WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE…Jeff Blair’s Street/Strip 1956 Chevrolet Corvette

UNINTENDED…Mark Todd’s 6 Second street/strip Aston Martin started with a deal you just couldn’t pass up

EXCITEMENT…Rod Snyder’s Pro Street Pontiac Fiero is fully capable of quickening your pulse

NOT JUNK…Steve Metcalf’s ’56 Chevy 3100 Stepside plays many roles, but haulin’ hay isn’t one of them

REBIRTH OF MADNESS – Part 4…Turning Blue Sadness into Blue Madness:  2.0 Edition

RPM EXCLUSIVES & TECH – SHOP TALK…Just trying to be cool

RPM PROJECT PACE CAR/RACE CAR – Part 3…COMP CAMS and associated driveshaft parts

Highlights to the November 2020 Copy include:

RPM FEATURE CAR

Turbocharged Terror – This 5-second 274+ MPH Pro Mod has some solid blood lines – Ed Thornton

FEATURED CARS

Demonic Pleasure – When Dodge produced the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon, they set the bar high!

Perseverence Pays Off – This blown Fox Body build is all about finishing what you start, no matter what happens – Jerry Hoose

For Scarlett – This ’67 big block nitrous Camaro has made lasting memories for Bruce Kennedy.

EVENT FEATURE

Time to Lay the Smack Down! – Canada’s premier No-Time Race Event Goes Full Steam Ahead – SMACKDOWN 4

EXCLUSIVES & TECH

Red Bull Restoration – Shannon Poole’s Vette is “Taking Shape”

RPM Project Car – BIG AIR = POWER – JLT Install on our favorite 2013 Shelby GT500 AKA “Silver Snake”

Shop Talk – Icons that never become a household name

ALL PACKED INTO THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF RPM MAGAZINE!

FEATURE CAR - FAST BACK....Steve Willingham's all Ford '67 Mustang puts the Fast in Fastback!

OPEN ROAD RAGTOP...This rare Chevy II droptop is a killer street machine that can hurt feelings at the track, too!

COOL COYOTE...Tim Flanders' Stang is about as Ford as you can get, now!

YOU GET MORE BEES WITH HONEY...Ryan Honey's big tire Chevelle is ready for grudge race action!

REBIRTH OF MADNESS - Troy LaCrone - BLUE MADNESS 2.0 LIVES!...It's done and it IS Epic!  Introducing Troy LaCrone's Blue Madness 2.0


EXCLUSIVES & TECH

RED BULL RESTORATION - PART TWO .....Shannon Poole will be back racing his 1964 Corvette! 

PACE CAR/RACE CAR PROJECT - PART FIVE...Camshaft and Heads

SHOP TALK...Don't settle!  Build your project for YOU.

Read complete issues of RPM Magazine Online at www.rpmmag.com


Who's In This Issue of RPM Magazine - September 2020

THE TEACHER...Auto Mechanics teacher Martin Girard holds lessons outside the classroom with his wild nitroused 5-speed Mustang!

FOOL'S GOLD...This wicked street/strip turbocharged Mopar is one cool father/son project!

HELLcat ON WHEELS...Alexander Torres' Charger; "The Fastest Hellcat in California.

SEXY SALLY...Shawn White's '70 Chevelle is more than just another pretty face!

STILL GOT IT...This iconic Malibu pro streeter is as fine today as it was when it debuted 33 years ago.

RED BULL RESTORATION...Shannon Poole will be back racing his 1964 Corvette!

PACE CAR/RACE CAR - PROJECT: Part 4...The Short Block lives - Installing our rotating assembly

SHOP TALK..."I have a problem - You probably do too!"

THE RIDES
My Taxy ....Javier Chavez's 2004 Mustang Cobra

Malibu Dream...Las Vegas native Bobby Bridges transforms a bone stock 1979 Chevrolet Malibu into one of the West Coast's most notorious grudge cars

Law & Order...This first Gen Camaro is the down and dirty alter ego of Mick McGirr

Thames Fame...Gary Clinton's 1948 Thames Panel Van is a street driven tribute to his racing roots!

