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Custom Wheel & Column Provide One Good Turn for a 1932 Ford
Rod and Custom magazine cover how to install a 1940s-style steering wheel and column from Lime Works. more |
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Nothing Shocking - Rewiring a 1951 Plymouth Wagon
Rod and Custom Magazine show how easy it is to install a rewire kit from EZ Wiring in a vintage 1951 Plymouth Wagon. more |
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Installing a Holley's StealthRam MPFI
We pit Holley's new StealthRam fuel injection against the venerable 750 double-pumper in a showdown for maximum power and... more |
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Speakin' French
The Pros At Full Tilt Street Rods Show Us How To French Headlights With A Hagan Kit more |
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Hot Wire
How To Wire A Hot Rod--Painlessly more |
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Custom Ford Shoebox - A Little Off The Top, Part Three
How To Chop A Shoebox Ford, Part Three more |
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Ford Shoebox - A Little Off the Top: Part One
When the Pierson Brothers coupe roared down the salt half a century ago, it set the rodding world on its ear as an early... more |
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Custom Ford Shoebox - A Little Off The Top: Part Two
A Little Off The Top: Part Two more |
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Glass Versus Steel - Choosing a Hot Rod's Right Body
Fiberglass versus steel bodies. A few decades ago, this wouldn’t have been an issue among street rodders. Original steel... more |
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Custom Steering Wheels - Steering Committee
Seems like every kustom we looked at this summer had a '59 Impala steering wheel. Check Out The Latest Steering Wheels To... more |
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Go Big with Custom Tires for Custom Ride
Since the birth of the automobile and the days of Henry Ford, automotive technology that was developed on the racetrack has... more |
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Old Dog, New Trick - Custom Brakes from Master Power Brakes
Sometimes it takes both feet to get 2-½ tons of American iron stopped. Even though my ’60 Olds is equipped with... more |
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Ford Model A Super X Crossmember Kit
Model A frames flex. They were designed that way partly because roads weren't all that smooth--or even paved for that... more |
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Hammer Welding 101for Metal Repair
Like everything else in this world, there's a right way and a wrong way to handle metal repairs. For instance, if you're... more |
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Performance Carburetors from Demon Carburetion - Overview
High-performance four-barrel carburetors are a hot rodding mainstay. They’ve seen duty on dragstrips, oval tracks, super... more |
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The Steel Deal - Getting Real Metal Body Parts
In the early days of street rodding, rodders and customizers could manipulate genuine steel to realize their dreams of... more |
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Suspension Buyer's Guide
Suspension choices can be dizzying in their variety and complexity. Do you want a dropped axle up front or IFS? If a solid... more |
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Building A Modern 1932 Chassis
Rod and Custom magazine watch Total Cost Involved Engineering rebuild a 1932 Ford Deuce chassis with today's modern... more |
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Engine Buildup with Beck Racing Engines
When Ray Doe of RB Obsolete need an engine to match his custom 1947 Chevrolet panel truck, he turned to Beck Racing Engines... more |
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Getting Shifty with ididit's Column-Shifter Cable
We all know how cramped the engine compartment in a hot rod can get. First you stuff a big V-8 into a space originally... more |
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Automatic Overviews - Opinions on Automatic Transmission
Almost every time we publish a story on technical upgrades and options, we tell you to talk to pro builders and other rodders... more |
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The The Overdrive Option - Dispelling the Rumors, Myths
If you’ve covered some serious highway miles in your street rod or custom—on Americruise, Power Tour, or other... more |
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Neo-Retro 327 - Modern V-8 Power with 327 Looks
Despite the fact that a 350 crate-engine package is one of the most popular engine selections for street rods today, the... more |
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Electronic Ignition In Disguise - Pertronix Ignitor II
By today’s standards, breaker-point ignition systems are generally considered antiquated and obsolete. While enthusiasts... more |
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Low-Buck Ford Small-Block Stroker Engine
In a hobby where individuality is king, is there anything more harsh than being branded common? Is there anything worse... more |
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