HOT ROD 1984 NOV - LINGENFELTER's RAT, '70 HEMI CUDA

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   AERO CAMARO Part 4: Putting the fishing touches to the Mr. Gasket street machine buildup

2)   MAIL-ORDER BIG-BLOCK: John Lingenfelter's cost-conscious 510 hp big-block program

3)   KAMEl X1 MUSTANG: New aero-look and handling mods match Boss perform l.Ilce

4)   $3500 13-SECOND STREET MACHINE Part 2: HOT ROD's completed "Junkyard Dog" Oldsmobile goes to the dragstrip

5)   OHIO BLOWN GASSERS: The Supercharged Outlaws: Little guy racing with a punch

6)   AIRFLOW & LASALLE: Ken Smith and Egon Necelis prove freak is neat

7)   '81 REGAL: Mike Alex's Buick is one rock that was built to roll

8)   '70 CUDA: Paul Suloff's Hemi ragtop is one of only nine built

9)   ALTERNATIVE ENGINES Part 2: A look at Buick V8 performance

10)   TWO-WHEEL TOP FUELERS: Indy drag bikes gun for 6 seconds at 200 mph

11)   SUPER RUN '84: Reno, Nevada, was the scene of this cruise-style hot rodding happening

12)   REACTION TIME: Super Nats congrats, HOT ROD, teaches, and British transplant suffers nitro withdrawl

13)   RODDIN' AT RANDOM: Previewing HOT ROD's upcoming "Fat Attack," hot Corollas, and Ford's l86-mph Supervan II

14)   PIT STOP: Cylinder block sleeving, Pinto V8 swaps, oil viscosity problems, and late-Camaro vapor lock fix

15)   FINISH LINE: 1000-foot NHRA drags? Trans Am Fiero, SVO Ford IMSA, Merkur, swamp buggys, and more

Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.

 

THE COVER: After maximum detailing, our Aero Camaro street machine project car hits the streets, profilin' under the city lights. Photos by Rich Cox.

Illustrator Steve Stanford (top center) not only designed the car, but also laid on the pinstripes and lettering.