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01 A Chevrolet 572 big block engine with polished velocity stacks and custom headers

Installing a Vintage Air Front Runner on Your Big-Block Chevy

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Brian Brennan Dean Livermore of Hot Rods by Dean in Phoenix, Arizona, has the latest project: an 800-horsepower big-block...

01 1926 Ford Flathead with a red and black paint job and a high performance flathead engine

Making Custom At Home Hot Rod Air Cleaners

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Tate Radford Colin Radford’s work is occasionally featured in Modern Rodding magazine. His builds, such as a 1957 Ford...

01 kyle tucker doing the g body installation on a monte carlo

G-Body Suspension Modernization through Detroit Speed

Barry Kluczyk

By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by Rick Love The G-body is gaining in popularity, but its suspension is ancient. The best way to prepare for...

01 chevy manual transmission guide swap speedway motors

Chevy Engine Manual Transmission Options – LS, SBC & BBC Interchange

Barry Kluczyk

By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By the Author & Courtesy of Speedway Motors Although manual transmissions have all but disappeared in new production vehicles, they...

01 the foundation for our 1969 camaro rear suspension the detroit speed quadralink setup

Detroit Speed & Engineering QuadraLink Settles in Under Our 1969 Camaro

Barry Kluczyk

By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By Brian Brennan Our 1969 Camaro is wrapping up with a Detroit Speed & Engineering QuadraLink rear suspension at Hot...

01 mounting an LT4 in a first gen camaro

Everything You Need to Know About Gen-V LT Swaps

Barry Kluczyk

Swapping a new LT4 into a first-gen Camaro, with help from Detroit Speed. By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by Brian Brennan While LS swaps remain as...

01 PerTronix Flame Thrower Series billet distributor and Flame Thrower II ignition coil for Ford 351 Modified and 351 Cleveland engines

PerTronix’s Smog Legal Ignition System

John Gilbert

Ford LTD II S 351 Engine Gets PerTronix Distributor & Taylor Spark Plug Wires By John Gilbert - Photography by the Author Some might call it...

01 Vintage hot rod with Flathead motor and Stromberg 97s carburetors

Twin Stomberg Carburetor Tuning

Gerry Burger

Flow Balancing Twin Carburetors For Performance & Driveability By Gerry Burger - Photography By the Author Part of the allure of traditional hot rodding lies in...

01 Summit Racing small block Chevy engine with a blower

Building a Blown Small Block Chevy

Ryan Manson

Jason Scudellari's Mid-'60s Inspired 1929 Ford Roadster with Supercharged Performance By Ryan Manson - Photography By Jason Scudellari When it comes to building a traditional-style highboy...

01 a CLEVOR it’s a Windsor block with Cleveland style heads

The Boss 427 Ford Should Have Built

Ron Ceridono

“Clevor” The Perfect Cleveland & Windsor Engine Build By Ron Ceridono For many automobile racing fans some of the most unique series of events were the...

01 Chrysler 8 3 4 inch rear end prepared for performance driving

How To Rebuild An 8 3/4 Chrysler Rearend

Barry Kluczyk

DIY Guide To Rebuilding A Rearend At Home By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By the Author Millions of Mopars left the factory with the ubiquitous 8-3/4-inch...

01 AMSOIL LSX engine equipped with a Wegner Automotive front drive system and Whipple supercharger

1000HP LS Engine Built For Street, Strip, & Track

Ron Ceridono

The Best Engine Oil For Your LS Engine By Ron Ceridono Without mentioning anyone by name (mostly to keep from hurting Brennan’s feelings), there are those...

01 Securely mounted battery tray for long drive times

Classic Car Battery System Guide

Ryan Manson

Everything You Need To Know About Charging Systems By Ryan Manson - Photography By The Author A properly charged and maintained battery is a must for...

01 Alan Johnson the new owner of Walker Radiator Works

The Legacy of Walker Radiator Works Continues

Tommy Lee Byrd

How Johnson’s Radiator Works Builds a 1932 Ford Radiator By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By the Author When Alan Johnson builds a hot rod he...

01 Tavis Highlander received the nod from Rodger Lee of Ironworks Speed Kustom

1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Gets A Modern Chassis & Powertrain From Ironworks Speed and...

Ron Covell

Ford Ranch Wagon Project Part 1: Roadster Shop Chassis & GT500 Powertrain By Ron Covell - Photography By Rodger Lee Work continues at Ironworks Speed and...

Auto Shop Tackles Model A Rear End Swap

Rodney Bauman

Flathead High School’s 1928 Model A Tudor Project Car By “Rotten” Rodney Bauman - Photography By the Author If you as a youngster were fortunate enough...

