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Environmental Impact

Climate Control for ’60s Chevys By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by Jason Scudellari Today you’d be hard-pressed to find a new car without air conditioning, but...
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Seal it Up

A Simple Modification That Updates ’60s Muscle Cars to Eliminate Updraft By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author While we all love our older muscle...
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A Firmer Foundation

Strengthening the First-Gen F-Body Structure With Detroit Speed Subframe Connectors By Barry Kluczyk   -   Photography by the Author Structural rigidity has long been the Achilles heel...
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Weld Done

We Follow the Pros on a 1969 Camaro’s Floor Replacement With New AMD Metal By Barry Kluczyk   -   Photography by the Author Pulling up the carpet...
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Gauging Interest

Upgrading the Dash and Gauges in Our Early Chevelle By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author Chevrolet got a lot of things right in...
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Checking the Vitals

How to Install Modern Gauges in Your First-Gen Camaro By Evan Perkins   -   Photography by the Author Part of the allure of vintage cars is that...
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Tri-Five Dash Revamp

Rebuilding Related Items During a Rewire By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author When it comes to rewiring a classic Chevy, oftentimes other items need to...
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The Sound of Silence and Keeping Your Cool

OEM-Quality Insulation for Your Classic Performance Car https://vimeo.com/665823260 By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Jason Scudellari There was a time many years ago, around the time Editor Licata...
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Make the Connection

Upgrading the Wiring Harness in an Early Chevelle By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author It’s an unavoidable fact of life. The object of our ’60s...
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Adding a Dash of Class

Installing Dakota Digital’s RTX Series Instruments in a ’69 Camaro By Ron Ceridono Photography by Nick Licata & Jason Scudellari Many, many years ago, well before editor...
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Climate Change

Installing Vintage Air on an All-Original ’66 Chevy II By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography by the Author Change is always a little intimidating, especially when something...
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Taking the Worry Out of Wiring

Installing an American Autowire Harness By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Jason Scudellari For most of us the prospect of wiring a car ranks right up there...
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Almost Stock

Old-School Looking, Modern Functioning ’66-’67 Nova Gauges By Todd Ryden - Photography by David Stoker When the Chevy II was introduced in 1962, it was targeted as...

HARNESSING SAFETY

ADDING ADDITIONAL RESTRAINT TO A VINTAGE CHEVY By Ryan Manson - Photography by Jason Scudellari When it comes to safely securing the human cargo in a pre-'70s...

Welcome to the Modern Era

Modern Gauges for a Classic Car - Classic Instruments Bel Era III Gauges Install on a Tri-Five Chevy By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author Relaying...

Cool Cruisn’

How to Get the Most From Your Air Conditioning Installation By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Nick Licata and the Author https://vimeo.com/518676328 Of all the additions that can...

Wiper Power

Upgrading Your Chevelle’s Wiper Motor By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author When a magazine title has the word “performance” in it, you expect the pages...

Upgraded Gauges for the 1958-1962 Chevy Corvette

By Ryan Manson   -   Photography by the Author When it comes to building a modern street machine, hot rod, or muscle car, engine swaps and...

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