RPM EXCLUSIVES & TECH

REBIRTH OF MADNESS:  Part 3 - Troy LaCrone...The heart(s) of madness:  We show you what it takes to build an 1.800+hp street engine

PACE CAR RACE CAR:  Part 3 - Choosing our small block Ford pistons with Wiseco

COOL TOOLS: ProForm 7,000 pound slim wireless vehicle weighing system

QUICKTECH:  Your Oil's Best Friend...the piston ring

Shop Talk...Next Level:  Reflecting back to pre-pandemic life


THE REAL THING...This 7 second street/strip Camaro is a full scale threat!

KNOW THE RULES...Even when there are none!

BIG SHOT...Tony Harlin is a man who isn't afraid to show some muscle-like, say his blown Hemi Dart, for example!

Do-Overmire...If at first it isn't perfect, do it again!

PROJECT PACE CAR RACE CAR...Part 1:  How did we get here?

THE REBIRTH OF MADNESS:  PART 2 - The resurrection accelerates!

TRUCK STUFF:  ACCESSORIZE - We add some accessories to the latest RPM truck

COMPANY SPOTLIGHT:  OIL MATTERS - We go inside Maxima Racing Oil to find out what makes it slick

RPM Magazine
THE RIDES
Giddyup!.... This no-time mustang is set on full gallup.

Nightrain... A sinister C-10 that can really haul the mail!

Outta Control.... Steve Wojcik always wanted a ’69 Camaro…but he never planned for things to get this crazy.

‘Murcan Motors ... Making Pro Street Great Again doesn’t have to be a cookie cutter operation.
  
Ol’ School....The Chevy II is one part drag car...and one part time capsule.

Rebirth of Madness... What can you do when an accident strikes? If you’re Troy LaCrone, you rebuild.  
 
RPM EXCLUSIVE

Shop Talk.... Just another day: Turning wrenches on some LS-powered buggies.

The Stick Shifters ...This group of dedicated racers are bound by their love of the manual shifted transmission.

Front and Center ...Bob Thrash finishes our front clip and installs the steering

COMING NEXT MONTH
More Cool Exclusives
A wicked Blown Pro Street/Strip Chevy II, 7-second 1st Gen Camaro, a blown Hemi ’68 Dart that could possibly be one of the first-ever pro street cars.

THIS AND MORE IN THE NEXT RPM!
 
 


THE RIDES

A Real Hot Rod – This 693 Inch ’34 Ford is much more than just another pretty face!

LumiNasty – Because it ain’t LumiNice anymore!

Unexpected Strike – What does a strike made without warning and a fantasy/thriller motion picture have in common?  A 1963 1/2 Ford Falcon Sprint known as “Sucker Punch.”

Post Up – This old-school ’66 Chevelle packs the punch and swagger of a street brawler.

Sik Goat – Terry Olivieira’s 1969 GTO is one nasty Poncho.

Express Delivery – Steve Bullock’s nasty Nova was delivered in a hurry…and now hauls the mail faster than ever!

THE PROJECTS & TECH

Acadian Revival – Get Wired!  OCD skills and install techniques collide to get our project Acadian closer to the finish line.

Home Grown Copo – Get by with a little help from friends – Our project Camaro attempts to rise from the ashes and gets a whole bunch of new tricks.

Shop Talk – Keeping Cool under pressure.

The Rides

Thunderbird – Kevin Slyfield’s 2,500 plus horsepower methanol gulping championship bird of prey is no myth!

Strange Stang – Feeling Strange? This wicked nitroused Fox body will help!

Fulfillment – After 20 years, Roland O’Haran was finally able to see his ’67 Camaro complete.

Warriors…Come Out To Play...The Warriors Drag Racing Team is ready to break out with their high-power, high energy brand of race action!

Corn-Fed Cool – Terry Ciesta’s incredible blown 1955 Chevy is an E85 fueled Shoebox full of awesome.

Projects & Tech

4 Lug Thug – Finally in Sync

4 Lug Thug – Driven by Precision

TowTech – Slow Down and Cool Off

Shop Talk – Why Cars?

THE RIDES...
1 Fast '57...This '57 Chevy has it all...including over 1,000 horses under the hood!

Eight Barrels of Fun...This wicked '66 Pro Street Mustang is packin'!

Real Deal...'69 Chevelle built for one purpose:  to kick ass!

