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Contents: This Month’s Top Story – Paint & Body – Easy Repairs You Can Do At Home (Staffer Kiewicz’s crusty Camaro was given a new lease on life, thanks to Brett’s Paint & Body and lots of resto parts from Classic Industries. In this special section, we show you how to replace a crunched fender, swap on a new hood, replace old doorskins, install a rear spoiler and repair rusted body panels. It’s our biggest paint and body special ever) Tech – How To Color-Sand (The paint pros at Meguiar’s give you the true “grit” on how to color-sand your new paint job. This colorful tech advice is sure to add some shine to your street machine); Swap A Fender (We show you how to replace a crunched fender with a new fender from Classic Industries. It’s fun, it’s easy and you can do it at home); How To Install A Rear Spoiler (We “spoil” you rotten with loads of tech know-how about installing a factory rear spoiler. A spoiler looks cool and adds downforce to add traction); Doorskin Replacement (Door dings got you bumming? Dented door making you blue? Don’t fill the dents with loads of body filler – fix the door right by installing a new doorskin. We show you how); Install A Cowl-Induction Hood (Stock flat hoods are boring. Install a cool SS or cowl-induction hood for improved performance and groovy looks. Get the full “scoop” on the tech know-how needed to perform this swap); Rust Removal (Chemotherapy doesn’t work with car cancer. Instead, replace a rusted-out panel with new sheetmetal. All it takes is a cut-off wheel, a welder and the good tech advice shown in this story); Real-World Power Combos (These dyno-proven Federal Mogul engine combos won’t break the bank. Included here are power packages for small-and big-block Chevys as well as small-block Fords); 426 Hemi Buildup (This potent pachyderm will easily squash Mouse motors, thanks to parts from MoPar Performance and building know-how from Dick Landy Industries); CC Basics – How A Master Cylinder Works (This tech feature pulls out all the “stops” as we “brake” the news on this “halting” subject); Car Care Buyer’s Guide (We consorted with the all-mighty “Bishop of Buff” for the latest in trick car care goodies. Become your very own “Pope of Polish” by using these items on your car’s painted panels); 10 Tips For Better Street Traction (CC Staffer Cook spills his cranial collection of traction tech-tips. Stop spinning your wheels by “sticking” to these tried-and-true tricks) Features – ’63 Chevrolet Nova (Radical looks on the outside combine with a killer interior for the ultimate street machine. In addition, TPI small-block power propels this nifty Nova into the 21st Century in style); ’70 Plymouth Road Runner (It’s big, it’s bad and it’s got a 440. Six-Pak power provides plenty of potent punch for this purple pavement pounder); NHRA Pro Picks (CC Editor Schifsky once again looks into his cracked crystal ball for this year’s NHRA Pro Picks. Last year he was 1 for 4, which leaves a wee bit of room for improvement. Will he be closer this year?); ’86 Pontiac Trans Am (This radical TA combines big-block power, bright red paint all over, and plenty of cool tricks for one tough-looking street machine); Real Street Eliminator Entry (Does your purple Vega GT run 10s, get 30 mpg and pull 1 g on the skidpad? If so, then RSE is for you. Don’t delay, send your entry today); Street Super Test – Baer Racing ’95 Ford Mustang (Good brakes are often overlooked. Find out hos this Pony stops on a dime and gives five cents change. Besides whoa, it has plenty of go by way of a big Vortech supercharger); Strip Tech: ’69 Buick GS (Truck load of tire-twisting torque are the by-product of this Buick’s 455 V-8. The result is a resto-looking street machine that runs in the 11s); Enter The Hottest Events Of 1997 (We’ve got four shows planned for 1997. Two of them will have all-out, heads-up racing. We’ll be there with our cameras, you be there with your car) Departments – In This Issue; Reader’s Letters; Straight Scoop; Resto Tech; New Products; Tech Talk; Event Scene; Ad Index, Readers’ Page
Issue: April 1997
Condition: Very Good