HOT ROD 1984 DEC - RODDING, MOPAR MILLS, FORD 390/427

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   STREET ROD DREAMIN' A guide to the wild world of street rodding

2)   MOPAR's MUSCLE CONNECTION: Dick Maxwell remembers Hemis past, and touts the 4-cylinder, front- wheel-drive performance future

3)   HOLLEY CARB GOOFS & CURES: 15 Holley carb problems. . . and how to fix them

4)   INDY NATIONALS: The 30th U.S. Nats was a real old-timers' reunion

5)   WHALEBODIES: Two heavy-hitters from Ford's early muscle years

6)   INSTALLING A HOODSCOOP: The right way to bond glass to metal

7)   THE DRAWING BOARD: HOT ROD invites a quorum of artists to rethink the hot rod

8)   NEW ALUMINUM HEADS FOR BIG-BLOCK FORDS: The TFS aluminum head may breathe new life into the 429/460 Ford Wedge motor

9)   SUZUKI GV1200 MADURA: "What's a Madura?" you ask. We don't know either, but it'll destroy a city block in 2 seconds

10)   '67 CAMARO: Doug Phillips' low-level approach to Pro Street science

11)   '49 OLDS SS COUPE: A new generation cruiser that's part custom, part rod, and part machine

12)   '71 MAVERICK: A different idea for Ford from the Renterias

13)   '55 CHEVY: Nothing flashy, nothing gaudy.. .just a fine '55

14)   '67 MUSTANG: An old quarter horse finds new life on the show circuit

15)   RODDIN' AT RANDOM: The All-Star Drag Racing Team, cars imitate art, America's top horsepower cars, Chevrolet's new V8 Indy engine, and the HOT ROD staff Christmas photo

16)   PIT STOP: Predator carbs on the street, turbo TA hop-up, building "unleaded" engines, and more

17)   FINISH LINE: IROC wrap-up, Ford pleases Yarborough, and much more

Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.

 

THE COVER: Photographer Greg Smith shot this slice of nostalgia with Don Kleine's blown Hemi Model A to kick off our Street Rod Dreamin' piece this month-a section that will teach you as it "tests" you-a section that will make the Bar Exam seem like a cakewalk   "What happens if you flunk the test?" you ask nervously. Well, our cover playboy (photo above) thought a "Custom, Non-Ford Fat-Fender" was some kind of guitar-and look what happened to him