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01 It is also particularly true when you are cutting and buffing the final paint

How To Cut and Buff Like a Professional

John Gilbert

DIY Guide To Cutting and Buffing Paint To Perfection By John Gilbert - Photography By the Author There are two types of hot rodders: the DIY...

001 Veteran engine builder Donnie Anderson was responsible for fabricating many of the special engine components

Special Small Block Hemi Engine Build

Ron Ceridono

Building An Award Winning Hemi For Chisenhall’s America's Most Beautiful Roadster By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Speed Dome Engineering & Donnie Anderson To build any...

01 Buick’s ’63 65 Riviera was a stunning example of the less is more design philosophy

How To Install Coilovers On Your 1963-65 Buick Riviera

Ron Ceridono

New Road Comp Coilover Kits From Aldan America By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Brian Brennan At one time Buick’s advertising slogan was: “When better automobiles...

The Art Of Shaping A Roll Pan

Ron Covell

Shadow Rods’ Perfectly Proportioned Roll Pan Method By Ron Covell - Photography By Jon Hall & Dave Autin Jon Hall is the founder of Shadow Rods,...

01 The proportions on this ‘71 ’Cuda are so proper it belies the fact the car has been widened a full 5 inches with the stock width

1971 Barracuda Built For Speed

Gerry Burger

Kuck Motorsports’ Menacing Twin Turbo Mopar Muscle Car By Gerry Burger - Photography by Dale Boesch If you live in Nebraska, the name Kuck is synonymous...

01 prepping a 1965 Chevelle before it receives its PPG black paint

How To Prep Your Car For Paint

Chris Shelton

Paint Preparation Prevents The Need For Costly Paint Correction By Chris Shelton - Photography By Brian Brennan, Glenn Sinon & Chadly Johnson If you’re like me,...

01 Terry Thompson’s 1934 Chrysler sedan had been updated with disc brakes tube shocks and a steering box change sometime in the past

How to Install a Fatman Fabrications Independent Front Suspension Kit

Gerry Burger

Hot Rod Specialties Improves The Handling & Stopping Power On This 1934 Chrysler Sedan By Gerry Burger - Photography By Kenneth Denney There is no doubt...

01b Jack Chisenhall’s Champ Deuce is groundbreaking in many respects

A Closer Look At Jack Chisenhall’s Champ Deuce

Ron Ceridono

Indy Influence & Hot Rod Styled 1932 Ford roadster By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Jack Chisenhall & George Hagy Jack Chisenhall is probably best known...

01 Colin Radford does a test fit of a pair of Strange Engineering coilovers on the Art Morrison Enterprises Bikini Clip

Everything You Need To Know About Coilovers

Ron Ceridono

How To Select & Install Coilovers For Your Hot Rod By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Tate Radford Coilover shocks have been around for a long...

01 Geoff Jones of Hot Rods by Dean is reading the installation instructions of the Vintage Air Streamline Heater

How To Install Vintage Air’s Streamline Heater Kit

Brian Brennan

Heater System Perfect For This Open Air Model A Roadster By Brian Brennan - Photography by the Author In our world of hot rods, especially early...

01 The Borgeson Quick Ratio steering box for the Chevelle is all new from the cast housing to the worm gear bearings and other internals

Borgeson Quick Ratio Steering Box Install

Todd Ryden

The 12.7:1 Turning Ratio Improves The 1964 Chevelle’s Steering Performance By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author Many hot rodders tend to prioritize performance and...

16 Sullivan finally buried everything in VC5700 mixed as a conventional final clearcoat

Finishing The Tribute 1959 Thunderbird

Chris Shelton

Part 2: Marcus “Shaky” Sullivan and “PPG Paul” Finish The Custom Paint Job On Larry Watson’s Tribute ‘59 Thunderbird By Chris Shelton - Photography By...

