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How to Fix a Dent in a Car - Fix A Dent
Usually, progress up the car-building ladder is driven by necessity. It starts by just keeping that old beater on the... more
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How To Wire Cooling Fans, Headlights, Fuel Pumps & Voltmeters - Custom Wiring You Can Do
Are your old musclecar's headlights too dim? Want to add a new high-current accessory without overtaxing the existing... more
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305 Chevy Small-Block Engine Build - 305 Chevy
When people ask about rebuilding 305 Chevys, our usual response is "Scrap it-it costs the same to rebuild a 350 and you'll... more
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How To Pull an Engine
It's a grueling task, but all gearheads have to do it. Pulling engines is a fact of life. Motors demand more-power... more
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Build A Small-Block Chevy
Sure, you can build any engine to produce big power, but when you opt for smaller cubes, you have to work so much harder to... more
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How to Fill Trim Holes
Lead is a mysterious medieval substance. As used in bodywork, lead is revered by tradition but regarded as the dwindling... more
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Hidden Nitrous How-To
We have a story posted elsewhere that highlights 25 tips to build a better street sleeper -one of those is to install nitrous... more
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How to Hide Nitrous Oxide
Because nitrous oxide is known for creating big power increases, it’s the first item many people look for on a... more
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Street Race Secrets
In past issues, we've delivered a tasty slathering of way-cool street sleepers that haul ass. With each car we highlight a... more
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Aluminum Cylinder Heads
We've done our share of supposedly easy performance bolt-ons that turned out to be not so easy. It seemed that a cylinder... more
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Installing Sway-Bars
No smoke and mirrors here. Installing these GM A-body front and rear antisway bars is almost as easy as picking up the... more
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Install Rear Trailing Arms
Installing aftermarket boxed rear trailing arms is an effective suspension mod that most car crafters can do themselves--it's... more
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Install Spark-Plug Wires
This one sure seems like a no-brainer, leaving us to wonder why so many street machiners have ugly, crossfiring, too-long,... more
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Performance Muffler Swap
Most gearheads have probably already upgraded their muscle machines with a set of headers and a good dual exhaust system.... more
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Rear Gear Swap
In the Nov. 1998 CC you read about a real-world street machine buildup using a 1970 Duster. As part of the story, we... more
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How To Build Your First Engine
At the heart of any potent street machine is a potent engine. Without a powerful mill, your car is all show and no... more
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Quick How-Tos
Here at Car Craft, we cover the big-ticket items all the time. Every month we have at least one engine buildup. You’ll... more
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How to Color-Sand a New Paint Job
After countless hours of meticulous body-panel preparation, the next step in refinishing your musclecar is to apply a new... more
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Cheap Street Chevelle
The theme of Car Craft’s project Cheap Street Chevelle has been simple: Build a fairly potent street machine on a real... more
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