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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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... more |
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Custom Paint Jobs - Paint Tips For A Flat Finish
There was a time when a flat-finished hot rod would've been regarded as either a work in progress or the victim of an... more |
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Chassis Engineering IFS Kit On A 1949 Chevy- Gaining Independence
As I've mentioned before, the idea behind the build of my Project '49 Chevy is to use bolt-in components as much as possible,... more |
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Paint Gun Perfection- Gun Control
The paint on your hot rod or custom is the most important element in terms of making a first impression. more |
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