Cleaning of intake valves with walnut shell blasting tool – review By: Mike Ngo and Eurowise Modern engines are often direct injection, as this process allows for advantages in fuel consumption as compared to conventional fuel injection, as well as yielding more power with an engine of identical displacement. The […]
Author: Joe Dick
Turn Your Gasoline-Powered Classic Into Something “Green”!
Nathan Hutchison manages Hutchison Electrics in the San Francisco area. He used to work as a repair technician for a “green car” dealer, but when that company went under, Nathan started his own electric vehicle and hybrid car service. He and his workers now convert old gasoline-powered vehicles into electric […]
West Coast Report – Seventh Edition: By John Gilbert
Dirt on the Bottle It’s the wine bottle theory, some things must stay as they are. I was listening to Merry Go ‘Round a song by Kacey Musgraves that kind of reminded me of Robert Earl Keen’s lyrics and that made me think of a guitar that I didn’t used […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 3: Kevin Tetz, Preventative Maintenance Tips To Have Your Car Safe & Ready For Show Season
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz brings you a bunch of tips for bringing your vehicle out of winter storage, and getting it ready for the car show season.
We’ll give you a step-by-step checklist to use to make sure your car is safe and ready to cruise. We’ll also give you tips on winterizing and storage, whether that’s short term or long term.
Eastwood Retail Outlet Grand Reopening!
This winter we’ve been busy here at the Eastwood headquarters. We’ve been remodeling and giving ourselves a makeover. We’ve hinted at our new photo/video studio, workshop, and hopefully you’ve already seen the new Eastwood Website. We also wanted to give our retail outlet a fresh new look for anyone that […]
An Electric Restoration- Part 3 Putting Some Color on the Body
Since the last time we checked in with Wayne he has turned his attention to the body work and paint on his Chevy S10 electric restoration project. Luckily Wayne spent the time to find a rust-free and nearly dent-free base for this project, so with a little sanding and minor […]
Hollywood Hot Rods- How To Chop a Mercury with help from Eastwood
By Jim Aust/Hollywood Hot Rods Every since the first sleek new 1949 Mercury hit the street crafty restylers have lusted after examples with the roof a bit lower than the factory offerings. Sam Barris was among the first to chop his own personal Mercury, and the process would be repeated […]
Eastwood Summer Classic Car Show 2013 Announced
For the past few years we’ve been holding what we can now call our “annual” car show. Since the first year, the show has been growing like crazy and we’ve surprised the Street Rodder Magazine crew when they roll in on the Road Tour each time. Jerry Dixey has told […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 2: Eastwood’s Nick Capinski
Kevin Tetz has Eastwood’s Nick Capinski, Senior Content and Engagement Marketing Manager, on the show to talk about his role at Eastwood and their vision to utilize social media and video content to engage and educate their customers. As always, Eastwood has the tools you need, to do the job right!