Car Craft - 2012

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April
Up Front - Bench Build (After a whole week of vacation, it's difficult to get back to work) Hands On - Horsepower (Look out Italian supercars, the new GT500 has 5.8 liters of fun); Speed Parts (Stuff you want. Stimulate the economy and buy now); Build A Set Of Fender-Wall Headers (OK, so this will only apply to a few people, but it sure is cool to stare); Cylinder Block Repair (Have an oops moment putting an engine together? At least you're not running for office. Here's how to fix a cracked engine block); How To Paint A Car (Yikes - it's a lot of work!); Ask Anything (Tech Editor Smith answers your questions as if he were born to do this job. Actually, working here for 33 years, he really was born to do this job) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (There's a flathead V-12 hiding in this picture) Features - Krass & Bernie (We've been gremlinized!); John Francis' '05 Ford Mustang (More than 700hp and not a power adder in sight); Warren Iverson's '67 Plymouth Fury I (Yes, it really is a two-door car with a police package. There were some cool police cars available in the '60s); Mike Wolfson's /01 Ford Mustang Bullitt (Here's the power-adder Mustang 400 hp at the wheels is a good number for this SOHC 4.6) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Builder (Want a rear-wheel disc brake upgrade for your car? Tech Editor Smith shows you the easy way); Where's The Fun? (Who knew we inspired people to make sculptures?); On The Rack (Lovely ladies wearing skimpy clothes); Rear View (A look back at the late, great Margie Petersen)
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May
Up Front - Bench Build (It's a bomb! No, not really) Hands On - Horsepower (We're surprised we don't see more turbocharged Cadillac engines being built); Speed Parts (Did you ever notice there are several welding manufacturers located in Illinois?); The Saturday Night Slayer (Think of this as a Saturday Night Special small-block with the amp turned up to 11); Rebuild Your Dash (You no longer have to suffer from crusty gauge faces and the imminent threat of electrical fires. Redline Gauge Works makes all the old stuff new again); Ask Anything (Ever wonder what the different ratings for brake fluid mean? Tech Editor Smith sets you straight) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (You like vintage Trans Am race cars? We like them too); Build Headers For A Turbo System (What's not to like? Turbochargers and making cool exhaust stuff. You're welcome) Features - Krass & Bernie (These guys encounter a high-security car show, then it's off to the drag races); Les Boudewyn's '63 Chevrolet Impala (This Viper Red Impala packs modern 5.3L power with a 76mm turbo, just for fun); Wally Peterson's '65 Dodge Coronet (This is our response to the latest rash of hate mail about recent LS engine articles. We dare you to even find the letters L and S next to each other anywhere on these pages); Summit Racing's Night Under Fire (We need to get to Norwalk in person next year to check out this event) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Crawl (Don't just walk by these trucks, take a look under the hood); Where's The Fun? (Check out this eclectric mix of hate mail, cool rides, broken parts and tire smoke); On The Rack (From stodgy housedresses to smokin' hot threads, we change the format a bit this month); Rear View (We hate to see local cruise-in icons like this place disappear)
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June
Up Front - Bench Builder (Work with what you have and be happy) Hands On - Horsepower (John Calvert's 351 Windsor Stock Eliminator engine. We think it makes a little more power than he says it does); Speed Parts (Are you shopping for oil, a clutch pedal, or Troz art? We have it here); New Pontiac Cylinder Heads (Tech Editor Smith snags a set and runs them through the ringer); Fire Extinguisher Tech (Yes, you read that right. Don't worry, we're not going nanny state on you. Just think of this as paying it forward. No one wants to see his shop/warehome burn to the ground); How To Build A Street/Strip 350 (We yanked the 404 LS engine out of our Orange Peel Chevelle, dropped in a budget 350 SBC, and hit the track for some good old fashioned carburetor, ignition and nitrous testing); Swap A T5 (A manual transmission swap doesn't always require taking out a second mortgage. Contributor Stephen Kim walks you through a T5 installation for about $500); Ask Anything (Cam timing tips and the advantage of an S-60 rear are the topics this month) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (Murray Pfaff builds all those cool cars here? What's our excuse); A 727 For The Demon (Boeing ended production of its 727 airliner in 1984, Chrysler carried production of its 727 TorqueFlite through the '80s, replacing it with the A-518, a four-speed overdrive transmission based on the 727s design) Features - Krass & Bernie (Original factory lightweight? Now we've seen it all); NMRA's Coyote Stock (A new class promising affordable cars and fast e.t.'s); Pat Neveu's '63 Tempest (You don't see many of these turned into drag cars. This one is especially badass); The Copo Camaro (Cancel your subscription right now if this car doesn't excite you) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Crawl (Weight loss from acid dripping is cool; weight loss from rust is unfortunate); Where's The Fun? (Check out the massive wheelie opening the section); On The Rack (Myyyyyyy Prrrreeeeeeeeccccccciiiiiiioooooouuuuuuuussssssss!!!!!!!! (John just watched Lord of the Rings); Rear View (In the '60s, even boats had radical, gleaming powerplants)
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July
