On one of our recent projects we pulled that proverbial thread-the one that unravels the whole blanket, or, in this case, our whole project. In the words of Ricky Ricardo, "Let us splain." You may ...

Besides sending lots of smile-inducing horsepower to your rear tires, the crank also powers all the engine accessories necessary to keep your Chevy rolling down the highway. To do this, power is ...

We still remember the old days when finding a pulley system for your Chevy involved digging around in scrapyards for just the right combination. We would then clean up the scavenged parts and more ...

One of the hottest engine swaps in our world right now is the Gen III/IV (or LS, if you prefer) engine transplanted into a '60s or '70s GM muscle car. These engines not only are more powerful than the ...

The HitchMaster is a simple pulley with no moving parts. Like any pulley, it works by trading force for distance: it's easier to lift, say, an engine block, but you'll have to pull the rope a lot ...

When this was made it allowed 10 unskilled men to do the work of 110 craftsmen. The navy used 100,000 blocks annually.This is a block making machine, designed by Marc Isambard Brunel to make wooden ...