Driving Miss Gracie...Not your average four-door family sedan!

Go Big or Go Home...With 978 cubic inches in his Top Sportsman Camaro, Alberta, Canada's Barry Daniluk has the Go Big part covered...and he has the record to prove it!!

THE PROJECTS & TECH
4 LUG THUG..Extreme Weight Loss:  Episode 6...We continue our quest to get the old RPM mule down to a healthy fighting weight.

4 LUG THUG...In School Suspension...Time to get serious with hardcore rear suspension from RaceCraft!

HOME GROWN COPO...Our project Camaro is too hot to handle...literally!

APOCALYPSE HORSE...The Hard Way...Project do-over strikes again.

SHOP TALK
Gearheads and good deeds:  The possibilities are endless.

THE RIDES

Storm Warning...Troy LaCrone's 7-second Street driven Camaro proves modern pro street joins killer good looks with performance to match!

Full Assault...This '66 Chevy C10 hauls something other than hay.

Waylon...Just some good old boys...

It's T-Time...This street/strip Buick started with "this car isn't as fast as my brothers"

For the Love of the Game...Former football star Justin Lopes might have hung up the cleats, but that doesn't mean he still doesn't play to win!


THE PROJECTS AND TECH

Project 4 Lug Thug...Extreme Weight Loss:  Episode 5...We continue our quest to get the old RPM mule down to a healthy fighting weight.

Project 4 Lug Thug...Doubled Down:  We add adjustability and strength with the upper torque box doubler kit from RaceCraft.

Tow Tech...Gettin' Hitches...We test out a new torsion unit from Gen-Y Hitch on our Dodge Ram/Covered Wagon Trailers tow rig.

Shop Talk...Be careful, wiring is not for everyone!  You pay for what you get.

THE RIDES

Mopar Madness...This blown Gen II Hemi powered '68 Charger is just flat out nasty!

Wile E. Turbo Coyote...Who doesn't love a single-digit street car?

A Love Like No Other...Scott Embley might call his 1969 Chevelle "Sally" but he built it in loving memory of his mom Jeanne.

Sweet Z...This flawless 69 Camaro brings back the age old debate among gearheads:  What makes a race car a race car and a street car a street car?

Mustang Revival...This pro street 1970 Mach I Mustang had been left for dead, but now it's back and better than ever!

PROJECTS AND TECH

COOL TOOLS

Formed to Fit...We put the Eastwood Extra Large Capacity Shrinker Stretcher to the test.

All in the Details...Adding style and rigidity to fastner locations with Hammer Fab and NEXGEN Off-Road dimple dies.

Project 4 Lug Thug...Extreme Weight Loss Challenge Episode 4 - The Thug loses 75 pounds with race car power windows.

TowTech...Haulin' the Mail - Whether you are buying a new trailer or just getting ready to tow, we look at the basics of safety, style and function.


Mission:  Accomplished...One Man's dream of building the world's fastest Viper becomes another man's obsession.

Terminal Condition...This Fourth Gen Camaro is proof that fully escaping the impact of "The Bug" is probably a losing effort.

Purple Rain...Mini but mighty, this grudge racer Chevy LUV doesn't just look fast, it is!

Overkill...Rod Bollini's pro street Dodge Dakota is too much..and that's just right!

Street Race is Back!  We blow the dust off an east coast favorite and hit the track.

Real Deal...A real Corvette body.  Street driven and yes, it can bang off 6 second quarter miles too!

GT-Oh So Fast...Jimmer Kline quickly regrouped after writing off his first '66 Tempest and built this legit 7 second Goat.

Flight 57...This classic shoebox Chevy is ready for takeoff!

Resurrection...This C4 Corvette was left for dead, but Jeff McCormick almost single handedly brough it back badder than ever!

Unique...This record-holding Opel is a testament to one man's commitment to the sport he loves.

2017 Top Guns...We're back again with our annual installment honoring our favorite rides of the year!

PROJECTS AND TECH

Cool Tools...WORX Works hard so you don't have to...We put two of WORX new 20 Volt lithium ion tools to the test!

4 Lug Thug...Extreme Weight Loss Challenge:  Episode 3...We find a rock solid voltage at a feather.

Products & Innovations:  Nick Neck!  We try out the new AutoPlumb AN coding system water neck adapter.

