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00 How To Build An LS Engine Short Block Assembly

How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 1

Ryan Manson

Part 1: Prepping, Inspecting, and Assembling the 5.3 Iron Block of Our Summit Racing LS engine package By Ryan Manson - Photography By Brian Brennan ...

18 Thanks to the self aligning technique its a chop that a well heeled enthusiast can pull off

How To Chop A Top With Minimal Effort and Maximum Accuracy Part 2

Chris Shelton

Hot Rods by Dean’s Easier Method For Chopping On 1933 Ford DeLuxe coupe By Chris Shelton - Photography By Brian Brennan Missed Part 1? Check it...

00 How To Chop A Top With Minimal Effort and Maximum Accuracy

How To Chop A Top With Minimal Effort and Maximum Accuracy Part 1

Chris Shelton

Hot Rods by Dean’s Easier Method For Chopping On 1933 Ford DeLuxe coupe By Chris Shelton - Photography By Brian Brennan The world really doesn’t need...

How To Stop Rust On a Trailer

John Gilbert

POR-15’s Three Must Use Rust Remover Products By John Gilbert - Photography By the Author Sometimes a plan goes sideways. The first step to turning a...

01 To prepare the new Art Morrison Enterprises axle housing for installation under his 57 For

Everything You Need To Know About a Ford 9 Inch Rear End

Ron Ceridono

Our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Gets Rear End Components From Strange Engineering By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford If you’ve been following the construction...

How To Install Firewall On A 1964 Ford Galaxie

Brian Brennan

Auto Metal Direct Supplies Replacement Firewalls For Your Classic Car By Brian Brennan - Photography By Jason Chandler Dealing with the hot rods from the ’50s...

01 How to Install Heidts 4 Link Suspension On A Tri Five Chevy

How to Install Heidts’ 4 Link Suspension On A Tri-Five (1955-1957) Chevy

Tommy Lee Byrd

Improving the Handling and Ride Quality On This 1956 Chevy Nomad By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By Brian Brennan Leaf Removal - We Upgrade a Tri-Five...

How To Custom Build and Upholster Custom Seat Cushions

Ron Ceridono

Budget Custom Interior Part 2: Tips & Tricks for DIY Upholstery Custom Seats By Ron Ceridono - Photography By John Winter Back in the Oct. ’22...

01 This 1947 Dodge arrived ready for paint but revisions to the previously extended roof hood and grille opening

Design and Fabricate a New Roof, Hood, and Grille on our 1947 Dodge Project...

In The Garage Media Staff

Restyled In Hot Rod Fashion, Fabricating a New Roofline, Hood, and Grille. By Curt Iseli - Photography By Cody Walls This 1947 Dodge Sedan was shuffled...

01 A complete frame swap can be a big undertaking but the ScottΓCOs Hotrods ΓCON Customs chassis takes the guesswork out

How To Install A Custom Chassis On A ‘47 Ford Convertible

Tommy Lee Byrd

This 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible Gets a New Look, Thanks to Scott's Hotrods ‘N Customs By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography by Camren Beattie Hot...

01 Hot Rods by Dean sorted out all the parts required and handled the installation of a Ford Performance Parts 302 engine

Parts You Need For A Crate Engine Swap

Ron Ceridono

Prepping Our 302 Crate Engine From Ford Performance Parts By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Brian Brennan It was a great day for hot rodders when...

Mike Green’s Unique 1950 Mercury Coupe

Gerry Burger

This Full-Custom Coyote Swapped Mercury Coupe Leaves Us Green With Envy By Gerry Burger - Photography By E.J. Talik Mike Green has many interests in life;...

01 Installing Heidts Independent Front Suspension and Wilwood Brakes Upgrades on a Tri Five Chevy

Creating A Nimble Chevy Nomad

Tommy Lee Byrd

Installing Heidts Independent Front Suspension and Wilwood Brakes Upgrades on a Tri-Five Chevy By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By Brian Brennan We’re sure you can...

