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01 1965 Buick Riviera with a proper stance and Forgeline five spoke wheels

Under The 1965 Buick Riviera Detroit Speed Chassis

Unmatched Street Performance & Sixties Style By Gerry Burger   -   Photography by Cody Barnes Faithful readers of Modern Rodding have already seen this Detroit Speed &...
01 Full frame fitting under a unibody car by DSR with high end design and fabrication

Art Morrison Chassis For 1967 Nova

Divers Street Rods Installs an Art Morrison Custom Chassis By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography By Diny Divers The availability of complete custom frames has changed...
01 Ryan Foss Mike Hamrick and Jason Scudellari installing Wilwood’s Electric Parking Brake on a 1929 Ford roadster

Electric Parking Brake For Your Classic Car

How To Install Wilwood’s Electric Parking Brake System By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography By Brian Brennan   -   Videography By Ryan Foss Productions https://youtu.be/x2PCVRfqs4U?si=obMi6ZZWHvv0ZV5- Anyone who has been...
01 Gary Nelson overseeing the coilover installation on a 69 Chevelle

GM A-Body Coilover Conversion Guide

Aldan American Offers Bolt-On Coilover Kits For GM A-Bodies By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography By Brian Brennan For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, General Motors has...
01 Classic silhouette of the 51 Chevrolet Bel Air

Completely Custom 1951 Chevrolet

Charlie Built a Better Bel Air By Gerry Burger   -   Photography By Charlie Matus Building a successful custom car comes down to knowing when you’re done....
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

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...
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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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...
01 How to Lower Your Hot Rod

How to Lower Your Hot Rod

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 1966 1970 mopar b body platform art morrison enterprises ifs crossmember

Mopar Magic

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

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

1935 Chevy Coupe Chassis Prep

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...
01 To prepare the new Art Morrison Enterprises axle housing for installation under his 57 For

Everything You Need To Know About a Ford 9 Inch Rear End

Our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Gets Rear End Components From Strange Engineering By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by Tate Radford If you’ve been following the construction...
01 How to Install Heidts 4 Link Suspension On A Tri Five Chevy

How to Install Heidts’ 4 Link Suspension On A Tri-Five (1955-1957) Chevy

Improving the Handling and Ride Quality On This 1956 Chevy Nomad By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography By Brian Brennan Leaf Removal - We Upgrade a Tri-Five...
01 A complete frame swap can be a big undertaking but the ScottΓCOs Hotrods ΓCON Customs chassis takes the guesswork out

How To Install A Custom Chassis On A ‘47 Ford Convertible

This 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible Gets a New Look, Thanks to Scott's Hotrods ‘N Customs By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by Camren Beattie Hot...
01 Mike Greens Unique 1950 Mercury Coupe

Mike Green’s Unique 1950 Mercury Coupe

This Full-Custom Coyote Swapped Mercury Coupe Leaves Us Green With Envy By Gerry Burger   -   Photography By E.J. Talik Mike Green has many interests in life;...
01 Installing Heidts Independent Front Suspension and Wilwood Brakes Upgrades on a Tri Five Chevy

Creating A Nimble Chevy Nomad

Installing Heidts Independent Front Suspension and Wilwood Brakes Upgrades on a Tri-Five Chevy By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography By Brian Brennan We’re sure you can...
01 How To Install VDOG Variable Angle Gear and Microsteer

Steering Solutions: How To Install Variable Angle Gear (VDOG) and Microsteer

Solving Steering Issues On This Lexus V8 Swapped 1932 Ford Roadster By Brian Brennan   -   Photography by Author https://youtu.be/imz5pEvLlTw Whether you drive an early hot rod or...
01 Everything You Need To Know About Quick Change Axles

Everything You Need To Know About Quick Change Axles

How a Quick Change Rear Axle can Transform How Your Rod Looks With Winter Performance By Chris Shelton   -   Photography by Precision Hot Rods &...
01 Scotty Troutman of Alloways Hot Rod Shop is working on the billet reservoir for the American Powertrain underdash hydraulic clutch

How To Install A Hydraulic Throwout Bearing Kit

American Powertrain HydraMax, Modern Hydraulic Throwout Bearing Make Shifting A Breeze By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Nate Nelson The hydraulic clutch system turned everyday clutch...
01 Spring Basics leaf coil Mike Eaton Detroit Spring

Everything You Need To Know About Leaf and Coil Springs

Eaton Detroit Spring Shows Us Things About Hot Rod Spring Suspension By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography By the Author and Courtesy of Eaton Detroit Spring...
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In The Garage Tale of a Tub – Part 2

Part 2: Bringing Vintage Tin Back to Life By Gerry Burger - Photography By Art Fortin When Art Fortin decided he had “one last build” he knew...

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