Car Craft - February 2014

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CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2014
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UP FRONT
06
BENCH BUILD
Why project cars take forever.
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HANDS ON
10
SPEED PARTS
All of these great products are much better than
a lump of coal.
12
HORSEPOWER!
Jorge Cota’s 600hp, 383ci Chevrolet.
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FACTORY PRESSURE
Inside the boost-ready LSX crate engine.
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8,500 RPM!
You can do it with new hydraulic rollers from Crane.
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ASK ANYTHING
Tech Editor Smith’s holiday gift to you.
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PROJECT GARAGE
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THIS GUY’S GARAGE
Ron Ford has lots of great things in his garage: a Camaro,
a Nova, and a…dachshund.
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ON THE COVER
The new LSX-B15 engine from Chevrolet Performance.
Photo by Wes Allison.
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RON BURGUNDY RETURNS!
Project Ron Burgundy gets a heavy-duty Maximum
Motorsports K-member.
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CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2014
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FEATURES
50
KRASS & BERNIE
Bernie is the star of Musclepalooloo.
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IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, PART I
Learning to drive a Cobra Jet Mustang.
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THE ’80S STREET SCENE
Jonn Rippman’s AMX is a tribute to his brother.
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BUILT IN A CARPORT
Luis Garcia got professional results on a homegrown
budget.
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DART GAMES, REVISITED
The resurrection of the
Car Craft
giveaway
’69 Dodge Dart.
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BACK OF THE BOOK
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JUNKYARD BUILDER
Full manual control for the 4L60E or 4L8OE
automatic overdrives.
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WHERE’S THE FUN?
Our readers really pack some punch this month.
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REAR VIEW
Early GoPro.
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FEBRUARY 2014
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