Category Archives: Chassis

Better Than New: Rebuilding the Interior On the Horsepower Monster Camaro

When we first purchased the 1978 Camaro as a project car, there was so much wrong with it that I hardly took notice of the interior. But slowly is has been coming together: The leaky power steering pump has been replaced (along with the also leaky steering box), the Turbo 350 transmission has been rebuilt,…

Our (Mis)Adventures Painting the Horsepower Monster Project Camaro

Patina is popular these days, but the kind of dead silver paint, road rash and random rattle-can primer that came on our $2,200 Camaro was just plain ugly. Still, our 1978 Camaro is a project car, and the beginning of a project is no time to invest in an expensive paint job. We originally thought…

How to Properly Set Your Throwout Bearing Clearance

You don’t want to waste valuable horsepower with an improperly set throwout bearing. All you will wind up doing is burning up an expensive clutch. Here’s how to properly set your throwout bearing clearance quickly and easily.

Cotton Owens was a NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and car owner, but few know about the ’69 Charger 500 he owned that was the wind tunnel mule for the development of the Dodge Daytona.

U.S. Legend Cars’ New Dirt Modified Racer

US Legend Cars’ new Dirt Modified is an all new race car that has been designed primarily by the legendary crew chief Ray Evernham. Here, he gives us a behind the scenes look at his thinking for this new racing chassis along with some great on-track action.

It’s amazing how hard a hit stock car racing chassis can take and return to action within a couple of weeks. Hess Racing Products allowed Horsepower Monster into its shops to show you just how its done.

Applying Ultra-Tough Underbody Protector

Spray-on truck bedliners aren’t just for pickups anymore. You can use the technology behind this stuff to apply a super-protective underbody coating to your musclecar that is tougher and better looking than anything else available on the market. Part Two Printable Instruction Sheet Parts List & Resources

Category Archives: Chassis

Better Than New: Rebuilding the Interior On the Horsepower Monster Camaro

Our (Mis)Adventures Painting the Horsepower Monster Project Camaro

How to Properly Set Your Throwout Bearing Clearance

Remembering NASCAR Great Cotton Owens

U.S. Legend Cars’ New Dirt Modified Racer

Race Car Repair Behind the Scenes

Applying Ultra-Tough Underbody Protector

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