Another great summer party. Story/Photos: John Oro From massive tens’ of thousand attendees to more intimate BBQ lunches, Chico and the Mooneyes crew know how to connect with their customers. They enlisted Hot Rod Trio to rock the lot with jammin’ rock-a-billy music. A handful of vendors flanked the bar-be-cue. I was awestruck (again) with […]
Muscular Memorabilia Story/Photos: T-Bone When Muscle Car Collector and Construction Mogul Tim Miller was looking for a product to keep his vast collection of GTO’s and other American Iron in peak surface protection and appearance he was sadly disappointed. Not one to give up, he enlisted the help of former Dupont chemist to create a […]
A Brief History, Tour and Installation Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone – Click the pic for the VIDEO on Blacktop TV We have always been a fan of Edelbrock here at Blacktop Magazine. In-fact it’s hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t a fan. For the past 75 years the Edelbrock family has been producing incredible performance and speed […]
Installing a Hellwig EZ-990 Load Spring Story/Photos: T-bone See the video on BlacktopTV Billy and I decided to take the Blacktop Baller shop truck over to guest garage, The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop to install a Hellwig EZ-990 Load Helper Spring. The Load Control spring will help keep the truck level with loads or […]
Installing a set of ACCEL Super-Coils on the Blacktop Hemi Shop Trucks Story/Photos: T-Bone Check out the video on Blacktop TV! We like bolt-on performance adders. Today we picked up a set of ACCEL Super Coils for the Hemi Magnum motor in the Blacktop Bruiser shop truck. These coils are made for high-compression and/or supercharged motors […]
Ain’t No Sad Songs On A Banjo Photos/Story: T-Bone For many of us gear heads half the joy of working on our cars is actually driving our cars. Who’d a thunk it? Well, when you are behind the wheel we gaze over the big circle on the road ahead. In-fact, in driving school they say […]
Installing an AIRAID Intake System Photos/Story: T-Bone Not to be outdone, Billy installs an AIRAID Cold Air Dam Intake System with the SynthaMax non-oiled air cleaner on his truck “Blacktop Baller”. Last month you may recall we installed a different brand on our similar shop truck a 2005 RAM 1500 Magnum Hemi. For Billys truck, […]
Rolling over to hang out with Dan from Chop Cut Rebuild. Story by T-Bone Potter and I rolled the ’56 over to Dan Woods’ house to help install his cool new Max Jax Lift. Check out the fun in Episode 1 of Dan’s Garage.
Selecting the best aftermarket steering wheel for your car’s interior design. Story: Jim McGowan, Photos Courtesy GT Performance The two most “in your face” parts of your classic vehicle are the instrument cluster and even closer to you, your steering wheel. Let’s face it (pun intended), as much as you love your vehicle, the factory […]
Protecting our bars with Bar Cuffs Story/Photos: T-Bone I seem to always find something new at the swap meet. And today was no different. I met Adam Ewles who invented Bar Cuffs. A simple table and banner grabbed my attention (pun intended). Bar Cuffs help preserve the finish on your handlebars when using tie-down straps […]
Installing an AEM Brute Force Air Induction System. Pics/Story: T-Bone Check out the video at BlacktopTV! This is the first in a series of articles to come this year where we update our shop truck into The Blacktop Bruiser. First the skinnies on the truck: 2005 RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi standard cab with 43,000 miles. […]
Whether you are installing a traditional 4-Speed or a modern 5 or 6-Speed, getting the clutch working is always a big step. Now you can skip the clunky old mechanical linkage and install a Hydramax hydraulic clutch system from American Powertrain. American Powertrain’s complete Hydramax hydraulic systems easily install in almost any vehicle. The patent […]
