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Engine Swap - Ford 4.6 Dohc Into Fox-Body

Mark Sanchez's '83 Mustang convertible has been around the block and then some. Serving as a test mule for Advanced Engineering West, Sanchez's high-tech Ford engine swap and ECM reprogramming business, the well-worn ride has seen everything from carbureted 5. more

Hot Rod Drag Racing Timeslip - How to Read a Timeslip

The slip of paper you get after an exhilarating quarter-mile dragstrip ride is much more than a license to brag (assuming it's a stellar run). All those numbers on that little piece of paper are important tuning tools that can help identify improvements or pro more

Killer Paint, Part II

In Killer Paint, Part I, we showed you how we color-changed our '86 Mustang GT, but we left off before the job was finished. In our situation, we didn't have the luxury of an infrared downdraft spray booth, and we imagine that John Q. Reader probably doesn't e more

New NOSzle Revolutionizes EFI Nitrous

In a previous story we gave you a sneak peek at the revolutionary new NOSzle direct-port nitrous system from NOS. This time we bring you the first-ever published NOSzle installation. While NOS has kits under development for other popular EFI cars, it chose to more

Budget Brake Upgrades

Sure, we'd all like to have massive, Formula-One-style disc brakes to haul our cars down to a stop in a matter of nanoseconds. But few of us have the racing-team-level budgets you need to acquire all that slotted and cross-drilled hardware. And what if y more

Beating the Bullitt Mustang—

There's no question that Ford's new Bullitt Mustang is one gorgeous car, from its deep Dark Highland Green paint right down to its billet aluminum shift knob. It's by far the coolest-looking Mustang Ford has produced in years, and it's more

5.0 Mustang Rearend Upgrade

Read this how to article on a 5.0 Mustang Rearend Upgrade, brought to you by the experts at Hot Rod Magazine. more

Patch Panel Installation

If you’re lucky enough to find an all-steel street rod body today, more often than not it will be marred with dents, rips, and rust. Dents can be pounded out and rips can be welded, but rust must be cut out. The fine people at WOW Products have introduced more