Even before Henry's breakthrough V-8s, and decades before the introduction of the Chevy small-block...
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Tooling along taking in the bouquet of the landscape, the wind coursing through your hair, nothing beats a roadster...
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We moan about the rising cost of gasoline, but we keep putting it in our cars as, without it, they're garage ornaments...
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There are many components of a custom or street rod that have to be integrated into the build, such as gas and brake pedals...
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Four years on, and I couldn't imagine not having A/C, so I called Vintage Air to discuss my requirements for the project '49...
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Let's face it, unless you're building a gasser, any car looks cooler lowered. Back in the day when suspensions moved on...
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It seems everyone's love of music has been rejuvenated by the iPod and other digital music players (DMP). Everyone's got one. And increasingly, every new car...
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I wanted a pair of aluminum bomber-style seats for my latest project and decided that I would have a go at making them myself. Most of the bomber seat magazine articles...
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Times change. It wasn't that long ago that if you owned a set of oxy-acetylene gas bottles for welding and cutting you would be considered to have a pretty well-equipped home shop...
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You'd have to be new to this hobby, or a little inattentive, to not be aware of the excellent choice and availability of aftermarket air conditioning and heating systems we enjoy today...
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For the longest time, if you ran a Ford small-block or Windsor engine and wanted to run an automatic...
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If there's one thing hot rodders have, it's a lot of options. Which options you choose depends a lot on your priorities...
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When's the last time you looked underneath an early hot rod with a tube axle or I-beam axle and found rack-and-pinion steering?.....
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The project is a '27 Model T coupe, unchopped and full-fendered. It is currently a work in progress, but will be something genuinely unique by the time....
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You probably thought I'd forgotten all about the project '49 Chevy huh? Unfortunately a combination of work schedules, the start of the show season and the....
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There are a number of things we seem to put up with in our pursuit of driving cool-looking cars. A ridiculously low car will induce a newfound fear of driveways.....
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You wouldn't think that Richard Bellgardt's request was that unusual. Richard drives a '49 Ford F1 pickup, mostly stock, and Flathead powered...
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Improving the lighting on a highboy can generally be accomplished by just bolting on any number of the upgraded set of headlights...
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By now most people are aware that modern fuel -injected engines benefit greatly from the use of electronics, whether through the use of an on-board computer which constantly alters the tune depending on driving style, altitude or a number of other variables, or through the ability to plug in a lapto
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I don't know about you but I'm perfectly happy fabricating chassis, welding and doing body and paintwork, and physically putting a car together, but I've always left the wiring in my projects...
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Whenever a brake upgrade is made, usually incorporating discs brakes at the front or even all around, most builders will upgrade to power-assisted brakes.
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When chopping the top on a car with factory vent windows, one of the many considerations to take into account is whether or not to retain the wing windows.
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While hanging out at Circle City Hot Rods recently, we noticed a Model A roadster which had been brought in to have some seriously bent ladder bars replaced.
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Bill Hines has chopped more Mercurys in his 65 years in the customizing business than he can remember.
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Bumpers are one of the most utilitarian parts of a car: They're there to take a beating and protect the more aesthetically appealing components between them.
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