Apocalypse Horse...Little by little...We continue prepping our project car for paint  and handling a number of other details.





DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS…Two-time Drag Week Champion Tom Bailey reloads with a fresh dose of street-driven pro mod 4,000 horsepower ’69 Camaro.

UN REHL (REAL)… Memories last a lifetime. This 1963 Plymouth Savoy Max Wedge was just meant to be.

DIFFERENT IS GOOD…Dominic Palazzolo’s homebuilt flat-hood ’64 Comet is unique to say the least.

2017 YELLOW BULLET NATS: LOCKED AND LOADED…The 8th Annual end of summer get down at Cecil County Dragway does not disappoint!

BIG GIRL…There’s a whole lot to love with this ’72 Chevelle!

PROJECTS AND TECH

SHOP TALK…The old school gearhead: A lost breed or evolving organism?

COOL TOOLS…You Can CNC Me Now…A quality home CNC setup for cutting billet parts for under a grand? You can do it with a MillRight desktop CNC router system!

4 LUG THUG…Extreme Weight Loss Challenge: Episode 2…The Thug is still counting calories and moving onto cardio with the help of Harwood.

APOCALYPSE HORSE…Braddy Custom Paint inches our project car ever-closer to trick paint and graphics with some custom body mods.

DRIVING URGE...Roger Jongerden gets behind the wheel of a wild new '70 Camaro Pro Mod

NASTE '95...This Ford Mustang GT may have started as a daily driver, but now it's a small tire brawler.

MARINA BLUES...Bob Mifflin built this 1969 Chevelle to break some hearts and hurt some feelings.

TOM BAILEY'S WOODWARD PRE-PARTY....A fast street car meet and greet leading into the big show.

LIFETIME ADDICTION...Glenn Woodell's sleek '72 Charger is a combination of new and old, something he likes to call Pro Vintage.

Shop Talk...Is there life after the build?

RPM Quick Tech:  Skinny Shoulders...The solution to great fitment with head and neck restraints from Racequip.

Fantastic Fastener Tool...Mounting your goodies just got easier thanks to Ridgegate Tools and their MaxDuty Swivel Trio 3in1 rivet/riv-nut/rivet stud tool.

Extreme Weight Loss Challenge:  Episode 1...Counting calories with the help of Be Cool, Eastwood and plenty of other tools.

At Long Last...Our Project Car finally heads on down the road to Braddy Custom Paint!

THE RIDES
COVER CAR - Brandon Lewis' killer '57 Chevy is a cutting edge throwback to the roots of pro mod.

THE EXCLUSIVES 
BOOMHAUER - Just a girl and her car!

STILL THE ONE - Through every step in life's journey, it's always been this gold Cutlass for Tim Heusinger.

SECOND CHANCE - Jim Heron admits that he sold his first 1969 Chevelle for the wrong reasons, even though it didn't seem that way at the time.  
 
 
HOT EVENTS
FAST CARS, CANADIAN HOSPITALITY AND POUTINE...
The Inaugural SMACKDOWN 1 provides a little something for everyone at Ontario's St. Thomas Raceway Park.

THE PROJECTS & TECH
SHOP TALK:  The Grass May Be Greener...on the other side of the track!

COOL TOOLS:  TIG-Tastic...We upgrade to a Miller Electric Syncrowave 210.

PROJECT ACADIAN REVIVAL...We prep the LS powerplant and order the Hughes Transmission for our Street/Strip Canadian Nova.

PROJECT APOCALYPSE HORSE...INCH BY INCH...Chassis fab is complete at Yates Performance and our completed chassis gets powder coat from Denco Powder Coating Services.

Dual Threat - Just your typical 2,000 horsepower street/strip '69 Camaro

Silv-ation - Jay Jachimiak inists that his incredible 1970 Chevelle SS saved his life.

Claustrophobia - If you don't like tight spaces, this killer Pro Street Opel isn't for you.

Wish You Were Here - The 34th Annual DuQuoin Street Machine Nationals harken back to the golden age of street machining.

Legends of Pro Street - Bringin' Home the Hardware - This decade-long blown Hemi build is an overnight sensation!

