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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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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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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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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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1951 Mercury No Limit Engineering Installs Trailing Arm Rear Suspension - Mercury Rising (And Dropping)
I'm a big fan of trailing arm rear suspension, especially under customs. Not only does it offer a smooth ride with great handling and... more |
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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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Advanced Metal Sheering Tips and Tricks - Cuttin' Corners
Check out how to use metal sheers like a professional! 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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