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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 long-distance... 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 little V-8 was... 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 running some... 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 than carrying the... more |
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Prototyping a Custom Headlight
Have you ever wondered how aftermarket companies come up with new stuff? New products don’t just appear from thin air, and there are... more |
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So, Where Are The Springs?
Harry Nicks was a man on a mission. At the wheel of his immaculate ’29 roadster, he was looking carefully for broken pavement,... more |
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Titanium Tough - Coatings for Your Custom
Tough and good-looking. Sure, that’s what they say about us, but these words are also applied to some of the new coatings showing up... more |
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1932 Ford Coupe Custom Framerails Kit
“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” as the saying goes. Well, Geoff Mitford Taylor (GMT) of... more |
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Auto Books, Owner & Shop Manuals - Where To Get It
Searching for automotive literature, shop manuals, owner’s manuals, vintage advertising, and books on specific makes and models of... more |
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Demon Carburetors Help Demonize Your Ride
Tired of trying to rebuild and tune that worn-out factory carb? Maybe the swap-meet-special four-barrel you picked up last fall turned out... more |
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How To on Good Fiberglass Prep
So you did your homework, shopped around, and decided on a fiberglass body for your next project. Cool. But you don’t want your car to... more |
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Top Chop Tricks From a 1932 Ford Coupe
There has probably been more written about hacking tops than any other customizing technique. But as long as hot rodders continue to... more |
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Beyond Mustang II - Aftermarket Parts for Mustang II Suspension
We’re not even sure why the aftermarket still calls it Mustang II. Back in the ’70s, rodders started relieving these cars of... more |
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1932 Ford Model A Roadster with MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust
Looks better, sounds better, runs better. What more could we ask? OK, this particular hop-up was a bit pricey at $1,047, but we’re... more |
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Hardcore Crate Engines from Motown and Merlin
We’ve argued that real hot rods need real power. Here’s how: with a new crate engine from Bill Mitchell’s Hardcore Products.... more |
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Rattleproofing Your Rod - Use of Sound-Cancelling Mats
There are few secrets left in rod-building, but this might be one of them: sound-cancellation mats. They are sheets of adhesive-backed,... more |
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Steering Clear with your Custom Steering System
Remember the first steering system you ever built? It probably consisted of a 2x4 and about five feet of rope. Chances are you’re... more |
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Tossin' Fire with HotRod's Superflames Flamethrower Kit
There’re a whole lotta ways to draw attention. Some folks do it with flashy paint, some use loud pipes, others have a car that goes up... more |
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Custom 1956 Ford F-100 Power Window Kit
You pull up to the traffic light in your hot rod. The supermodel in the Porsche Boxster on your right is trying to give you her phone... more |
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House of Kolor Paint & Techniques How To's
As our hobby--or better yet, lifestyle--screams banshee-like into the 21st century, fresh ideas are becoming as scarce as virgin Deuce... more |
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Undercover Ignition with PerTronix Ignitor
Generator or alternator? It’s today’s litmus test of "have you gone all the way?" when considering a vintage-look rod. We like... more |
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Vintage Channel Jobs - Body Drop or Lower that Car
“The point of this discourse is to warn you of the tribulations which await the overeager channeler. But if there seems no logical... more |
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Clamp It with Line Clamps
Line clamps. They’re one of those tiny things that tend to get overlooked when building a car—right up until it’s time to... more |
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Independent Rear Suspension - Easy? Or Professionals Only?
Why the uncertainty in this story’s subhead? A task is either doable or not, right? It’s easy or hard, no? Well, no. ... more |
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Paint Problem Solving for Your Custom Rod
In the last few years, paint products have been changing faster than Clark Kent changes into his Superman suit. Every year, paint... more |
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