Pro Street / Vic Hubbard’s 5-2-9 Madness Sale – 6/21/2012
Pro Street and Vic Hubbard Speed held their second 5 to 9 Madness Sale for 2012, and I had a great time as I always do meeting people, talking cars and shop. Had a few hours to prep Big Red, unfortunately the weather was terrible so the turnout unfortunately suffered. This chop top was something […]
Case Studies : Prepping Big Red for 5-9 Madness Part II – 6/21/2012
We’ve given Big Red a proper cleaning and in preparation of the next 5-9 Madness at Vic Hubbard, after upgrading the spark plug guides and wires / plugs / gaskets, we’ll be taking the next step today the day of the show. Installing a new Edelbrock water neck, 160 thermostat and Edelbrock gaskets will help […]
Case Studies : Prepping Big Red for 9-5 Madness
We’ve given Big Red a proper cleaning and in preparation of the next 9-5 Madness at Vic Hubbard, we’ve decided to finally get off our behinds and get some work done. We’ll be adding a RPC valve cover kit and repair the current spark plug wire issues on the SBC. We’ll be using Taylor 98069 […]
Pro Street / Vic Hubbard’s 9-2-5 Madness Sale – 5/17/2012
Pro Street and Vic Hubbard Speed held their first 5 to 9 Madness Sale for 2012, and I had a great time as I always do meeting people, talking cars and shop. Founded in 1949, Vic Hubbard has had a name well known throughout the Performance Industry as the first Speed Shop in Northern California. So you can be […]
Case Studies : Preparing the Talon for Dyno Day
Jesse’s Talon has come quite a ways after being cleaned up and gone through. Now all that remains is re-torquing the head studs and heading back to the dyno in our quest for 500whp. Make sure to look up your head tightening sequence to ensure you follow manufacturer guidelines. The studs we are tightening are part number […]
Project 240SX – Sorting out Subframe issues
Well the 240’s stance has certainly had it’s fair share of issues, and after a trip to see Butchie @ Treds Alignment Specialists it didn’t take long to determine what the issue was. It doesn’t take Butch long to determine that my rear subframe is bent, as well as my front lower control arm. Bummer. […]