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Mounting An Auto Transmission In A 1949-1954 Chevy- Ditch That Six!
I've said it before but there probably hasn't been a better time to tackle a project car (the economy notwithstanding) given the... more |
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Master Power Brakes Diagnostic Kit- Braking It!
Magazines that center around our hobby by their very nature tend to focus on technical stories dealing with performance or appearance, but... more |
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1927 Touring Body Gets Work- Filling Fine
While we here at R&C, as well as other magazines, love to bring you features on cars in bare metal, it's a fact that few of us can afford... more |
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1950 Chevy Gets A Chopped Top- Drop That Top!
Whether the supply of two-door cars is drying up, which we doubt but supplies are finite, or whether four-doors are just becoming more... more |
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The Glass House Glass For Hot Rods - Glass Act
There are plenty of magazine articles on how to chop a roof- we've even got one in this issue- yet probably the most important piece of the... more |
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Jamco Suspension For 1949-1953 Ford Shoebox's - Thinking Under The 'Box
Jamco Suspension is well known for suspension parts, be it dropped spindles and uprights, leaf springs, lowering blocks, or its modified... more |
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How To Build A Metal Machine - Tin Transformer
Legendary hot rodder Stan Betz started punching louvers in Frank Kurtis' shop back in the late Forties. more |
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Steel Fabrication On A 1932 Ford Three-Window - Something Old, Something New...
Despite the decades-old availability of fiberglass bodies, the vast majority of rods out there still use original steel bodies, and many of... more |
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Fabricating A Fan Shroud At Home - Keeping Your Cool
Elsewhere in this issue you can see how the guys at Walden Speed Shop repaired a '32 coupe using a minimum of specialized equipment, most... more |
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The Fundamentals Of Hot Rod Insurance - Travel Insurance
Calling your insurance company to report an accident or damage or theft to your hot rod is never a good experience-and it's worse if you're... more |
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Optimum Performance Combinations for Drivetrains - Hitting The Sweet Spot
We've all read car features in magazines and noted the major components used in each one's construction, but how many builders actually... more |
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Composite Leaf Springs For Fords - Parallel Thinking
One of the obvious benefits of the ever-expanding aftermarket industry that supports our hobby is the availability of components and kits... more |
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The Kugel Komponents Shock Mockups Tool - Cool Shock Tool
We like finding out about homemade tools that hot rodders have created to solve some sort of in-shop dilemma. more |
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Fitting An Auburn Dash Into A Ford - Adding A Dash Of Class
The immediate focal point of any hot rod or custom car is the exterior, but over the years customizers have treated themselves to plenty of... more |
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Pertronix Flamethrower Distributor For A Chevy Engine - Timing Is Everything
To some, the intricacies of setting the ignition timing on an engine or changing a distributor may as well be black magic, while to others... more |
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Miller's 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - Building the Removable Aluminum Hardtop
On or off, the removable aluminum hardtop is one of the most attention-grabbing design features of Miller's '29 roadster pickup. Laying... more |
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1949 Chevy Gets Steering From Flaming River- Getting Pointed In The Right Direction
Our project '49 Chevy saw the Chassis Engineering front suspension installed in our October issue, but we had no means to steer the car... more |
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Aftermarket Carburetors For Ethanol Fuel - New Fuel Meets Old School
It might be too early to say for sure how the use of biofuels will effect the environment, our dependency on fossil fuels, or even food... more |
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Coilover Spring Rates - Spring Is Sprung
Coilover shock absorbers are one of the most common forms of suspension on our kind of cars, whether used on Mustang II-based independent... more |
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GM's Quad 4 & Ecotec Engines And Ford's Zetec & Duratec Engines- Four Play
Not long ago, we took a look at a selection of four-cylinder engines as possible hot rod powerplant fodder, and here we are again. more |
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Hydraulic Brake And Clutch Assembly For A 1930 Ford Model A - Hot Rod Mods Underfoot
After boxing the 'rails, adding an X-member, and building some engine and trans mounts for the stock frame of Ron Werderitsch's '30 Model A... more |
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H&H Flatheads - The Aluminum Ardun
So, you've checked out the pictures and it's dawned on you that what you're looking at is a fully polished, all-aluminum blown Ardun engine. more |
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Metal Tube Bending - Bending Made Easy
You may not think you'd have much use for a tube bender when building a car if you're not contemplating fitting a rollcage, but they have... more |
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1949 Ford Wheelwell Fabrication - Major Changes With Mini Tubs
The age of mini tubs is well past its heyday, but there are still quite a few instances when the wheelwells of a rod or custom need to be... more |
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Ford Wishbone Suspension - Wish List
Henry Ford's method of locating the beam front axles in his early cars consisted of a triangulated arrangement comprising the wishbone and... more |
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