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 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 summit racing and american heritage performance built potent street ls

How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 3

Ryan Manson

Bare Block Performance Package - Part 3: Big Power From a Conservative Package For Part 1, click here. - For Part 2, click here. By Ryan Manson ...

01 kyle martelli american heritage performance assmeblying the block dropping first piston

How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 2

Ryan Manson

Bare Block Performance Package Part 2: Wrapping Up the Rotating Assembly on Our Summit Racing 5.3 Iron Block Engine Package By Ryan Manson - Photography By...

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 ...

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...

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 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...

01 Geoff Jones at Hot Rods By Dean prepping our fuel tank from CPP

How To Upgrade Your Fuel System: EFI Ready Fuel Tank Kit

Brian Brennan

Swapping Your Classic Car’s Fuel System to Accept Fuel Injection or Upgrading Your Fuel System is a Worthwhile Project By Brian Brennan -Photography By the...

The Best Powertrain Combo For Your Hot Rod

Ron Ceridono

The Go-To Manual Transmission Setup For Your LS Engine By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Brian Brennan While tradition will always be an important part of hot...

01 The new Eclipse EFI magneto looks just like its original counterparts

The Magic of Magneto Ignition for Modern EFI

In The Garage Media Staff

One of the Iconic Hot Rod Performance Parts Still Has Life Today By Don Lindfors - Photography By the Author Many rodders wanted a “mag” to go...

01 Ford Performance Coyote V8 in a rare ’57 Ford two-door Del Rio Ranch Wagon

Coyote Swap with Vintage Air Front Runner

Brian Brennan

1957 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon Coyote Swap By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Brian Brennan & Tate Radford In the Nov. ’21 issue of Modern Rodding...

01 Our 348 Chevy engines gets an Pertronix Flame thrower, the perfect upgrade for any ignition system

Modern Tech For Vintage Engines: PerTronix Flame Thrower Distributors

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Photography By The Author While there is much to be said in favor of contemporary engines with the latest in computer-controlled everything,...

01 Eric Black_s artwork previews the Corvair build

Building the Ultimate Chevrolet Corvair “RareVair”

Ron Ceridono

Part 1: The Corvair Chevrolet Should Have Built By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Lonnie Gilbertson When Chevrolet introduced the Corvair in 1960 it was revolutionary in...

01 Measuring the front panel of the 1971 Torino front end

How To Install a New Radiator Core Support in Your 1966-1971 Ford Torino, Fairlane,...

Brian Brennan

Radiator Core Support Replacement By Brian Brennan Think back a few months (May ’21 issue) to our 1969 Ford Torino Cobra Jet 428 4V Q-code project....

01 1931 Model A Ford built using Speedway Motors parts

Classic Car Restoration: 1931 Model A Ford

John Gilbert

East Coast Graffiti The Hot Rod Model A By John Gilbert - Photography by the Author This story started out as a simple tech about installing Dynamat...

01Neutral Safety Switch for a lokar shifter

What is a Neutral Safety Switch and Why it is Important

Brian Brennan

By Brian Brennan It’s not much of an accessory, relatively inexpensive, simple to install, and one of those things you really shouldn’t live without. Not...

01-removing-fuel-pickup-tube-vintage-car

Installing a Universal Fuel Sending Unit and Fuel Tank – 1936 Ford Project

Gerry Burger

By Gerry Burger - Photography By The Author In our humble opinion, the 1936 Ford Phaeton has the prettiest rear fenders and panels ever to grace...

01 Custom exhaust system from Speedway Motors and magnaflow mufflers

How To Build Exhaust For Your Classic Ford

Brian Brennan

By Brian Brennan - Photography by John Winter Moving along on our project 1936 Ford it is now time to take a serious look at its...

01 lokar throttle ebrake shifter, Throttle cable, Lokar Performance Parts, Hot rods

Installing a Lokar Floor Mount Shifter & E-brake

Ryan Manson

Lokar Performance Parts Provides Three Components Necessary for Every Build By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author Connecting all the components on a street rod build...

Red-Ram Hemi Vs. 5.7L Hemi – Identical ’32 Ford Builds

Brian Brennan

By Brian Brennan - Photography by the Author It sounds like an oxymoron—“modern traditional”—but that appears to be what’s going on today when we take a...

Two-Point Conversion

Tommy Lee Byrd

Electrifying a Vintage Dual-Point Distributor with a PerTronix Igniter II By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography by the Author During the ’70s, most auto manufacturers made the...

Blowin’ in the Wind

Ron Ceridono

How to Pick the Engine Cooling Fan That’s Right for Your Hot Rod By Ron Ceridono - Photography Courtesy of the Manufacturers One of the common problems...

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