Ok, so it isn’t flashy, just nice clean lines and a monster under the hood. It’s the new Trident Iceni, a two-seat sports car boasting a 6.6 litre V8 turbo diesel from GM that will launch you from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds.

Volatile oil prices have been dominating the news lately, underscoring growing unease about the automobile’s heavy dependence on petroleum. As these concerns reverberate from Main Street to Wall Street, General Motors is working toward new solutions that will answer the growing demand for personal transportation in an affordable and sustainable way.

With all of the excitement created by Bob Lutz’s first drive of the Chevrolet Volt test mule vehicle recently, some may have forgotten GM has another plug-in vehicle that is approved for production and progressing through early program development stages.

This is a fool proof way to remove seat bolts/seatbelt bolts(in the floor) in a 2nd generation s-10. Other gm trucks may use the same size torx bolt (i'm not sure) but the procedure will be the same

First,you will need the tools: My first choice is an oxy/acet. torch...now this may not be available to all so a propane torch may be substituted.

Background Info: The Suicidedoors 3-link and 5-link kits are engineered specifically for all years of S-series pickups. They will not fit Blazers/Jimmys ect. The 3-link is a basic link setup, and once it's installed, you will need to supply and/or fabricate the rest of the suspension brackets (bags and shocks).

This How To will basically cover the install of a Barnyard Customs upper control arm for an s10. However many of the practices in this how-to are the same with other control arms from other manufactures so this may be a good reference point for you.

This how to will explain how to change your plugs and wires and do a little Rand R on them. It is pretty straight forward and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask in the thread linked.

Total time you will need to accomplish this task is - Approximately one to two hours

Skills are minimal and should be pretty straight forward.

What you will need need: is as follows -

3/8ths ratchet, 5/8ths plug socket, 6in+ extension, 3/8ths wobble, plug gapper, plug grease, 4 plugs (I used stock 41-948 delco's), set of wires

This article is going to be part of a series on basic eco-driving techniques.

Clearly, reducing your speed is one of the simplest things you can do to increase fuel economy. Keep in mind I did not say it is the easiest thing to do. Speeding is easy and a simple thing to do. To reduce your speed and increase your mileage you just have to let off the pedal a little bit.

In a perfect world every weld would be made with equal size material. Sometimes this is not the case. The following will explain how to weld metals of varying sizes together, properly.

First example: