Drawn for Success: How to Create Your Own Rendering
Every project begins with an idea. Ideas are what make building rods and customs go round. Putting the ideas in your head onto the car is the hard part. That last statement [...]
2015
Rhapsody in Blue
When it comes to classic cars, there has always been a fascination with rare cars. There are the ones we all know about, the 4-speed Stage 1 Convertible or the XR-7G 429, but [...]
Carpet Diem
When it comes to interiors, the carpets face the most abuse. Dirt, mud and water are constantly being tracked on to the carpet. Spilled food and drinks are commonplace as [...]
Detroit Speed Subframe Connectors: Beefin’ Up the B-Side of an F-Body Camaro
By Rotten Rodney Bauman Since Street Tech magazine is an honest publication, let’s begin this story with honesty. Like other serial freelancers, yours truly has [...]
Getting Started: Sheet metal
Unless you buy a brand new body from Year One, Goodmark, or any number of catalog restoration houses, you will likely face body panel and sheet metal repairs on some level. [...]
Independent Thinking: Factory Five Racing IRS conversion for the Comet Wagon
Live axles are great for drag racing. The suspension is easy to tune, the parts are strong, plentiful, and inexpensive. For straight-line racing, the live axle is hard to [...]
Buick 350 Engine Build
When I purchased my 1971 Buick GS convertible almost 16 years ago, I knew I had found my dream car. Spending the $4,000 asking price was also a big step as that was pretty [...]
Port Authority
When the name Buick comes up in any bench-racing session, the conversation turns to 455 big-blocks, Stage 1s and the venerable GSX. What rarely gets mentioned is the [...]
