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Contents: Cover Section: Homebuilt & Mail-Order Engines – No-Fuss 502 (A crate engine works well enough on the strip to win a national event); Prep & Install A V-8 (Got a crate engine? Here’s how to get it ready and drop it in a Nova); Select A Rebuild Kit (A look at the variety of engine kits available from the aftermarket); Work With A Local Machine Shop (The key is knowing what you need before dropping off your engine); Buy Ready-To-Run Engines (Here’s a guide to all the small-and big-block mail-order engines); Build A Small-Block At Home (Yes, you can assemble an engine at home with the help of these 25 tips); Have It Your Way (Sallee Chevrolet guides us through the new GM Performance 502/502 kit) Tech – Camshaft & Valvetrain Buyer’s Guide (You need a scorecard to keep up with all the hot cam grinders today); Stiffen Your Chassis To Improve Handling (Hotchkis Performance installed braces and connectors on a new Camaro); 10 Paint & Body Tricks (Here’s a sampling of tips to step up the appearance of your Chevy); Gear Up To Gear Down (If your Chevy is really hugging the pavement, try trimming the tranny) Features – A Look Back At The Fast ZO6 Corvette (This Vette was filled with all the options needed to run on the road course); Rat Attack (Kelley and Jennifer Austin created a Z16 clone for this month’s cover); It Fits! (The Chevy Raceshop drops a Cadillac V-8 into a late-model Monte Carlo) Departments – Skid Marks (Rearend troubles?); Letters (Writing in about your Chevy); Resto Q & A (Restoration problems solved); Chevy Parts (The lasted Bow Tie equipment); Bow Tie News (Chevy’s on the Power Tour); Resto Shop (Hot parts for restorations); Chevy Showplace (Cool rides from our readers); Performance Q & A (Answering your tech questions); Calendar (Places to see hot Chevys); Short Block (Shop tips for Chevy owners)
Issue: September 1997
Condition: Very Good