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1960s GM V8 points distributor, cap off beside a hood-up Chevelle at a lake
Restoration & Tech

Points vs Electronic Ignition: Restoring or Converting

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor, disassembled with rebuild kit on workbench
Restoration & Tech

Carburetor Rebuild: When to Rebuild, When to Replace

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Freshly rebuilt V8 engine on a stand with a flat tappet camshaft and lifters on a shop towel as assembly lube is applied
Restoration & Tech

Engine Break-In: Flat-Tappet Cams and Zinc Oil

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Bare cast-iron V8 cylinder head on a machine shop bench with hardened valve seat inserts and valves laid out beside it
Restoration & Tech

Rebuilding for Unleaded Fuel: Hardened Valve Seats and Additives

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
V8 short block on an engine stand beside cylinder heads and a camshaft on a machine shop bench
Restoration & Tech

Short Block, Long Block, Complete: What You're Paying For

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Machinist measuring a cylinder bore on a bare V8 engine block clamped in a boring machine in an engine machine shop
Restoration & Tech

Machine Shop Work Explained: Boring, Honing, Decking, Line Boring

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Rebuilt small-block V8 on an engine hoist beside a muscle car with an empty engine bay and a crated engine on a pallet
Restoration & Tech

Rebuild, Crate Engine or Swap? Deciding What Goes Back In

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Freshly assembled orange-painted V8 long block on an engine stand in a restoration garage, with a partly stripped 1960s green hardtop and a torque wrench and micrometer on the bench
Restoration & Tech

Rebuilding a Classic Car Engine and Drivetrain

Dan Reeves · · 12 min
Long inline-six-cylinder engine mounted lengthwise in the tall, narrow engine bay of a classic pickup truck, its single straight bank of cylinders under one valve cover clearly distinct from a V8
Restoration & Tech

Inline-Six vs V8 in Classic Trucks

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
Restored Pontiac 400 cubic inch V8 engine bay in an early 1970s Firebird
Car Features

Why Pontiac V8s Are Their Own World

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Bare Pontiac 400 V8 block mid-rebuild on an engine stand with heads removed
Car Features

Rebuilding a Pontiac 400

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min