HOT ROD 1997 JULY - WICKED IDEAS, 421 PONCHO, 5.0 GTP

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   CHRISTIAN'S RED RAGE: What makes Tony run?

2)   TRUCK PARTS FOR POWER: 80 hp and 60 pounds-feet for a mild Chevy small-block

3)   WHEEL BUYER'S GUIDE: The latest, trickest stuff and some nostalgia, too

4)   COAT TALES: The subtleties of chrome, cadmium, nickel, and powdercoating

5)   NEW WAVE NITRO JUNKIES: Blown fuel heads east

6)   KILLER PONCHO: Terry Brennan's 412ci '61 Catalina

7)   EIGHT SECONDS TO GLORY: Doin' the number at Roy Hill's drag racing boot camp

8)   RIVER CITY RUN: Reviving the old Pasadena reliability run

9)   PREPPING FOR CHROME: What you need to know before you go to the platers

10)   THE ADHESION LEGION: Street tires with teeth

11)   HIGH-FIRE: Does Ford's new GTP 5.0L cylinder head equal "new" Mustang?

12)   WHEEL & TIRE GUIDE: Size, construction, hardware, caveats: everything you need to know

13)   STEEL PRETTY: How the pros paint steel wheels

14)   HOOP DREAMS: Sexy daydreams versus backspacing and common sense

15)   WIDE TRACKIN': Cataloging the latest round of high performance meats

16)   CIRCLE SQUIRT: Cleaning chrome, magnesium, steel, aluminum, and wire wheels

17)   THE LAST DETAIL: Special considerations in regards to rolling stock

18)   RIM REVIVAL: Mending mags the Doktor DeDento way

19)   NUTS Lug nuts & how to use them

Plus other hot topics.