UGLY SISTER - Don't crush this one just yet...it's a badass twin-turbo street car that runs 7's!
ALL OF THE ABOVE - Gary Houghtaling's twin turbo 1964 Falcon is entirely awesome!!
HELL ON WHEELS - Aaron Hauke's 2015 Mustang GT is a little more than just a pretty face!
MOONTUNE - Ryan Harper's tale of his 1968 Camaro will certainly tug at your emotions!
DRAG RACING ON THE CHEAP - If you thought there was no such thing, we're here to tell you there is!
PROJECTS AND TECH
Shop Talk - To Wrench or to Drive...that is the question!
Products & Innovations:  Hang on to Your Head...An affordable and adjustable head & neck restraint from Z-Tech sports
4 LUG THUG - EFI For Nitrous Junkies:  Part 5 - Fire it up!  The finale of our 5-part Dominator EFI series
ACADIAN REVIVAL - Plate Me Up, Scottie - Blow the dust off and get to work, it's time to bring that parked street bruiser in the garage back to life, on the street AND strip!

THE RIDES
COVER CAR - Flight Plan - Clear the runway.  Kerry McPherson's Pro Street Nova is ready for takeoff!
The Blue Beast - Casey Hord's Z06 is fast and 100% street machine!
Seek and Find - Searching out a Gen 2 Camaro for an LS swap...Mission Accomplished!

THE EXCLUSIVES 
Don't Knock it 'Til You Try It - A young drag racer brings an old idea back to life:  a class for plate nitrous-equipped cars only.
Terminator - Hasta La Vista, Chevy. 
 
 
 

 

THE PROJECTS & TECH
Shop Talk:  Nothing is Ever Easy - I promise...it'll only be a few more minutes!
Project Home Grown COPO - It's amazing what a coat of paint can do!
Project 4 Lug Thug - EFI For Nitrous Junkies:  Part 4 - A dashingly handsome dash.
Cool Tools - Rout Too Cool - Creating killer (and repeatable!) pieces and panels with a JessEm router table, Easy Fabrication templates, and router equipment from 12VTools.
Project Apocalypse Horse - Play the Hand You're Dealt - With the clock ticking on the big debut at the Street Machine Nationals, we take a few steps back before taking a few forward.

THE RIDES 
COVER CAR - COWMARO....This beefy late-model Camaro packs a potent punch!
TROOPER-SPEED...Some of them are gearheads too!
SONIC BOOM...Nick Thompson's '97 Mustang is armed and ready for action!

THE EXCLUSIVES
STREET OUTLAW...If you thought this wild 1950 Chevy 5-window pickup might attract the attention of the local law enforcement, you'd be right!  
 
 
THE PROJECTS & TECH
SHOP TALK:  Seasons Come...Seasons Go...But wrenching and racing never change!

ARMOR PLATED PISTONS...Wiseco offers Armour Plating and Armour Glide on it's line of pistons...What is it, and why do you need it?

PROJECT 4 LUG THUG...EFI for Nitrous Junkies:  Part 3 - Harnessing the Harnesses

PROJECT BACK ON TRACK...DOWN BUT NOT OUT...Although things haven't gone exactly as planned, our Project Back On Track Camaro has taught plenty of lessons

APOCALYPSE HORSE...THE RIGHT WAY...Steve Yates spearheads the effort to tackle the final few weeks of fabrication before we head to paint
 
 


THE RIDES 
COVER CAR - Double Take...This 1985 Electron Blue GT is making memories for Joely Alley and family.
Green Machine...A 30 year dream becomes reality!
No End In Sight...Ray Litz sees his addiction to horsepower as a terminal disease.
The Family '55...With 52 years in the same family this Top Sportsman Shoebox Chevy has seen it all! 
 
 
THE PROJECTS & TECH
 
Shop Talk:  There's No Place Like Home...You don't have to have every tool known to man to do the job right...but it sure helps!
Cool Tools...Why Everybody Needs a Plasma Cutter...Make cutting tasks a breeze with a Versa-Cut plasma cutter from Eastwood.
RPM Garage...A Place for Everything...We get organized with a new 72-inch workstation and storage cabinet from OEMTOOLS
4 Lug Thug...EFI for Nitrous Junkies:  Part 2...We go under the hood to ready our fuel injection system for the juice!
Apocalypse Horse...Project Do Over...After a 1,000 mile trek east, Yates Performance Chassis gets our pony ever-closer to paint at Braddy Custom.
 