06 Notice the openings cut in the hood side in preparation for fitting the precisely contoured vent doors

New Levels of Precision; Custom ‘35 Chevy Coupe

Ron Covell

Ironworks Speed and Kustom Use The Latest Tech When Making Custom Parts By Ron Covell - Photography by the Author & Rodger Lee Videographer Rodger Lee ...

01 Cody Walls started with a solid foundation in his wife’s original low mile 1949 Buick

How To Section a Car

In The Garage Media Staff

The Art of Sectioning: Tackling Hot Rodding’s Most Audacious Technique By Curt Iseli - Photography By Cody Walls When it comes to traditional customizing techniques, sectioning...

How to Lower Your Hot Rod

Rodney Bauman

We Give This 1940 Ford Tudor a More Aggressive Stance By “Rotten” Rodney Bauman - Photography By the Author Every now and then, even old hot...

01 Here we are mapping out how we will go about laying down the paint on the 1959 Thunderbird

A Legendary Candy Paint Job On This Special 1959 Thunderbird

Chris Shelton

Part 1: “Wild Bill” Carter Left a Paint Legacy and an Unfinished Larry Watson Tribute. Here’s How Marcus “Shaky” Sullivan & “PPG Paul” Stoll...

01 With the firewall in place it is time to tackle the upper and lower cowl panels

How To Replace Upper and Lower Cowl On A Classic Car

Brian Brennan

New Sheetmetal From Auto Metal Direct For This 1964 Ford Galaxie By Brian Brennan - Photography By Jubee Mays Our 1964 Ford Galaxie (named “Project...

01 Eric Blacks concept drawing of the coupe gives us a view into the future and what we can expect this 35 Chevy coupe

Truly Custom 1935 Chevy Coupe

Ron Covell

Part Two: Ironworks Speed & Kustom Got It Just Right By Ron Covell - Photography & Videography By Rodger Lee - Artwork By e. Black...

01 The Master Of Metal Brings Back Originality To The Ford Model A

Donn Lowe’s 1929 Ford Model A Roadster

Dale Moreau

The Master Of Metal Brings Originality To The Ford Model A By Dale Moreau - Photography by the Author Donn Lowe started out hammering on metal...

01 1966 1970 mopar b body platform art morrison enterprises ifs crossmember

Mopar Magic

Ron Ceridono

Handling to Match the Horsepower, Thanks to Art Morrison Enterprises By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Matt Jones While quarter-mile elapsed times were once a hot...

1 This comes under the heading of stuff happens Too much power and an inadequate driveshaft and this is the result

Everything You Need To Know About Driveshafts

Ron Ceridono

Choosing and Installing The Right Driveline Components By Ron Ceridono - Photography By the Author & Brian Brennan It’s been said that “the devil is in...

01 Drive by wire might sound intimidating but Lokar makes it easy with custom throttle pedal assemblies

Drive-By-Wire Solution For Your Classic Car

Tommy Lee Byrd

Lokar’s Modern DBW System For Late Model Engine Swaps By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By Brian Brennan Swapping a late model engine into an old...

01 Probing a vehicle s charging system using a multimeter can tell us a lot about the system s health

How Do You Diagnose a Charging System Problem

Ryan Manson

What Are The Signs Of A Bad Alternator By Ryan Manson - Photography By the Author Signs of a charging system that's on the brink can...

01 We wanted an art deco look for our dashboard so the 1947 Ford speedometer and clock worked well

Adding Stainless Steel Trim To The Ford Phaeton’s Old Dashboard

Gerry Burger

Do-It-Yourself Art Deco Dash On Our 1936 Ford Phaeton By Gerry Burger - Photography by the Author Our 1936 Ford Phaeton project car is making steady...

01 e Black Design Co was called in at an early stage to make renderings

1935 Chevy Coupe Chassis Prep

Ron Covell

Ironworks Speed & Kustom Used CAD design, 3D printing, and CNC machining To Fine-Tune This Modified Chassis By Ron Covell - Photography by Rodger Lee On...

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