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Contents: Rod-Testing A Blown Hemi T-Bucket (Scott Ellis’ monster puts the “hot” back into rodding); Fiberglass Fireball (The L.A. Hooker blows its top); Fine-Tuning Holley Carburetors (Tips on extracting maximum street performance); Ten Most Common Hot Rodding Mistakes (Follow C.J. Baker’s advice and avoid a lot of grief); Freaky Fiesta (Ford’s econocar becomes HOT ROD‘s exoticar); Vanturian Candidate (Carl Casper’s futuristic blown custom-fabricated van); HOT ROD Picks The Top 10 Street Rods (The rods that put street rodding back on the map); Hardy V8 Chevy Luv – Part 3 (After a few more mods we’re ready to truck); Pennsylvania Bracket Racer (Paul Reinford’s ’72 Chevy Nova, a Moose that roars); Project Roadmaster, Part 2 (Budget-building the 231 V6 for street and strip); Nice Pair (The Potters immaculate Ford rods prevent family friction); Street ‘N’ Strip Nash 5-Speeds (Project Chevy II examines two versions of the rugged trans); Can Am Corvette (With pieces from Ecklers, you can built this wild hatchback); A Car For The ’80s: The Toyota Liftback (Performance, economy, looks and features make it hard to beat); A Nass-T Replica Roadster (Randy Bianchi’s bucket spells terror with a capital T); Testing The 90-Horsepower Kawasaki KZ1000 (Performance and styling make it the best of the cafe racers); Blue Bomber: Blown 350 Camaro (Jeff Dickson’ competition is singin’ the blues); Dyno Don’s “Baby Brother” (Don Nichols’ ’71 Pinto is a sheep in wolf’s clothing); The Hot Rod Story – Part 2 (Rodding comes of age with the birth of the small-block Chevy); Repro-Roadster – Conclusion (After being upholstered, our rod is ready to roll) Departments – Editorially Speaking; SEMA Scene; Post Entry; Roddin’ At Random; New Stuff; In Print; Hot Rod Mart; C.J. Talks Tech; Backyard Bonus
Issue: February 1978
Condition: Very Good