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Centerforce® clutch systems are designed with the diverse needs of the driver in mind. Centerforce® offers a multilevel line to meet the requirements of a wide range of vehicles and their intended uses. Clutch Kits, Flywheels, and Release Bearings from Centerforce® are now available at RockAuto.

Proform® Performance Parts are designed to provide you with the optimum combination of high-quality and affordable value. You will find Proform® Water Pumps, Harmonic Balancers, Rocker Arms, and much more in the "Engine" category of the RockAuto catalog.

FREE Repair Manual

$200 in parts and the Haynes Repair Manual or Chilton Repair CD-ROM in your shopping cart is Free!

When the parts in your shopping cart total $200 (core charge & shipping excluded) or more add a Haynes Repair Manual or Chilton Repair CD-ROM to your shopping cart too. The cost of one manual will automatically be deducted from your order. Find the Haynes manual or Chilton CD-ROM for your vehicle under the "Literature" category in the RockAuto catalog. If specific manuals are not available for your vehicle, look in the "Extras" tab for more general repair manuals. Offer valid from November 15, 2007 3PM Central Time to Nov. 30, 2007 11:59 PM Central Time.

RockAuto Gift Certificates

Gift Certificate
Purchase gift certificates and have them shipped directly to you or the recipient. Choose a shipping method in the RockAuto shopping cart.

E-Gift
Need a gift in a hurry? E-Gift delivery is fast and free. Simply choose e-mail as the shipping option in the RockAuto shopping cart and your friends and family will receive a great gift via e-mail!

Click here to purchase a Gift Certificate today!

Let RockAuto Help

Are you organizing a car show or other auto related event in the upcoming year? If so, RockAuto would like to talk to you about helping with your show! From goody bag stuffers to gift certificates...we can help. We can even publicize your event in our newsletter.

Please contact Jessa with information about your show.

RockAuto.com Returns To The 2008 Super Chevy Show

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RockAuto.com Returns to the 2008 Super Chevy Show

(Etna, OH) Roger Gustin, President of AutoStar Productions, Inc., producers of the Super Chevy Show, announced that RockAuto.com has returned as a sponsor for 2008 season. Gustin stated, “We are pleased that RockAuto.com has re-signed as a sponsor of our Super Chevy Shows and we are once again proud to promote their huge assortment of parts and products throughout the 2008 tour.”

“My first car memory as a kid is hanging on tight in the backseat of my dad's turquoise '67 Impala SS convertible. RockAuto.com is a family auto parts business and Chevrolets are still part of our family. We own them and sell parts for every Chevy car and truck made since the 1940s. One of the most satisfying parts of the business is helping customers keep their vehicles on the road, looking good, and running great. That could mean providing an affordable fender for a 2002 Silverado or a blueprinted, 440 HP, crate engine for a 1969 Corvette. We are happy at RockAuto.com to be able to continue to help the Super Chevy Show celebrate some great cars,” stated Tom Taylor of RockAuto.com.

The Taylor family founded RockAuto LLC in Madison, Wisconsin in 1999. Their engineering background, passion for old cars, and desire to liberate information hidden behind the auto parts store counter led the Taylors to start RockAuto.

“RockAuto.com was very involved in the 2007 series. It is great to see a company like RockAuto.com that is passionate about their business, and will dive head first into our sponsor program to get maximum exposure and benefits. I hope that our Chevy fans will always think of our sponsors first when they are making their buying decisions,” said Greg Baumer, National Sales / Advertising Director of AutoStar Productions, Inc.

Try And Build A Car From Scratch

My brother Jim has kept all his cars except for his very first car, a 1968 Mustang my parents passed down to him. Most of the Mustang’s life was spent in salty places like Detroit so rust was a big problem. Jim spent countless hours welding, but it was often hard to find good metal to weld the new metal to.

Jim was driving down the freeway one day at about 70 mph when the structure the hood latch was mounted to tore away from the car. The hood flew open, broke the windshield, and crushed the roof. Jim sold the car to a Mustang restoration shop to use for parts.

Many years have passed, but Jim still has a haunted look in his eyes when he thinks about the old family Mustang. Should he have kept on welding? I have been speculating for awhile that it might be possible to build an entire car with parts from RockAuto so I wondered if I could give Jim a ’68 Mustang kit as a birthday present.

I dove into the RockAuto.com catalog and put together a shopping cart full of parts. I cut out frivolous things like air conditioning, but enhanced safety by putting brake calipers rather than drums on the front. Choosing a long block engine meant I did not have to pick pistons, camshaft, etc. Other complicated systems were harder to figure out. For example, building a complete steering system out of all the rods, links, bushings, “power cylinder”, etc. took a lot of guessing without a real car to look at.

I put well over one hundred parts and assemblies in my shopping cart that added up to over $6000 but never really came close to building a complete Mustang. It would have only looked like a Mustang from a long distance away.

The new parts available are mostly meant to replace parts that commonly wear out or rust away. For example, RockAuto has the switches, bushings, etc. to rebuild a steering column but not the steering column’s metal structure which lasts indefinitely. The new doors would have new window regulators in them, but no window glass. The new rear differential gears would not have a new axle body to house them. The interior would have nice new carpet over a new floor pan but no seat structures.

So I discovered that it is better to start with a car, even one in bad shape, than to try and build a car from scratch. Even a relatively simple 1960s car has a heck of a lot of parts. Jim should feel bad about getting rid of that old Mustang! I also better understand why it is so easy to spend $10K, $15K or more restoring a badly deteriorated car.

Maybe I should next try building a complete car from the RockAuto.com catalog using parts from different model years. Like that old Johnny Cash song where he builds a ’59, ’60, ’61 etc. Cadillac by steadily pilfering parts from the assembly line…

Tom Taylor,
RockAuto.com

I am a typical DIYer driving a 1994 BMW 540i. RockAuto has helped me put over a 150,000 miles on this Beamer.

One day the car started to idle and run rough. The check engine light indicated dirty fuel injectors. I tried cleaning the fuel injectors with a high dollar fuel injector pressure cleaning system. After many hours, and repeating the process several times, the car still ran rough and the idle never improved.

I ordered a set of remanufactured fuel injectors from RockAuto...they arrived in just a couple of days. After removing the old injectors it was clear I wasted my time trying to clean them. I installed the new injectors and the car instantly idled smoother, had quicker throttle response, and drove fantastic.

Thanks RockAuto for providing quality auto parts at reasonable prices.

Fred in Missouri

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