 


THE RIDES

COVER CAR -  All Rise for the Judge  - Jim Zeek's immaculate GTO Judge.

THE EXCLUSIVES

Do Over - This blown & injected '55 Chevy redefines smoooooooooth.

Got Yer Goat - Late model muscle means speed, power, comfort, and style.

Stock/Super Stock - An almost lost art...now a comeback sensation!  
 
 
Prepare for Launch - This Space City, USA-based blown and injected Olds Cutlass is a go for throttle up!

THE PROJECTS & TECH

Shop Talk:  The Simple Things - Applying philosophy to the gearhead lifestyle?  That's how we roll...

Project 4 Lug Thug:  EFI for Nitrous Junkies - Marvelous Manifolds thanks to Wilson and Edelbrock.

Artful Dodgers:  An unofficial history of nitrous oxide...How deceitful racers succeed!
 


COVER CAR
This classic street/strip 1962 Impala has been successful on the strip for 15 years…and the wins just keep coming!

FEATURE CARS
IN THE RAW – You’ll be shocked when you find out what powers this off-the-wall Nova!

SHIFT’ED THINKING – This ultra-clean Chevy has more than good looks going for it…

LS XCITING – This nitrous-assisted LS burnt copper fourth-gen Camaro is anything but boring!

OLD SCHOOL COOL – A family heirloon that just keeps getting better–and faster–with age!

THE PROJECTS

SHOP TALK:  Some Things Just Take Time –  There’s no shortcut to the right way to complete tasks on your project car.

HOMEGROWN COPO – Caged, Braced and Suspended – Our Homegrown COPO gets some new goodies from S & W Race Cars and MPR Race Cars.

COOL TOOLS – Notched Like None Other – Rogue Fabrication’s VersaNotcher provides unmatched versatility and adjustability in a hole saw tubing notcher.

APOCALYPSE HORSE – TheTunnel of Despair – We pay tuition at the School of Hard Knocks and fab up a bead rolled sheetmetal transmission tunnel.

The Rides 

Cover Car - Blast from the Past - Richard Fox got his second wind for fast cars and hasn't slowed down since!

Comeback Cav - This twin-turbo LS-powered Chevy proves that it is possible to breathe new life into a vintage pro streeter.

Hot Events

Street Car Drag Racing - Street machine owners in Canada get a big boost from a dedicated racer.

Starsky's Boss - Kim Gough and his crew decided the only thing cooler than a Starsky and Hutch Tribute car was one stuffed with a Shotgun Hemi.

The Flying Pickle - The name just kind of stuck...

Outside the Box - Sometimes you have to forget the laws of physics and just go out and have some fun!

Exclusives & Tech

Shop Talk:  What do a Gearhead and a Samurai Warrior Have in Common?

The Projects

4 Lug Thug - EZ Off - We repair two disasters while making life easier with Quik-Latch and VFN Fiberglass

Apocalypse Horse - If at First you Don't Succeed - Overcoming setbacks along the way, we reassemble our S & W Race Cars rear end, then begin tin work thanks to Midwest Customs of Madrid.

Carried Away...One thing led to another and the next thing he knew Joe 
Capps had himself a 2,400 + hp 1971 Cuda.
Top Guns - Best of the Best of 2016!
Redrum - Shannon Butler proves fast toys aren't just for boys with her nasty twin turbo Mustang.
No Takebacks ...Kyle and Amanda Avery haven't always been thrilled with their 1968 Nova.
Historical Value...Some things are better left alone.
Trick out Your Truck...From Mild to Menacing in a Day! 2015 F150 Transformation
Apocalypse Horse Project ...Nice Rear End!

COVER CAR

TEMPEST - Pano Moros' '70 Pontiac sports 706 cubic inches of big block and four stages of nitrous...more than enought to turn ANY storm violent.

FEATURE CARS

BLACK MAGIC - Just because it's big, don't underestimate this turbo'd LS Impala SS!

FITTING TRIBUTE - Colin Davis' wild AMX is as cool as they come...and created in tribute to his late father Glenn.  
 
