Tech - Exterior - MR

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...

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 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 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...

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 TIG machines come in a broad range of sizes

How to TIG Weld

Ron Covell

Everything You Need To Know About TIG Welding By Ron Covell - Photography By the Author We’ve covered MIG welding, which for many years has been...

01 Out Project ’55 Chevy wagon resting in the In The Garage Media Tech Center ready for the roof swap

Shop Truck: Keeping The Patina, 1955 Chevy Wagon Roof Swap

Brian Brennan

How To Swap The Roof On Our 1955 Chevy Wagon With Kev’s Rod & Custom By Brian Brennan - Photography By the Author - Videography...

01 1947 Dodge coupe custom E Black Designs rendering

1947 Dodge Coupe With Hand-Crafted Custom Fender and Decklid

In The Garage Media Staff

Reforming Body Lines With Traditional MetalCraft By Curt Iseli - Photography by Cody Walls The story of Doug Melson’s 1947 Dodge coupe is an all-too-familiar one....

How to MIG Weld

Ron Covell

Miller Portable Welder Units are One of the Best At-Home MIG Welders for Hot Rodders By Ron Covell - Photography By the Author The principles of welding are easy to understand: the parts...

01 Eric Black did the renderings for the Gauntt coupe

The Metalwork Behind The GNRS 2022 Al Slonaker Award Winning Highboy Coupe

Ron Covell

By Ron Covell Some of the most eye-catching vehicles at the recent Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) in Pomona were in competition for the Al...

Award Winning Metal Work: 1934 Chevy Roadster

Ron Covell

A Look at The Craftsmanship of an Award-Winning 1934 Chevy Roadster By Ron Covell One of the highest honors in the indoor car show circuit is...

01 Autumn Riggle of Brothers Custom Automotive is seen here color sanding Bill Jagenow’s ’56 Lincoln Premiere

How To Get Rid of Orange Peel Paint

Barry Kluczyk

Brothers Custom Automotive’s Color Sanding & Polishing Techniques To Get That Show Quality Finish By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by the Author A flat, deep, mirror-like finish...

01 Here’s our inflatable car spray booth that we purchased from Vevor Tools

Inflatable Spray Booth Makes it Easier To Paint Like a Pro

Gerry Burger

Is a Summit Racing DIY Paint Job Worth It? By Gerry Burger - Photography By the Author Paint and bodywork are two of the most important aspects...

01 Natalie Bolea’s Highboy coupe was seen as a finished feature in the Mar. ’22 issue

How To Replace a Ford Model A Rear Quarter Panel

Ron Covell

Raising the Bar, Reshaping the Wheel Wells on a Model A By Ron Covell - Photography By E.J. Talik When building a hot rod, selecting the right...

02 The 1934 Chevy Roadster keeps a classic look

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2022 Winner, ’34 Chevy

Brian Brennan

What Makes America’s Most Beautiful Roadster? By Brian Brennan - Photography By Ric Wolford/Douglas Photographic Imaging It’s that time of the year when the hot rod world...

01-ford-bullnose-hood-ornament-copper-plate-solder-fill-repair

How to Repair and Customize Chrome Plated Die-Cast Metal Trim Pieces

Chuck Vranas

Customize and Repair Ford Phaeton Bullnose Grille Ornament By Gerry Burger - Photography By The Author My latest project is a flathead powered 1936 Ford Phaeton being...

01 Chris Campbell of Precision Hot Rods and Fabrication

Precision Hot Rods Rust Repair On Door Shells

John Gilbert

Restore Rusted-Out 1934 Ford Coupe Door Shells the Right Way By John Gilbert There are a lot of different projects a first-time DIY guy can do...

01 Our Brookville Roadster 3-window coupe body is now “chopped.”

Part 3: Finishing Chopping Your ’32 Ford Three-Window Coupe

In The Garage Media Staff

Finishing Touches… It’s In the Details By Tony Thacker - Photography by the Author If you have stuck with us through parts 1 and 2 you will...

01 We were very pleased with the ’41 Chevrolet truck headlights modified to fit our ’36 Ford fenders

This Ford Phaeton Gets Some European Flair

Gerry Burger

Part II: Proper Sealed Beam Headlight Orientation on our ’36 Ford By Gerry Burger - Photography by the Author In our previous issue (Modern Rodding Jan. ’22)...

0 Wrapping Up The Custom Panel _ Lace Paint Job

Part 2: Wrapping Up The Custom Panel & Lace Paint Job

Brian Brennan

From the experts, how to do custom lace paint job By Brian Brennan - Photography by Tim Sutton https://vimeo.com/645427413 Last month we kicked off what it was going...

Finishing Chopping Your ’32 Ford Highboy 3-Window Coupe

In The Garage Media Staff

Part 2: Lowering the Lid By Tony Thacker - Photography by Author Cutting up a customer’s brand-new Brookville steel 3-window coupe Deuce body is always a daunting...

31 The stock Late- Model A coupe was brought to Old Anvil Speed Shop with the roof_s visor section already removed

How To Swap a 1932 Ford Top onto a Model A Ford

Eric Geisert

Part 2: A Perfect Blending of Two Eras By Eric Geisert - Photography by Author In the last issue of Modern Rodding we started the process of...

01 The ’36 Ford lends itself to early customizing trends and few things have a more dramatic effect than eliminating the stock headlights in favor of a pair of ’41 Chevy truck lights

How To Make Custom Headlights For Your Hot Rod

Gerry Burger

’40s Chevy Truck Headlights Provide Mood Lighting for the ’36 Ford Phaeton By Gerry Burger - Photography By the Author By the mid ’30s automotive styling was...

01 Tom Keyes doing some final tightening of the M_T valve covers on the early Chrysler 354 Hemi

Kandy Brandywine 1932 DeSoto 3-Window Coupe

Brian Brennan

Tom & Tina Keyes Have a “Deuce” But We are Guessing You Haven’t Seen Many Like This One! By Brian Brennan - Photography by Tom &...

Search Our Site

More Modern Rodding