Corvette Fuel Injection History — and the Aftermarket Options
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By The Author
Corvette fuel injection has been around for decades. Dating back to 1957, its history is quite interesting...
Fabricating a Sheet Metal Core Support Cover
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Chadly Johnson
A core support cover delivers more than just style. There is a functional benefit, as well. Just...
CPP Disc Brakes – Modern Stopping Power for a Vintage Mustang
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Tate Radford
For most hot rodders, nothing compares to the thrill of being pushed back into the seat by...
Ironworks Speed & Kustom’s 1965 Chevelle Wagon – LT4 – Speedtech Chassis
By Gerry Burger
The station wagon, once relegated to chores related to family life, was the body style of choice for soccer moms, Little League...
7.3 Godzilla V8 Fitted in a 1965 Ford Mustang
By Evan J. Smith - Photography By The Author & Brian Brennan - Illustrations Courtesy of Roadster Shop
When it comes to the 7.3 Godzilla,...
1965 Ford Mustang Receives JEGS Rear Suspension Part 2
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford
Since the beginning of hot rodding (or roughly the same length of time Brennan has been involved),...
Project 1965 Mustang Fastback Gets a JEGS fabricated 9-inch Housing, Part 1
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford
When Colin and Sue Radford chose an early Ford Mustang fastback for their next project, they were...
Making Custom Taillights – Lenses and All
By Curt Iseli - Photography By Cody Walls
Custom taillights are a relatively simple modification that can make a significant visual impact—regardless of the model,...
Project 1971 Corvette is Outfitted with Detroit Speed SpeedRay IFS
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By Brian Brennan
Let’s be honest, vintage Corvettes look much better than they drive. The C2 (1963-67) and C3 (1968-82)...
1932 Ford Highboy Roadster has Coming Out 27 Years Later
By Kev Elliott
Photography By The Author, Pete Chapouris III, Tony Thacker & the Veazie Bros.
Illustration By Eric Brockmeyer
Twenty-seven years, that's how long this roadster...
1971 Duster Receives Fresh Sheetmetal
By Ron Covell - Photography By BBT Fabrications
BBT Fabrications has built quite a reputation for creating over-the-top performance car projects. For this project, they...
OptiFlow is Eastwood’s New Roll On Primer
By John Gilbert - Photography By The Author
Some projects are more exciting than others. One such tedious project is bodywork leading to primer. While...
Bolt-On Fadeaway Fenders for Traditional Customs
By Curt Iseli - Photography By Cody Walls
There are a handful of customizing tenets that define the early, traditional custom style. The first and...
JEGS Calvert Racing CalTracs for Drag Cars
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Brian Brennan
Dean Livermore and the crew at Hot Rods By Dean (HRBD) have built some of the most...
1970 Chevelle Cleaning up Under the Hood
By Ron Covell - Photography By Chris Gray & Elia Daoud
When building a car, decisions are made at every step of the process that...
Easy to Install Electrical Accessories on Your Hot Rod
By Ron Ceridono - Photography Courtesy of the Manufacturers
We confess, we will always love bare bones, wind-in-your-face, traditional hot rods—we’re even partial to those...
POR-15 Keeps Rust at Bay
By John Gilbert - Photography By the Author
Rust never sleeps, that is, until rusted iron or steel is painted with POR-15 rust-preventive coating. I...
Custom Plumbing and Exhaust Systems
By Ron Covell - Photography By Jay Doerfler
We are continuing our investigation of the inspiring work being done on the 1969 Camaro project being...
Carry Metalflake in Waterborne Clear
By John Gilbert - Photography by Tom Koppinger & Doug Jerger
The range of colors for custom car paint expanded in 1960 with the introduction...
1967 Pontiac Firebird Sits on a Roadster Shop Chassis
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Chadly Johnson
When two heavy hitters in modern hot rodding combine forces to modify an iconic car, there’s no...