Up Front - Bench Build (And you thought your schedule was hectic); The Masthead (Welcome to our new art director, Taylor) Hands On - Horsepower (Twenty pounds of boost plus a 5.0L Coyote equals 1,032 hp); Speed Shop (The guy from Horsepower is gonna need that Centerforce clutch shown here); The Blue Collar 454 (We set out to build the least expensive big-block we could. It makes more than 500 lb-ft of torque); The Killer 460 (The biggest of the three big-blocks, this Ford also made the biggest power of the trio. You've gotta love displacement); The Stealthy 400 (IMM built a Chrysler B-series 400 that looks like a basic 383 but makes Hemi power numbers on a Pabst Blue Ribbon budget); Ask Anything (Go ahead, ask. We dare ya) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (This is the first instance in memory that we call out a guy's T-shirt collection in his garage. Don't worry, there's way more than shirts in there, though) Features - Krass & Bernie (It's amazing how pervasive reality TV has become); Todd Huffman's '65 Mercury Cyclone (Packing a 14:1 505-inch FE, it dispatches quarter-mile tracks 9.53 seconds at a time); Ryan Buck's '63 Chevrolet Nova (A basic suspension rebuild became a stem-to-stern rehab. We can all relate to that); Byron Dragway's World Power Wheelstanding Championship (Judging by these pictures, we predict Byron will present a Best Bumper Sparks award next year) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Builder (OMG, another acronym to learn: PMGR.LOL!); Where's The Fun? (Check out the two British burnouts. Wonder if their "tyres" have accents, too); On The Rack (Staffer: Marry me? Model: I'm calling the cops. Staffer: Not again...); Rear View (Another memory from the all-that-was-old-is-new-again file)
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October
Up Front - Bench Build (Instead of spamming you online about out cool new digital outlets, Editor Douglas sings their praises on this old-fashioned piece of paper); Masthead (Who made it through last month unfired?) Hands On - Horsepower (JMS Racing Engines let us infiltrate its shop this month); Speed Parts (New stuff to daydream about while you're not building cars); Blue Collar 454, Part 2 (This sequel to our first installment about assembling a dirt-cheap 454); The Great $299 Carburetor Shootout (See how seven budget carbs perform under the pressure of a grueling comparo); Shop Tools (Comparing dial-bore guages); Ask Anything (Has anyone noticed that Tech Editor Jeff Smith has never been seen in the same room as The Most Interesting Man in the World?) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (Ken and Kim Echols; garage certainly has a lot of character); Inside The G3 Hemi Cylinder Head (Upon closer examination...) Features - Krass & Bernie (A challenge at the drag strip); Andy And Luis Garcia's '66 Mustang Fastback (These two brothers put together a nice street/strip car); Scott Kruger's '72 'Cuda (A car that's much more hip than a dated Disneyland reference); Scott Chvosta's '70 Camaro (This 3,300-pound Camaro should make all car crafters proud); Four-Speed A/G Bodies (Some manual-transmission eye candy) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Builder (Sure-Grip swap out); Where's The Fun? (A goodbye to Carroll Shelby, a '74 Buick Apollo that's not for sale, and the answer to the question, "Who wants a hybrid?"); On The Rack (Carissa Rossario is back - making a MIG welder much more appealing than it should be); Rear View ("Give me the double-truck burnout shot for the lead," Ro McGonegal says. Find out what that actually means)
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November
Up Front - Bench Build (See what Editor Glad starts thinking about when he has a few beers in the garage on a Friday night); Masthead (The least informative page in the entire magazine) Hands On - Horsepower (Mark Luton's 2,500hp, 330ci, twin-turbo, 5.4 modular Ford engine); Speed Parts (If only we had thought of these ideas sooner); Transform Your Mopar 440 Into A Monster (Turning any RB-series 440 block into a 512ci street/strip killer); Rectangle vs. Oval Port Big-Block Head Test (Do you have to use rectangle-port cylinder heads to make good power?); DIY E85 Testing (Quick Fuel Technology has an easy way to test E85 fuel); Shop Tools (Air compressors - choose the wrong one, and you're left hanging in the breeze); Ask Anything (E85 carb conversions are easy, says Tech Editor Smith) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (Don't hate on Rick Baumgart's mega-garage - be inspired); Project Sten, Part III (Fitting the V8 and the five-speed) Features - Krass & Bernie (Our protagonists discover what a code reader is); Russ Grimes' '74 Ford Maverick (Every piece of this LS-powered Maverick has passed through Russ' hands); Shannon Medley's '55 Chevy (This street machine's top priority is going LS fast); John Tell's '78 Malibu Station Wagon (Find ut why John's nickname is "five-door") Back Of The Book - Junkyard Builder (Rebuild that used Posi the right way); Where's The Fun? (Readers' rides, news, letters, burnouts, and blown-up parts); On The Rack (Carissa Rosario three-peats while wearing some interesting blue shorts); Rear View (Twin engines > single engine)
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December
Up Front - Bench Build (Editor Glad brought home a T-Bucket, but what did his wife say?); Masthead (Also known as an effective sleep aid) Hands On - Horsepower (A true heavy-metal engine); Speed Parts (One product, in particular, would make a great Halloween present); 680HP Maximum Mouse (Greg Smith's small-block Chevy - with no power-adders allowed); The Five Steps (The guys at Megular's say that's how many steps it takes to clean and protect our '65 El Camino); The Weekend Rehab (Transforming your car's exterior just takes a three-day weekend); Ask Anything (Answering car questions is like a bodily function to Tech Editor Smith) Project Garage - This Guy's Garage (Getting back to reality in Brad Smith's "car hole"); Project Sten, Part IV (Seats, wiring and hydraulic-clutch details) Features - Krass & Bernie (These guys clean up nicely for a night on the town); Pure Vision's '69/'70 B-Body (A first of its kind); The Car Craft Summer Nationals (Staff Editor McGann's assignment: Summarize a three-day event that's different from your run-of-the-mill car show); Jonathan Farrell's '99 Camaro (This car doesn't need Dad's engine to run 9s in the quarter-mile) Back Of The Book - Junkyard Builder (Power-steering rehab); Where's The Fun? (It's like there is a party on the page, and everyone's invited); On The Rack (Unfortunately, Kendall Neuner isn't a readily available interior upgrade); Rear View (A classic shot by Jon Asher from the mid'70s)
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