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Today in the shop we are going over how and when to use anti-seize. Anti-seize will make future jobs easier. The anti-seize we are talking about has two different options. Silver anti-seize is good from -60 degrees to 1600 degrees, copper anti-seize is good from -30 to 2000 degrees. You don't need to use a lot of this stuff, so try to just cover the threads you kn …
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Learn how to properly use, maintain and store a Torque Wrench. There are a few different types of torque wrenches. The ones we recommend would be, beam style torque wrench, click type torque wrench, and digital torque wrench. The best bang for buck torque wrench would be the click type torque wrench. They can be bought or even rented from just about any hardware store or …
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When deciding where to start when upgrading your cars performance, there's no better place to begin than the brakes. Everyone loves a screamin' V8 powered, 500 horsepower muscle car, but at the end of the day, if you leave the stock drum brakes or disc brakes you're going to run into trouble. Some key points of interest when buying a disc brake conversion kit or just upgrading …
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We were out at the Lassiter Mountain Dragway to cover the Southeast Gasser Association takeover event where they were running 1/8th Mile drags. What makes up a Gasser? A Classic Gasser car is any closed body production vehicle from the mid 1930s through the 1960s. Usually Gasser drag cars will be stripped of all extra weight and the front end of the car will …
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Threadlock Hi guys, David here. Today we are going to talk about Threadlock and how to determine which color and strength you need for your project. Threadlock is an anerobic adhesive that is used on bolt hardware when you don’t want the bolt to loosen up and fall out due to vibration and heat & heat and cooling cycles. For most automotive applications there are 4 stren …
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