Replacing the Roof of a 1965 Mustang Fastback
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford
We’ve been following along as Colin and Tate Radford of Radford Auto Body resurrect a 1965 Mustang...
1964 GTO Gets Flaming River Tilt Column
By Ryan Manson - Photography By the Author
Upgrading a classic muscle car isn’t unfamiliar territory to those who follow what we do here at...
How the AMBR 1936 Ford Roadster Top was Made
By Ron Covell - Photography By Brian Brennan & Adam Banks
We have covered the construction of Ross Myers’ fenderless 1936 roadster, built at Rad...
All About the Edelbrock VRS-4150 Four Barrel Carb
By Ryan Manson - Photography & Videography By Ryan Foss Productions
While the popularity of EFI has grown exponentially in recent years as kits became...
1969 Camaro Before The Paint
By Chuck Vranas - Photography By The Author
While on the road recently for Modern Rodding, our journey took us to ABS Classic Muscle Car...
Fabricating New Floors and Wheelwells for a 1962 Chevrolet
By Ron Covell - Photography By Taylor Kempkes
Old Anvil Speed Shop is renowned for its exceptional builds. For this project, they began with a...
Updating Your Charging System—Even Your Mopar
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By the Author
Hidden in a dark corner of Modern Rodding’s super-secret Northwest Research and Development center (also known as...
FiTech Upgrade and Tech Tips
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By The Author
Although the hobby we all know and love is steeped in tradition, hot rodding has always embraced...
Testing Tri-Power & A Four Barrel on a Pontiac 428 Stroker Stretched to 467...
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography By The Author
Of all the iterations of Pontiac’s V-8 engine family, the 428ci version doesn’t get much attention....
Restoring a 1971 Challenger Convertible A-Pillar
By Mark Ehlen - Photography By the MCR Staff
It’s no secret that few untouched E-bodies remain spared from nature's wrath. Barn finds emerge now...
Restoring a 1963-1/2 Ford Galaxie With Help From AMD, Roadster Shop, and Anton’s Hot...
By Ron Covell - Photography By Anton Lanesky
Anton’s Hot Rod Shop in Hiram, Ohio, has created an impressive series of exceptional builds. In this...
Understanding Electrical System Updates on Old Cars
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By the Author
Of all the steps taken when updating a vintage vehicle, one of the most intimidating, yet often...
1970 Chevelle Bumper Customization by Roadster Shop
By Ron Covell - Photography By Roadster Shop
Roadster Shop has an outstanding reputation for building state-of-the-art chassis and complete cars. We’ll look at a...
1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Receives New Tail and Rear Quarter-Panels
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford
We’ve followed along as Colin and Tate Radford of Radford Auto resurrected a 1965 Ford Mustang fastback....
Low Surge and Variable Speed Electric Fan Control
By Gerry Burger - Photography By the Author
It all started while stuck in traffic. My FAST EFI-fed, 348-powered, 1960 Corvette stumbled and stalled. Don’t...
Under the Hood of a 1971 Plymouth Duster
By Ron Covell
In most high-end project cars, the sheetmetal in the entire engine compartment is completely custom fabricated. This is sometimes necessary to accommodate...
Building the MOPAR 340 Six-Barrel V-8
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by the Author
When it comes to the vintage homologation specials for SCCA’s Trans Am racing series, the Mustang Boss...
Digital Sheet Forming for the Future
By Ron Covell - Photography Courtesy of Saltworks 3D Solutions
There is a new process for forming sheetmetal panels that we believe will soon gain...
Making a Roadster Top
By Gerry Burger - Photography By the Author & Modern Rodding Archives
This is high on our list of indisputable facts: roadsters and phaetons look...
Custom Front Wheelwells for a 1969 Camaro
By Ron Covell - Photography By Jay Doerfler
Auto Body Specialists in Manchester, New Hampshire, has a long history of beautifully crafted Pro Touring builds....
