’66 Mustang in a dirt lot that…
Kid Wrencher – Installing a Champion Cooling Systems Radiator
It’s always something, even on the simplest of jobs. With all projects in the garage, we first discover a need. Like: Why do we need a new radiator? For this reason we go back a week or so. Marcus came…
Prestone Celebrates 90 Years
A Birthday Party At The Petersen Automotive Museum The name has been around for a long time. I never realized how long Prestone has been around. Since I owned Blacktop Depot – an automotive memorabilia store in Orange, CA –…
TrekStep by BESTOP
“The SEMA Crunch is REAL!” I joked online as we received our TrekStep from Bestop on Wednesday before the big show. “It’s gonna take some long nights to finish our SEMA Build!” There was that ONE-GUY who had to think…
Edelbrock’s NEW AVS2 Series Carburetor
Edelbrock is excited to announce the AVS2 Series as the next generation of their carburetor product line. The AVS2 carburetor features annular flow primary boosters with a new calibration for improved off-idle and cruising performance. The annular flow booster design…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 4 Performance and Restoration Part 2
Highlights from the last day at SEMA 2017 Wow, what a blast we had a the 2017 SEMA Show. The marathon continued for our fifth day, and the last day at the SEMA Show. Kristy roamed the halls with us…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 3 Performance and Restoration Part 1
We made it to the Central Hall with our Spokesmodel Kristy Moats Highlights from day three of the 2017 SEMA Show. We make it to the central hall with our friends in the performance and restoration part of the industry.…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 2 – Fuel Fed Fun
Highlights from Day Two at the 2017 SEMA Show. We had a couple of scheduled appointments today, which of course, were on opposite sides of the show. But first I started the day at the NHRA Breakfast. It was a…