Stroked and Poked
Previously, you had answered a question on smallblock stokers and mentionedrunning a 4.080˝ bore / 3.79˝ stroke engine for a long time. I have been thinking aboutthis combination as a replacement for the 318 in my ’72 Satellite Sebring…
Refining The Bird
We come up with some cool tricks for much better drivability and even moreperformance for our wild and feathery long-running project Road Runner.
By Richard Ehrenberg SAE
Piston Picking
Can I get your opinion on an item? Thephenolic brake caliper pistons—Raybestoshas these. It seems to me that thesewould be insulating in nature. Is it betterto have an insulator between the pad andthe caliper or is it better to have a…
Not Too Young To Smoke
I put in a replacement alternatorin my 1966 Newport, everythingwas good then some smoke around thefirewall near the regulator now no juice tothe ignition or anywhere. What did I fry?No visible sign of burnt wire.Best guess: Chinese…
King Kong Brakes
Buyer’s Guide to big, bigger and biggest bolt-on brakes.
Story and photos by Richard Ehrenberg
Braking Down
. I have been threatening to finallydo a front brake disc conversion on my1970 Road Runner. It is a manual drumbrake, manual steering, 4-speed car. Ihave been thinking about getting one ofthe great conversion kits out there, but Iam…