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Classic Instruments Vintage-Modern Gauge Retrofit - "Restofication"
When you jump behind the wheel of your car, what's one of the things you've always got your eye on? If you said anything besides "the... more |
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Building Fender Skirts - Flirt With Skirts
In the beginning, '53 Studebaker pans, '52 Ford rings, '54 Buick port holes, and other assorted sheetmetal pieces pirated from any and all... more |
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Ford Model A Frame - Boxing Clever
Before I could fit boxing plates, however, I wanted to Z, or kick up, the rear of the frame. You'll remember last month we installed a '40... more |
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1949 Chevy Axle - In Arrears
When it came time to replace the closed-drive axle in my '49 Chevy-Project Purple Pig-I wanted a rearend that was strong, compact, and had... more |
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1940 Ford Front Wishbone - Bone Of Contention
We recently received a call from Frank Aldana at Aldana Race Cars, in Orange, California, to let us know that as an aside to their usual... more |
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Turn Signal Steering Column Bypass - In the Blink of a Switch
If you recall, in last month's article covering American Autowire's Highway 15 Nostalgia wiring kit, the issue regarding turn signals was... more |
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1949 Chevy Heating and Air Conditioning - Crimps 'n' Hose
You may remember that last month I installed a Vintage Air evaporator under the dash (almost!) in my project '49 Chevy, converted the stock... more |
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Air Conditioner Louver Housings - French Curves
Over the past two months we've covered the installation of a Vintage Air A/C system on my project '49 Chevy. Something you may have noticed... more |
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Hot Rod Shock Absorbers - Shocks And Surprises
As hot rodders many of us are constantly messing with our cars, swapping induction systems, wheels, and so on ... because they're never... more |
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Four Cylinder Flathead - Big 'Banger Theory
Even before Henry's breakthrough V-8s, and decades before the introduction of the Chevy small-block... more |
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American Autowire Nostalgia Wiring Kit - Modern Spark ...In An Old-Timey Suit
Up until this past summer, if you wanted to wire your car the old-fashioned way-with a quality (insulated) cloth-wrapped wire, that is-you... more |
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1949 Chevy Brake Lines - Flaring Up
With all the major mechanical components installed in our '49 Chevy project Purple Pig, it's time to get down to all the little jobs that... more |
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1929 Ford Tonneau Cover - The Cover-Up
Tooling along taking in the bouquet of the landscape, the wind coursing through your hair, nothing beats a roadster... more |
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Modern Fuel Systems - Idleness Is A Fuel's Desire
We moan about the rising cost of gasoline, but we keep putting it in our cars as, without it, they're garage ornaments... more |
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Floor Mount Emergency Brake - Down And Out (Of The Way)
There are many components of a custom or street rod that have to be integrated into the build, such as gas and brake pedals... more |
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Air Conditioning by Vintage Air - Air And Graces
Four years on, and I couldn't imagine not having A/C, so I called Vintage Air to discuss my requirements for the project '49... more |
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1949 Chevy Suspension - Get On Down!
Let's face it, unless you're building a gasser, any car looks cooler lowered. Back in the day when suspensions moved on... more |
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Music Solutions For Vintage Cars
It seems everyone's love of music has been rejuvenated by the iPod and other digital music players (DMP). Everyone's got one. And... more |
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Aluminum Bomber Seats - Sitting Nicely
I wanted a pair of aluminum bomber-style seats for my latest project and decided that I would have a go at making them myself. Most of the... more |
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MIG and TIG Welding - Merging Metal
Times change. It wasn't that long ago that if you owned a set of oxy-acetylene gas bottles for welding and cutting you would be considered... more |
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Retrofit Vintage AC Sytems - Old And Cold
You'd have to be new to this hobby, or a little inattentive, to not be aware of the excellent choice and availability of aftermarket air... more |
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Ford Automatic Transmission - Automatic For The People
For the longest time, if you ran a Ford small-block or Windsor engine and wanted to run an automatic... more |
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Ford Wishbone Suspension - Bones To Bars
If there's one thing hot rodders have, it's a lot of options. Which options you choose depends a lot on your priorities... more |
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Installing Unisteer Products Rack And Pinion Kit - Steering In A Different Direction
When's the last time you looked underneath an early hot rod with a tube axle or I-beam axle and found rack-and-pinion steering?..... more |
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Installing Custom Fuel Tank To 1927 Model T Coupe - T Tank
The project is a '27 Model T coupe, unchopped and full-fendered. It is currently a work in progress, but will be something genuinely unique... more |
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