 
NO FEAR - Troy Denton isn't afraid to cruise the streets OR blast down the dragstrip in his 1970 pro street Nova!

HOT EVENTS

YELLOW BULLET NATIONALS - Three days of doorslammer drag racing mayhem.

RPM EXCLUSIVES & TECH

QUICKTECH - Clutch Tech - What qualifies as a competent clutch?

QUICKTECH - Notch Yoself - Getting perfect tubing notches thanks to PipeMaster tools and a tubing notcher.

THE PROJECTS

STREET THUNDER - Our ST1000 '64 Fairlane gets disassembled, stripped and put in the box until fall, and fall is already here!

HOMEGROWN COPO - Progress continues as we create a 2015 COPO from a stripped down shell.

APOCALYPSE HORSE - Hit The Brakes - We install a dual master cylinder pedal assembly with parts from Fragola, Brake Quip and Lokar.

COVER CAR
GROUND CONTROL - Built as a tribute.  Raced as a weapon.
FEATURE CARS
MISSION:  ACCOMPLISHED - This classic pro street third-gen Trans Am gets a bottle-fed LS and a new lease on street/strip life.
A QUARTER-MILE AT A TIME - Don't let the odometer fool you...this Thunderbolt is full of history!
CHEVY II COOL - This Nova pulls double duty on the street and the strip 
 
 
HOT EVENTS
WAR BY THE SHORE II - The War returned to Ohio for year two with their Real Street Showdown plus a whole lineup of wild doorslammers!
RPM EXCLUSIVES & TECH
LIMITS - We fortify the drive line in a Coyote-powered Mustang
SHOP TALK:  THE ART OF BARTERING - Why pay for it when you can trade for it?
BENDING BASICS:  We show you some critical fab skills with a Woodward Fab tubing bender.
ENERGIZE YOUR SUSPENSION'S PERFORMANCE - Deflection correction linked to asphalt connection.
THE PROJECTS
APOCALYPSE HORSE - TAKE A SEAT - We mount up a pair of PROCAR buckets and a number of other pieces as chassis fabrication nears completion.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS...Nick & Patti Mueller's '55 Chevy shows that all-out performance on the dragstrip doesn't have to come at the expense of all-out cool on the street.

One.Eight.SevenTY.....This murdered-out Chevelle was built for one purpose:  to be awesome on the street AND the strip!

No Couch Potato...Ned Couch's 1981 Corvette will get up and go!

Imported from Detroit...Dalton Theobald proves that American iron is plenty appealing to the Millenial generation.

Finding the One...We walk you through all the steps, trials, and triumphs of selecting our next project cars.

How Did You Get Hooked on Cars?  What or who do you have to thank (or to blame!) for your automotive passion?

Hey Nice Dimples!  We try out a set of precision machined dimple dies from NEXGEN offroad to add style and rigidity to any sheet metal project.

We Found the One...Twice!  RPM introduces a wild nostalgia Ford build and new-school Chevy supercar clone as two new magazine projects.

Chippin Away...If the details didn't matter, Project Apocalypse Horse would probably be done by now!

THE RIDES

COVER CAR - SOUL MATES....This wicked '63 split window coupe is the culmination of hard work, persistence, and a shared passion for horsepower.

THE STORIES

THE NEW COOL...Old school nostalgia drag racing is surging in popularity.  Here's why.

UNSTOPPABLE...Nothing could keep Scott MacDonald from chasing his adrenaline rush.  
 
 
NO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS...From Grandma's car to outlaw champ.

BIG GUN...Trey and Heather Cavaretta's 1964 C-10 shortbed was built for one purpose:  To blow you away

RPM EXCLUSIVES & TECH

BEYOND SICK...Sick seconds 2.0's new 4,000-plus horsepower all-billet mill nears completion

QUICKTECH - WELL, I'LL BE DIPPED...We hit some parts with Cerakote ceramic coating and Big Brain Hydrographics for a durable and highly unique finish.

COOL TOOLS - GET (AND STAY) CHARGED UP!...Optima Chargers Digital 1200 packs tons of high-tech features into one convenient, portable package.

THE PROJECTS

APOCALYPSE HORSE - IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Project aPocalypSe Horse gets rescued by Norovich's Pro Street Customs & Braddy Custom Auto Body 
 


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