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From Edge Products Taking truck performance to the next level, Edge Products is excited to announce extreme power tunes of 54 horsepower and 68 foot pounds of torque to the Evolution CS/CTS products for the 2011/12 Ford F-150 EcoBoost™. Ford’s most popular truck, the F-150, has just got more exciting with the new 3.5L EcoBoost™ [...]
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Greg from Washington sent in his 1976’ Ford F250 Highboy for your viewing pleasure. He restored it 13 years ago and has been wheeling it ever since. Under the hood is a 425 hp 428 ci FE engine with an Edelbrock intake & carburetor along with a Mallory ignition set-up. Headman Headers flow the exhaust [...]
If you’re looking to update your 61-66 Ford Truck wiring, look no further than American Autowire. They have a wiring harness made up with just about everything you’ll need for basic wiring plus many accessories like aftermarket gauges, AC and more. [...]
Today’s truck was sent in from Idaho. It’s a 78 Ford F250 Custom 4×4. It’s a daily driver with original paint and mostly original interior. The owner says it’s rock solid and runs well. Under the hood is a balanced and blueprinted 429 big block Ford that was bored .030 over. There are a host [...]
John From PA. sent in his customized 1956 Ford F-100 Enjoy…. Engine: Remanufactured 69-460 big block Block was magnafluxed, cleaned, decked, shot-peened, bored .060 over, honed, Line bored New Engine Parts: 3.85 stroke crankshaft balanced and polished Hypereutectic pistons Chromemoly rings Reconditioned truck rods with ARP bolts Freeze plugs Cam bearings Mild lift cam Main [...]
It’s Working Monday again! We thought we’d show you this 1956 Ford F600 sent to us from Robert in California. It’s basically a stock 2 ton truck with less than 36,000 miles. Robert started a frame-off restoration 12 years ago. Show quality original color paint was applied again, one year ago. 1956 Diamond Blue and [...]
Hundreds of Ford trucks invaded Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, Tennessee for the 30th annual F100 SuperNationals. There were people from all over the U.S. and trucks of every kind: Rat rods, trucks in mid-build, show trucks, panels, F100′s, Broncos and anything in between. Friday was overcast and a little slow because of the rainy weather, [...]
Jim in Fallbrook, California sent in his glowing 1952 Chevy 3100. Jim’s 52 is an updated classic that’s easy to drive. He added a Mustang II front suspension and disc brakes on both ends. Bringing up the rear is a Ford 9 inch. A 350 ci engine with a TH400 automatic transmission gets him down [...]
Greg from CA sent in photos of his 1972 Chevy C10 that he drives daily. Under the hood is a rebuilt 350 with a TH350 auto transmission for plenty of power motoring around town. Greg’s truck is equipped with power steering, power brakes and air conditioning for those hot summer California days. Pumping out the [...]
Classic Instruments brings you 12 different gauge face options to upgrade your stock gauge set in your classic 1947-1953 Chevy or GMC pickup. Gauge face designs vary from modern to classical hot rod styles. You choose the style that matches your truck build. From [...]
This is a very fine 1959 Apache Fleetside, with a frame off restoration completed in 2005. John from Arkansas says it’s, “A joy to drive and rides beautifully. It shows well and always gets a lot of admirers.” John stated with a rust free body. He then stripped the body to bare metal, prepped the [...]
From the great state of West Virginia comes this 1971 Chevy C10 short bed pickup. It’s a custom built and restored show truck with quality workmanship throughout. The truck’s owner, Jay, says it has won multiple car show awards. Nice work Jay! Engine: Big block 454 Transmission: 400 turbo transmission Paint: Porsche Guards Red, Wheels: [...]
Classic Instruments brings you 12 different gauge face options to upgrade your stock gauge set in your classic 1947-1953 Chevy or GMC pickup. Gauge face designs vary from modern to classical hot rod styles. You choose the style that matches your truck build. From [...]
New from March Performance is their new Ford Flathead Serpentine Conversion. Modernize your old Flatty with the look and functionality of a modern serpentine belt system. Here is the info. from March Performance: NEW! FORD FLATHEAD SERPENTINE DRIVE If your Ford Flathead powered Hot Rod still has the old V-Belts, this March Performance serpentine conversion [...]
If you’re looking to update your 61-66 Ford Truck wiring, look no further than American Autowire. They have a wiring harness made up with just about everything you’ll need for basic wiring plus many accessories like aftermarket gauges, AC and more. [...]
From Edge Products Taking truck performance to the next level, Edge Products is excited to announce extreme power tunes of 54 horsepower and 68 foot pounds of torque to the Evolution CS/CTS products for the 2011/12 Ford F-150 EcoBoost™. Ford’s most popular truck, the F-150, has just got more exciting with the new 3.5L EcoBoost™ [...]
Finding the right insurance for your classic car or truck is easier than you may think. Years ago I almost had to give blood to insure a 53 F100. Today, several companies are out there and make it very easy to apply and get classic car and truck insurance. This is a list of known [...]
This week’s wheel of the week is the BOSS Style 304 chrome wheel. The 304 is a double 5 spoke style modern wheel in larger sizes for big fender openings. This style of wheel looks good on modernized classic trucks that are heavily modified. The price is very reasonable for the quality and styling. SIZES: [...]
American Racing VN427 P Shelby Cobra Wheels This week’s wheel looks great on just about anything including classic trucks. Plus, it’s named after an automotive legend! American Racing offers it in a fully polished version and with a gray center and outer barrel polished. You can get this wheel in 15″, 17″ and 18″ wheel sizes [...]
Saturday March 31, 2012 – When Kevin Harvick wins the pole in a truck race, he seems to win on race day! In four previous races where he took the pole, Harvick went on to win. Starting from the pole Saturday, Kevin Harvick lead all but 2 laps of the NASCAR Camping World Truck race [...]
John King has the points lead going Into this weekend’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. After winning the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, King will have his work cut out on the, often wild, half mile paper clip that is Martinsville Speedway. Making the change from the [...]
Here’s a handy little chart to have around. Below is the firing order of the 289, 302 and 351 small block engines. 289 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 302 (Pre-1982) 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 5.0 & 5.0 Truck 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 5.0 HO 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 351 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 Here is the cylinder numbering for all SBF engines: Back of Engine 4 8 3 7 [...]
Remembering back 20 years ago when I started into hot rodding, I remember 1 wheel that was on almost every pro-streeted vehicle around. It was, and is, strong enough to race and it looked awesome on any vehicle. As you might guess, designing a wheel that everyone likes is almost impossible. It is a testament [...]