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When doing an HEI distributor conversion, label or mark the location of your spark plug wires on the distributor cap for fast, easy reference.

This 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible was designed and built by Hulst Customs of Merlin, Oregon for Don and Karen Blacksmith of Grants Pass, OR. This car is a full custom in every sense of the word, way too features and modifications to list, but you’ll find most of it is visible in the pictures here.

“Heat” officially debuted at the 2009 SEMA show, was a Top 25 pick at SEMA by Hot Rod Magazine. From there, the car went on to the Good Guys show at Scottsdale, AZ and won the Top Ten pick.

Take a 2008 Harley Davidson Dyna Street Bob motorcycle, add vast amounts of ingenuity, imagination and innovation and blend with over 3,000 hours of labor and you might end up with this homage to the ever popular, instantly recognized 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.  This red beauty was recently seen at the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada .

The C7 Corvette was introduced in the Fall of 2013, as a 2014 model. It’s the seventh generation Corvette and the first to bear the Corvette Stingray name since the 1976 third generation model. Body styles include both Coupe and Convertible.

The C7 Corvette’s LT1 engine brings several technologies new to the engine line, such as direct injection, Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) and continuously variable valve timing. Transmission choices include a 7-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters.

For 58 of its 60 years, the Chevrolet Corvette has been powered by the legendary Chevrolet V8 engine. Technological advancements have increased output threefold – from 195 hp in 1955 to 638 hp today – as well as reliability, refinement and efficiency.

However, the fundamental architecture of the Chevrolet “small block” remains the same today as it was in 1955: a 90-degree V8 with overhead valves actuated by pushrods, and a 4.4-inch on-center bore spacing.

C3 headlights. GM came out with the pop-up headlights in 1968 and had them all the way through to 1982. Owners have had issues with these vacuum driven headlights. As their Corvettes age, the headlights develop problems due to rubber hoses that wear out. The main problem is the hose will crack around the attachment points on the headlight actuators, valves, tank or at the engine. 

If your hood is sitting lower than the fender on one side and higher on the other, or higher in the front and lower in the rear, then there is a solution.  First, you must adjust your hood to bring the highest portion level with the fender. This will cause the lower to be even lower, but this can be resolved by simply purchasing several rubber hood alignment bumpers. Place some masking tape on the fender across to the hood at each low spot so you know where to position these bumpers. 

C3 Corvettes are known for their cooling issues. Yes, you could replace the radiator, but this may not resolve your problem. You can inspect your fan shroud, fan blade, fan clutch and even radiator. All these items can cause problems, but they may not be the problem either. Inspect for good sealing around the radiator support to radiator, radiator to fan shroud seals, make sure the fan clutch is working properly and make certain the radiator is clean inside the vanes. The C3 changed the way you need to think about cooling. 

If your outside door handle cover is sagging, then it’s time for a replacement. This involves removing your inner door panel, removing all the rods and then unbolting the handle from the inside. There is a simpler way to resolve this problem if replacing the handle does not appeal to you; just purchase one of the handle springs. These great little inventions will once again put the handle cover into its proper place and the handle look like new without all the work.