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Fatman Fabrications Front Chassis Clips - Packaging Solutions
We seem to have shown a number of Fatman Fabrications front chassis clips being installed on various makes and models of cars in recent... more |
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1932 Ford Trunk Corners - Trunk Shot
The image of a 1932 Ford three-window coupe with bad trunk corners should accompany the definition of a mixed blessing. more |
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Custom Exhaust Systems - Exhausted
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago when you could go into an auto parts store and not only locate what you needed, but get help... more |
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Buick Paint Restoration - Waxing Lyrical
Times are tough; we know that. Paintjobs are expensive; we certainly know that. more |
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1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Floorpan Replacement - Floored Out
The domino effect-or being snowballed-is something nobody wants to experience with a car ... that is, unless it's positively natured of... more |
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Holley's Custom Shop Carb Restoration - Re-Gassed
I don't know about you, but I get a certain amount of gratification when I fix, rebuild, or restore something myself-that is, as long as it... more |
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Two-Speed Wiper Installation - Clean Sweep
I guess the original vacuum windshield wipers that my '49 Chevy came equipped with from the factory could be termed two-speed-if you count... more |
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1947 Chevy Fleetline Rocker Panel Replacement - Rocker's Rehab
Without the presence of air and water, you and I would rarely have to deal with rusted metal. more |
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Dynamat Xtreme - Keeping Your Cool
There can't be many readers who aren't aware by now of the benefits of installing insulation in their rod or custom. more |
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Project 1949 Chevy Driveshaft - A Matter Of A Pinion
You probably never give a second thought to the driveshaft under your car-that is until you have to. more |
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1934 Plymouth Fatman Clip Installation - Fat Reduction
Until recent years, the established method to attain independent front suspension was to weld a front clip from another vehicle under your... more |
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Aeromotive Stealth Fuel System - Stealthy Option
OK, so you've looked at the pictures and are wondering why I have what looks like a race car fuel system in my custom. more |
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Cordless Tools - Wireless Revolution
It wasn't but maybe 10 years ago that few of us had much in the way of cordless tools-above and beyond the requisite hand drill, right? more |
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Gas Tank Modifying and Sealing - These Fuelish Things
It's strange how things pan out sometimes. While I've been sporadically working on the gas tank over the past few weeks, which you're about... more |
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1949 Chevy Ridetech Air Suspension System - Air Raising
Following last month's installation of the ShockWaves and other main componentry of the project '49 Chevy's air suspension system, it's now... more |
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Ignition Wiring - Secondary Thoughts
Have you ever put much thought into the specifics of your car's ignition system-above and beyond the simple fact of whether it's working or... more |
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1949 Chevy Cooling System Install - Jus' Chillin'
As is almost always the case when fitting a larger engine than stock, the cooling system of the project '49 Chevy required upgrading to... more |
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T3 Lenses to H4 Halogen Reflectors Conversion - Let There Be ... Better Light
The victim-ahem-beneficiary of some stealth lighting: My '58 Impala Sport coupe. This car is a daily driver, and in the wet and dark... more |
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Halogen Headlight Conversion Kit - Headlight Hop-Up
I can't speak for everyone else, but when it comes to certain safety-related issues that concern any old car I own and drive, there comes a... more |
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1949 Chevy Custom Air Suspension - Suspending Belief
Around a decade ago now, when the Purple Pig first came into my possession, one of the first jobs after replacing the entire lower 8 inches... more |
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Stereo-Less Audio - Installation
The world of car audio equipment sure has come quite a long way since the days of the fold-down 45-rpm record players. more |
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Edelbrock Performer RPM Power Package - Total Power ... In A Package
Achieving performance results from any engine isn't rocket science by an means. There are numerous means of increasing horsepower, from a... more |
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Heat Reduction Wrap Installation - That's A Wrap!
Since putting my '46 roadster pickup on the street, the cheap aftermarket GM-style starter motor had become more and more lazy, to the... more |
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Hot Rod Crossmember Suspension Upgrades - The X Factor
Check out the Super X crossmember suspension system we install on an original Model A chassis! more |
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1952 Mercury French Headlight Adjustments - A New Trick For The Old French
Like most old-school custom techniques, headlight frenching used to be a quick and dirty job. more |
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