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    Sheet Metal LS Swap Mock-Up Motor

    We do a lot of LS swaps at Red Dirt Rodz, and when we saw this sheet metal LS mock-up motor at SEMA, we knew we had to have one. We ordered one and shot a video of the [...]
  • Installing a Phantom Pump System

    Until recently, installing an in-tank fuel pump meant buying a custom tank or doing a lot of dangerous cutting and welding on your tank. Thanks to some ingenuity from [...]
  • Frenched Tails

    The Shoebox Ford is not the most stylistic body, there just isn’t much to them. While they are plain, they are also plentiful, making them excellent fodder for a custom [...]
  • How to Properly Dimple Headers

    Headers help your engine breathe, but so many times there are interference issues that make fitting a set of headers in your car difficult. Most aftermarket designs for the [...]
  • Making a Shaping Block

    Content provided by: Chris Fleming For those of us car and motorcycle builders who have been building and restoring for years, there isn’t much in the world of wrenching [...]

Getting Started: Sheet metal

August 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

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. [...]

Floor It!

July 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

Unless you are from the town of Bedrock, you probably want your rod to be fully equipped; running engine, working brakes, and floor pans. Every car must have these things; [...]

Quarter-Pounder

May 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Inheriting a project from another person sometimes means getting to fix things that had been glazed over. Such is the case with this 1965 Mustang coupe. This particular [...]
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