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What is Chrome?

What is Chrome?

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One of the major ways that you can pimp out your car is the addition of Chrome. Chrome has been used for years and years on cars. For many many years the bumpers on cars were made from chrome. But times have change and bumpers are made from plastic and [...]

Why Does My Car Overheat?

Why Does My Car Overheat?

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So somebody emailed me and asked, “Why does my car overheat?”
Why does the engine even get hot? Everybody knows from watching oil ads on TV that it is friction. That is just one of the reasons. The other reason some of the the energy from combustion [...]

Paint Your Car Wheels

Paint Your Car Wheels

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I was thinking about a Honda Civic CRX that I owned awhile back and one of the rims developed a leak and had to be tossed. Well that meant that I was in for a trip to the junk yard. A trip to the junk yard now that is a [...]

Part 2: Is it a good or bad Weld?

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Just to reiterate, I am not a welder, but I did take a welding class at the local community college. This doesn’t make me an expert on the art of welding, but it did give me some insight into looking at the quality of a weld.
Again, With a [...]

Part 1: Is it a good or bad Weld?

Part 1: Is it a good or bad Weld?

Title: Is it a good or bad Weld?
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I am not a welder, but I did take a welding class at the local community college. This doesn’t make me an expert on the art of welding, but it did give me some insight into looking at the quality of [...]

What do numbers mean in a Tire?

What do numbers mean in a Tire?

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All about the numbers on Tires.
What are you buying when you look at tires. I think most people have no clue what is in a tire. What does the size of the tire mean? What do all those numbers and letters mean on the side of the [...]