Dan Burrill
Dan Burrill May 03, 2023 Tech
When we talk about your car’s brakes, we are really talking about the three main parts that make up the brake system at the wheels: the caliper, rotor and pads. Whether you invest in expensive rotors, fixed calipers or any other high-tech brake parts, two of the parts are going to be expendable, according… Continue reading BRAKE PAD BASICS | All pads are not created equal...
DAN BURRILL November 17, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Steps to Install a Positraction Differential in a Ford Mustang Ford’s 8.8-inch differential is a strong and popular rear end for retrofitting classic or older Mustangs. But performance enthusiasts often ask, why not just use a Ford 9-inch.? There are a number of good reasons to justify the 8.8-inch over the former. First of all,… Continue reading How to Install a Positraction Differential in a Ford Mustang...
Dan Burrill September 24, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
When Being a Birdbrain is a Compliment Over the past 20-years, As a young man growing up in the late 1960s, Bob Olds had a bucket list of the desirable cars he wanted to own, that is, when finances would finally allow it. “The mid-50s Ford Thunderbird was one car that spent a long time… Continue reading 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD...
Dan Burrill September 23, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
All pads are not created equal When we talk about your car’s brakes, we are really talking about the three main parts that make up the brake system at the wheels: the caliper, rotor and pads. Whether you invest in expensive rotors, fixed calipers or any other high-tech brake parts, two of the parts are… Continue reading BRAKE PAD BASICS...
Dan Burrill September 20, 2022 Tech
Plug and play your EFI for more power and a retro look Hot rodders and car builders by their nature are visionaries. They are able to start with an idea, imagine how it is going to work and go with it, no matter how long it takes. Scott Merrell of Classic Connection is a good… Continue reading Plug and play your EFI...
Dan Burrill August 17, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Target 550 is Aiming to Beat 500 mph With a Twin-Engine Car Marlo Treit has a fascination with speed. He also has a fascination with salt. Not the kind you eat, but the kind you race on. He has been involved with land speed racing for five decades. Before we get to the car, you… Continue reading Target 550 is Aiming to Beat 500 mph With a Twin-Engine Car...
Dan Burrill August 04, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
How not to Spin Your Wheels My differential education began one fall day when I went to an automotive swap meet in my new muscle machine with its big V-8 engine. Parking was on the wet grass across from the event. After walking around, visiting with vendors and buying a few goodies, I returned to… Continue reading THE GEARS IN THE REAR ...
Dan Burrill August 03, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Rick Hoback’s Record-Setting Corvette is a True Dual-Sport Racer Rick Hoback didn’t get into land speed racing until 2011, but he’s come a long way fast. It all began when he saw an article in a magazine about a top speed challenge in North Carolina. He had been involved in drag racing since he was… Continue reading 2001 Corvette Z06...
Dan Burrill June 17, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Tom Hendrickson’s 1964 roadster is the real deal According to the World Registry of Cobras and GT40s, published by Kopec/Eber Publishing, LLC, the story of this great little “sport car,” as Carroll Shelby used to say, began with an AC Cobra about a half century ago. AC chassis #2182 was billed to Shelby America on… Continue reading 1964 Mustang Cobra roadster “THE ORIGINAL COBRA”...
Dan Burrill June 06, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
How to install a Positraction differential in a Ford Mustang 8.8-in. rear axle Ford’s 8.8-in. differential is a strong and popular rear end for retrofitting classic or older Mustangs. But performance enthusiasts often ask, why not just use a Ford 9-in.? There are a number of good reasons to justify the 8.8-in. over the 9-in.… Continue reading LIMITED SLIP, UNLIMITED POTENTIAL...
