Dear Mike: I screwed up. I wanted to bleed the brakes on my old pickup, but I broke off the bleeder bolt flush with the caliper casting. I tried to drill out the old bolt nub and install a Helicoil in ...
While converting from drums to disc brakes on the front of many older cars is a sensible upgrade, irrespective of performance gains, we opted to install discs on the rear of our project wagon too. Not ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This past week, I replaced rotted-out brake lines under my landlord's $1 Oldsmobile, and let me just say: It was total hell. I wrenched in my ...
Unless you’re performing a concours restoration on your 1965-1978 Mustang, you will want to perform constructive modifications that make a vintage car safer and more enjoyable to drive. This approach ...
AN—or “Army-Navy”—fittings are a particularly robust type of 37-degree, single-flare end for steel brake lines. Per their name, they originated in military contexts, but are now used by drag racers ...
Here's the scenario: It's Saturday morning and you begin a project/update/repair on your street rod that you've told yourself will only take half an hour or so to complete. Before you know it, an hour ...