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How to fit Megajolt ignition

| Tech guides | 20/01/2012 15:56pm

Installing a programmable ignition system gives you some of the benefits of a modern engine while retaining your classic Ford’s authenticity. Here’s how.

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Definitive guide to Atlas axles

| Motorsport, Tech guides | 04/01/2012 11:55am

The Atlas is the axle of choice if you’re building a classic Ford rally car or big-power street weapon. Here’s all you need to know about them.

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How to: make a removable Crossflow front cover

| Back Issues, Tech guides | 04/01/2012 11:39am

Having to take the engine out every time you want to time the cam on your hot Crossflow is a pain. Here’s how to make a removable front timing chain cover so you no longer have to.

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Building a normally-Aspirated Cosworth YB engine

| Tech guides | 30/11/2011 14:53pm

Always wanted to know what’s involved in converting a Cosworth YB to normal-aspiration (ie carbs not turbo)? Download our handy guide.

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Classic Ford’s pushrod dyno shootout

| Tech guides | 19/10/2011 16:25pm

It’s gone down in history as one of the most discussed shootouts we’ve done. If you missed it, here’s a downloadable pdf of the feature. Enjoy.

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How to spaceframe your front end

| Tech guides | 12/09/2011 13:02pm

Looking to spaceframe the front end of your classic Ford project? Follow this handy, two-part guide put together with the help of Retro Motorsport to see how it’s done.

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How to relocate your battery and fit a kill-switch

| Motorsport, Tech guides | 31/08/2011 16:58pm

Need to move your classic Ford’s battery to the boot, and install an FIA-spec kill-switch at the same time? Now you can download our handy guide.

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The definitive guide to bike carbs

| Tech guides | 15/07/2011 09:20am

It’s was one of the best-received tech guides we ran in 2010 — if you missed our November 2010 edition of the magazine with Simon Holmes’ complete guide to buying, fitting and setting up ’bike carbs, you can download the feature in pdf format right here.

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Zetec Standard EFi Fitting Guide

| Tech guides | 08/10/2010 10:28am

How to save yourself around two grand by fitting standard management to a Zetec – it’s all in this feature for you to download.

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Weber DGAV Carb Rebuild Guide

| Tech guides | 06/10/2010 14:24pm

You can now download our feature on how to rebuild and service the Weber DGV carburettor right here…

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Classic Ford VIN Plate Guide Download

| Resources, Tech guides | 20/08/2010 11:46am

The mysteries of your car’s VIN code unraveled in our guide – and now available to download.

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Escort Zetec swap – how to guide download

| Tech guides | 28/01/2010 00:00am

It’s by far the engine swap we get asked the most about, so here are the main points you need to know about dropping the legendary 16-valver into your Mk1 or Mk2 Escort.

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Boxxer's Mk2 Escort drifting for Classic Ford

Here’s Mike ‘Boxxer’ Bradley’s NA YB-powered, Mk2 Escort fitted with a sequential gearbox, performing for the camera at Santa Pod Raceway recently. Full feature in the December 2011 issue of Classic Ford magazine.