1 Every project starts somewhere and this is the Model A coupe body as it arrived at Craftworks Fabrication

Fabricating Model A Roof Inserts With Craftworks Fabrication!

Ron Covell

Roof Inserts: Natalie’s Distinctive Deuce Coupe By Ron Covell - Photography By Not Stock Photos and Courtesy of Craftworks Fabrication Ford Model A coupes have an...

01 John Winter decided to tackle upholstering his hot rods at home with excellent results

How To Upholster Panels On Your Hot Rod

Ron Ceridono

Budget Custom Interior Part 1: Stitching Model A Panels at Home By Ron Ceridono - Photography by John Winter Like many homebuilders putting a hot rod...

01 This Eric Black rendering of Cody Walls East Coast–style Deuce coupe details the deeply channeled proportions

Function and Form: The Art Of Channeling a Hot Rod

In The Garage Media Staff

How to Channel a 1932 Ford Coupe By Curt Iseli - Photography by Cody Walls In the earliest days of our hobby, innovative hot rodders identified...

01 How To Install VDOG Variable Angle Gear and Microsteer

Steering Solutions: How To Install Variable Angle Gear (VDOG) and Microsteer

Brian Brennan

Solving Steering Issues On This Lexus V8 Swapped 1932 Ford Roadster By Brian Brennan - Photography by Author https://youtu.be/imz5pEvLlTw Whether you drive an early hot rod or...

01 A nicely frenched taillights that is vertical enough to be seen flows with the fender

How To French Tail Lights On A Ford Model 48

Gerry Burger

Modifying Your Hot Rod For Style and Safety With LED Tail Lights By Gerry Burger - Photography Glenn Sinon Let’s face it; we’re all guilty of...

Everything You Need To Know About Quick Change Axles

Chris Shelton

How a Quick Change Rear Axle can Transform How Your Rod Looks With Winter Performance By Chris Shelton - Photography by Precision Hot Rods &...

00 Vintage Air System For 82 88 Monte Carlo and El Camino

Installing a Vintage Air System For 1982-88 Monte Carlo and El Camino

Chris Shelton

Time Made the ’82-88 Monte Carlo and El Camino cool. Vintage Air Made Them a Whole Lot Cooler. By Chris Shelton I'll admit, it seems a...

01 Veteran custom hot rod builder Don Lindfors demonstrated Vintage Airs Monster CustomFit Fan assembly

How To Install CustomFit Brushless Fan On Your Classic Car

John Gilbert

Vintage Air’s Brushless Fan Tech Improves Cooling Capability By John Gilbert - Photography By the Author Computers and 12V electric motors have evolved and advanced significantly...

01 we now have headlights on our Model A highboy closed cab Ford pickup

How To Install Speedway Motors’ Headlight with Turn Signal

Brian Brennan

Mounting Speedway Motors’ Guide 682-C 12V H4 Headlights With Turn Signals By Brian Brennan - Photography By the Author If you plan on driving your hot...

01 Geoff Jones of Hot Rods by Dean helped us with the Golden Star Classic Auto Parts front inner fender panels

How To Replace Inner Fender Panels On 1965 Chevelle

Brian Brennan

New Inner Fender Panels and Billet Hood Hinges Can Immediately Clean Up The Engine Bay of Your Project Car By Brian Brennan - Photography By...

01 A bit of glove box reduction will provide the required space for our new gauge layout

How To Make a Custom Dash For An Early Ford

Gerry Burger

Minimalist Dash Design On Our 1936 Ford Phaeton By Gerry Burger - Photography by the Author Our project 1936 Ford phaeton is making steady progress....

01 The Granatelli Motor Sports 12V Electric Vacuum Pump Kit comes complete and is an easy install

How To Install An Electric Vacuum Pump On Your Hot Rod

Brian Brennan

Granatelli Motorsports’ Solution To The Need for Supplemental Vacuum By Brian Brennan - Photography By the Author & Granatelli Motor Sports The car (most likely) parked...

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