How to Get Your Bumpers Re-Chromed
One of the most important visual aspects of a muscle car are the shiny parts, you know, the chrome. Fresh paint trimmed out with dingy, dented and rusted bumpers, as well as [...]
Paint/Body
How to Restore a Dash Pad with a Dash Cap
There are relatively few items on a muscle car that aren’t readily restorable at home. Most restoration jobs require a little research, maybe some welding or paint, while [...]
How To Repair a Rusted Core Support
Well maybe it’s not sexy, but how about non-rusty? While most rodders leave the unseen alone, this is one area that needs to be tended to. The core support doesn’t just [...]
How to French a License Plate
If you plan on driving your ride on the street you gotta have a tag. Of course, license tags are ugly and we would all prefer to keep ‘em off, but no dice. At the very [...]
How to Apply Vinyl Stripes and Decals- Pontiac Trans Am SE
What makes a “Bandit” car a “Bandit”? While the general public believes any black, late ‘70s to be a bandit car, in reality, Pontiac never made a “Bandit” [...]
Keep It Trimmed
So you’ve finally finished your car. The engine runs smooth, the seats are stitched up, the paint is buffed and shiny, the trim is all dinged up…..What do you mean all [...]
How to Install Trunk Floors
Buying a new project over the internet can yield some interesting surprises. When we purchased this 1951 Ford 2-door on Ebay, we got a special gift, handed down from 3 [...]
How to install rocker panels on a Shoebox Ford
There are parts you expect to change on every serious project. If the car has led a normal or abused life, the rocker panels will always be one of those areas. The [...]
Royal Scamp- Firewalls, Tubs and Fuel Cells, Oh My!
With the roll cage and suspension set up, the rest of the work in the trunk can be completed. There are a few technical aspects of the build that must be covered here, and it [...]
We like ‘em shaved
Everybody loves ‘em shaved. Yeah, I’m talking about door handles. Nothing sticks out like a sore thumb on a sweet Kustom than some big fat handles. Anybody can weld up [...]