C.J. Baker

Jul 16, 2024 | timesexaminer.com | C.J. Baker

We have witnessed the destruction of medical ethics during the COVID era, which I have named “soft-core totalitarianism.”  I believe it aptly describes the sociopolitical — or is it sociopathological? — condition in which we find ourselves in the post-COVID world, both in the United States and throughout the other Western so-called liberal democracies. It certainly seems to describe the direction in which our collective culture is heading.

Jun 7, 2024 | motortrend.com | C.J. Baker

By C.J. BakerLOWER AND TO THE LEFTI have a '69 Vette with the 350 engine equipped with angle-plug heads. I decided to dress up the engine compartment by adding a set of aftermarket aluminum valve covers. The valve covers had a knock-out plug for installing the PCV valve, and a small splash shield was included to be installed below the knock-out to prevent oil siphoning.

May 19, 2024 | motortrend.com | C.J. Baker

Originally published in the August 1978 issue of Hot Rod magazineBy C.J. BakerPhotography: C.J. Baker, Gray Baskerville & Collene CAampbellFactory four-wheel disc brakes complement our handling modifications for Firebirds and CamarosAs promised last month, we've installed the new '79 four-wheel disc brake package on our '77 Trans Am. It's a direct bolt-on operation that can shorten stopping distances by as much as 15 percent.

Mar 12, 2024 | motortrend.com | C.J. Baker

Originally published in the September 1978 issue of Hot Rod magazineBy C.J. BakerThe '63 and later aluminum Powerglide transmission is quickly becoming the most popular automatic for bracket racing, class drag racing (where legal), street machines, street rods and mileage applications—and for good reasons. The 'Glide is rugged, lightweight, relatively small, efficient, readily available and reasonably priced, along with being easy and economical to overhaul and modify.

Mar 11, 2024 | motortrend.com | C.J. Baker

Originally published in the September 1978 issue of Hot Rod magazineBy C.J. BakerWhen viewing a NASCAR Grand National race, you can't help being impressed by the incredible power and durability of the engines that propel those heavyweight Stockers at awesome velocities, lap after lap, mile after mile, and hour after hour. Building such engines is truly an outstanding achievement.