Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Advanced Tactical Fighter Rivals Revealed
13
F-22 (Jet fighter plane)
New Long-range Radars
18
Radar defense networks
The Hydrogen Age
21
Hydrogen as fuel
Vans for All Seasons
24
Vans (Four wheel drive)
Upgrading Your Factory System
30
Automobiles (Audio systems)
Removing Wallpaper
65
Wallpaper and wallpapering
New Random Orbit Sander
70
Sanding and sanding equipment
Mercury Capri--practically Sporty
81
Convertibles (Automobiles) (Rating)
Service Bulletins on Call
84
Automobiles (Handbooks, manuals, etc, Software)
The Hunt for Aliens Heats Up
86
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

Dream Haulers
33
Trucks, Experimental
Death Valley to Pikes Peak
38
Motor vehicle driving (Western States), Four wheel drive vehicles (Rating)
Shop Project Electric Guitar
43
Electric guitar
Fast Refinishing
49
Cabinets (Furniture), Furniture (Finishes and finishing)
Plate Joiner Basics
51
Jointers (Woodworking machinery)
Maintaining an Asphalt Driveway
59
Driveways (Maintenance and repair)
The Cadillac of Receivers
88
Audio-video receivers (Rating)
Embossed Wallcoverings
94
Wallpaper and wallpapering
A New Angle on Speaker
98
Loudspeakers (Rating)
Great Gadgets and Gizmos
102
Hydrofoil boats
Acura's NSX Challenges the Elite
106
Sports cars (Rating)
Repairing Plastic Body Panels
109
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair, Materials)

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