Chevrolet first used the attached reservoir pump in 1961 and they are still in use today in a few applications. There are a large number of pumps available that will work with all of our power steering pump brackets. Any pump from a small block, big block— long or short water pump—, and some six… Continue reading Power Steering Pumps: Article provided by Alan Grove Components

General Motors in the early 1980’s started using the GM/Saginaw TC metric power steering pump. It is more commonly referred to in the street rodding industry as the Type II power steering pump. There are two basic pumps that will work well with our pump brackets. These pumps will have all mounting holes threaded which… Continue reading Remote Reservoir Type II Power Steering Pump: Article contributed by Alan Grove Components

-Many factors affect the location of the motor in a street rod chassis. Plan ahead.-The frame should be at ride height and rake when mounting the motor/trans.-On MII suspended chassis, have the rack mounted. It is usually higher than the crossmember and can interfere with the oil pan.-Get Inline Empire Driveline tech sheet re driveline… Continue reading Motor Mount Tech Session. Points to consider (in no particular order): Article from Welder Series

Installation Instructions: Welder Series Kit C005Motor Mount Kit – Small Block Chevy – For Stock Insulators   All chassis work must be done by a qualified person. These instructions are meant to guide a qualified person, not make an expert out of a novice. The purchaser of these parts must make a decision as to… Continue reading Motor Mounts SBC: Article from Welder Series

Valve springs are one of the most critical and most overlooked components in your engine. Proper selection of the valve spring begins with identifying the application and selecting all of the valve train components to achieve the engine builders’ goals.      The spring is selected to compliment the system and must be matched with the entire… Continue reading The Truth About Valve Springs: Article from Comp Cams

RESOURCES:     Camshafts. What do you really know about them? Frankly, for the most part we know that they are critical to making power and torque by properly timing and sizing the engine’s intake and exhaust events. Often referred to as the brain of the engine, there is a lot of mystery surrounding camshaft… Continue reading Cam Shaft FAQ’s from Comp Cams

RESOURCES     In a cold engine the fuel condenses out of the fuel / air mixture onto the passageways of the intake manifold and walls of the combustion chamber.  Fuel will not burn unless it is mixed with oxygen.  To make up for that loss through condensation more fuel needs to be introduced into… Continue reading Edelbrock Electric Choke Conversion for the AFB Four-Barrel: by Jim Clark, Hot Rod M.D.

Many early model cars used to build hot rods have the master cylinder mounted on the frame beneath the floorboards.  This makes filling or checking the brake fluid level difficult unless there is some form of access to the unit.  Some of these early vehicles have a removable access cover of some sort.  Others need… Continue reading Master Cylinder Access Door by Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD)

SEAT BELTS FOR OLD HOT RODSStory & Photos By Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD) If you were born after the fifties you probably take seat belts, an important safety feature, for granted.  But for graybeards like myself they were more of a nuisance than a safety feature on that new ’55 Chevy hardtop that… Continue reading Seat Belts for Old Hot Rods: Story and photos by Jim Clark

The “deuce” roadster was once plentiful and cheap.  It became the car of choice for those building a hot rod because it had a much more substantial frame and a cockpit with more hip and legroom than the Model A Ford.Eventually the supply dried up though and good “deuces” became more expensive.  The price rose… Continue reading Engine Turning Dash Panels, etc. by Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD)