I happen to be the proud owner of a 1951 Chevy truck, and to say it’s a little bit rusty would be like saying that the Grand Canyon is a little bit deep.  Fortunately, my ‘51 is still salvageable, but if it weren’t, I’d consider this mighty nice custom restoration option. It’s a cab […]

The ‘88-’98 Chevy fullsize truck was one of the most popular body styles in its day, but if you get into one nowadays, you can tell. First, you’ll notice the creak in the driver’s door, then the sag in the bodyline. Eventually, it’s the latch not latching and a ton of frustration. Now, though, you […]

I got an email from a buddy of mine in Vegas the other day, telling me about his friend who’s selling a ‘67 Lincoln Continental Convertible and how much he spent fixing the roof. Turns out he dumped $5k into just fixing the hydraulics, and at the end of it all he still needed a […]

Looking for a new gas tank for your project car? Classic Performance Parts is now offering a line of stainless steel gas tanks for several different applications. They even carry extra-capacity models, which can help on long hauls.
Stainless Steel Tanks [Classic Performance Parts]

If you’re customizing an older car or truck, you’ve probably looked into an independent front suspension for your ride. Switching from a leaf sprung front clip to a fully independent clip with disc brakes and modern technology is definitely an improvement over the horse and buggy designs of early vehicles. Scott’s Hotrods sells an IFS […]

Now this is an idea that’s taken way too long to come to fruition: one cup that you can mix your paint in, mount directly to your spray gun, and then put a lid on it to store for later. Sata’s new RPS system works with any of their gravity-feed guns with a standard thread […]

Want to drop and bag your ‘63-87 Chevy truck, net a better handling ride, and convert to a rack and pinion steering setup at the same time? The guys at Porterbuilt have created two different bolt-in crossmembers that give you all that — and more.

If you’re only repainting part of your project car – as opposed to a total frame-off restoration – you’d usually mask the jams using either a folded edge or a hard tape line. But tape lines in door jambs or on bodylines serve as tell-tale signs that your low-buck re-paint is, well, a low-buck repaint. […]

Technostalgia’s tag line – “Today’s Technology, Yesterday’s Cars” – pretty much sums up the spirit of the resto-rod phenomenon, and they’ve made a name for themselves supplying LED lights to fit classic cars. The one pictured above is a complete taillamp housing for a 1940 Ford that includes bright, modern LEDs for stop, tail, and turn signal […]

In In 1957, the city of Tulsa, OK devised a plan: build a huge time capsule, put a brand new car in it, and then 50 years later unearth the car and give it to one lucky person. The results: one less than spectacular ball of rust. But there may yet be hope for recovering […]