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Tale of a Life-Long Passion
Ken Dosen’s 1938 Chevy Coupe
By Dean Washington
It is often the case that when someone decides to restore a vehicle, the model is a choice that brings back memories of one’s youth. Be it the family car, that first car that got away, or perhaps the dream car that was just plain out of reach. The story of Ken and Bev Dosen’s 1938 Chevy certainly fits into this category…in a big way.
You see, Ken started off
A Note to the Hot Rodder
By Arch Linsao
Any self-proclaimed “Hot Rodder” out there knows that custom wheel fitment (or any wheel fitment for that matter) is the furthest thing from an exact science you could possibly think of. No two classic cars are the same, and no two customized classic cars are anywhere close to the same. So when it comes to fitting the final show-stopping part of the puzzle to your chrome-clad, candy-painted, air-bagged, decade-long project, the last thing
Pro Elite LS7 Aluminum Heads from Racing Head Service
The new fully assembled, CNC machined Pro Elite LS7 Aluminum Cylinder Heads are built with premium COMP Cams valve train components and are ideal for both small and large c.i. hardcore LS7 applications. The heads have a 12-degree valve angle and .220” raised intake runners that make for a better line of sight into the cylinders and improved short turn flow performance. They fit either production or aftermarket LS7 manifolds and come with everything needed
TCS Products Ford C-4 Aluminum Direct Drum
TCS Products have come out with a new Ford C-4 Billet Aluminum Direct Brake Drum. The Drum is manufactured from 7075-T6 aluminum and provides a 60% weight reduction from the factory drum. It holds up to 6 different frictions and its ring bore utilizes a steel ring sleeve. The drum features increased piston apply feed holes, uses factory support bushings and is a 100% drop-in product, meaning no additional modifications are required.
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Rear Coil-Over Conversion Kits from QA1
QA1 has unveiled its all new bolt in Rear-Coil Over Conversion Kits that are available for 79-04 Mustangs, 82-02 GM F-Body vehicles, and 64-72 GM A-Body vehicles. The kits include specially made mounting brackets and shocks specific to these platforms and come with either a single or double adjustable aluminum shocks. The single aluminum shocks allow for 18 different positions of simultaneous rebound and compression adjustement, while the double aluminum shocks allow for 18 positions
Corvette SharkBite Spreader Bar from Speed Direct
The new SharkBite Spreader bar kits are now available for 1963-1982 Corvettes from Speed Direct. The C2-C3 cross member is notorious for the flimsy vertical attachment on the cross member where the upper a-arm bolts on causing the upright to settle and flex inward, changing the suspension geometry. The new SharkBite Spreader bar kit will stabilize and stiffen the cross member by spreading the sagging vertical mounts back to their proper upright position and this
Chris Alston’s Chassisworks gStreet Bump-Steer Linkage Sets
Chris Alston’s Chassisworks now offers complete steering linkage kits for ’64-72 A-Bodies, ’68-81 F-Bodies and ’78-88 G-Bodies through their gStreet line of performance steering and suspension products. The kits replace factory centerlink, idler arms, and tie-rod assemblies. Quality OEM style components are used in addition to Chassisworks billet adjuster sleeves and bump-steer kit. The bump-steer kit will replace factory outer tie road and adjusting sleeves with an extended, billet steel sleeve and a high strength