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Chevy 396 Engine - The Big Easy
 With the internals out of...  With the internals out of the way, Steve bolted up the remainder of the externals, including the PerTronix points-style electronic distributor, Mooneyes valve covers, and Performance Products harmonic damper (the electric water pump is for dyno purposes only). Now it was time to see what the 440 could really do. |  Strapped to Westech's SuperFlow...  Strapped to Westech's SuperFlow dyno, our big-block passed the tests with flying colors: a peak 515hp @ 5,700 rpm and 542 lb-ft @ 4,300! That's quite a bit more improvement than the initial 75hp gain Steve anticipated, and we're a bit more than pleased with that...for now! | |
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GMC Yukon Research
With great deals and authoritative reviews, find all you need to research and buy the new GMC Yukon, as well as compare it with other vehicles to help you in your car buying process. The 2010 Yukon has comparable mpg, and is available in the following bodystyle: SUVs. The Ford F350 and the Ford F150 are other vehicles that might interest you.
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1965 Chevrolet Panel - Family Keepsake
Sentimentality can make us do crazy things. We fill our houses, garages, and storage areas with things that we'll never use again but just can't bring ourselves to part with. In most cases these...
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1970 Chevrolet Crew Cab - Pro-Tow
With the recent popularity of late-model SUVs and Crew Cab trucks, it's no wonder why we are beginning to see amazing examples of earlier versions popping up around the country. A few years ago, Mike...
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1953 Chevrolet - Fieldwork
For many years Randy Wilcox had wanted to build a fat-fendered classic truck. About seven years ago, he and his wife Tina decided that it was finally time to take on such an endeavor. The '47-54...
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1955 Chevrolet Truck - One Step Further
My brother Tim and I didn't set out to build a show truck. When we started looking for a truck to build it was going to be our "driver" shop truck to pull our pro-street '55 Chevy sedan. The plan was...
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1957 Chevrolet Cameo - Take Two
If you've ever spun a wrench on a classic truck project, you know what it's like to have visions of the finished product dancing in your head. You may be staring at a pile of crusty old parts, but in...
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1968 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup - Big Red
We think it's safe to point out that nearly all of us have completed (or are in the process of completing) at least a few steps of an early pickup resto/rodstoration project. And though we've all...
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1954 Chevrolet Truck - In The Genes
The love of classic trucks has been instilled in us in many different ways. For some it was an appreciation that grew over years; for others, it was a matter of what was affordable at the time a...
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1955 Chevrolet Truck - New Love
Jeff Hayes has always liked fast cars. At the age of 19, he built a Super Gas dragster out of a '48 English Austin and ended up campaigning it for four years. Soon after, Jeff bought his first...
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1948 Chevrolet Pickup - Showstopper
All of us are aware what can happen when a committee becomes involved in any multi-task project--especially a ground up build like a classic truck. Well, here's the exception to the rule. This '48...
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