Tech - Exterior - MR

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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