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Vintage Air Climate Control Unit - (No More) Sweatin' To The Oldies - Tech These days, it's hard to argue the merits of modern conveniences like independent suspension, fuel injection, power steering, and air conditioning without someone mentioning how it's not traditional... These days, it's hard to argue the merits of modern conveniences like independent suspension, fuel injection, power steering, and air conditioning without someone mentioning how it's not traditional. And while I typically agree with these naysayers, there are conditions that I'll grant a guy amnesty. As a hot rodder who's more akin to the postwar build style than the contemporary, swoopy designs, I cringe just the same as other so-called traditionalists when I see things like clunky EFI setups atop a flathead or a roadster with independent suspension jutting out from the framerails. Unlike some of those "old-timers," I can be partial and give guys who want those modern conveniences some ...6 hours ago
1947 Chevy 3100 Thriftmaster Pickup - Project Shop Truck Throughout the history of SRM, we've built just about everything under the sun; from roadsters to coupes to sedans to phaetons, hell we've even built a school bus (see SRM August 1993), but classic trucks... Throughout the history of SRM, we've built just about everything under the sun; from roadsters to coupes to sedans to phaetons, hell we've even built a school bus (see SRM August 1993), but classic trucks never seemed to get the same amount of attention. A good part of that could be due to the fact that we share offices with the two largest truck books on the market: Classic Trucks and Custom Classic Trucks. But as we mentioned last month, there isn't a genuine, dyed-in-the-wool hot rodder out there who couldn't benefit from having a truck at their disposal. And it should go without saying that if you were to ask a hot rodder what kind of shop truck they'd like to have, the answer would not be a lifted Toyota ...6 hours ago
Roll Control Mount and Electric Fuel Pump - Making Little Stuff For Next To Nothing Fabricating, or building, goes hand in hand when building a hot rod. But for many of us, we don't have welding skills, nor do we have a shop full of fabrication equipment... Fabricating, or building, goes hand in hand when building a hot rod. But for many of us, we don't have welding skills, nor do we have a shop full of fabrication equipment to actually construct complex pieces. If that fits your skill and equipment set, how do you fabricate the simple little bits? What we're talking about are flat-mounting brackets, block-off plates, backing plates or "doublers," and so on. These are pieces typically fabbed from aluminum, and they're things the average guy can build himself in his own garage with a minimum of specialized tooling or shop equipment. Photo Gallery: Roll Control Mount and Electric Fuel Pump - Making Little Stuff For Next To Nothing - Street Rodder Magazine ...6 hours ago
Bilstein Shock Cover - The Big Cover-Up - Tech Recently a company called RCD Classics figured out a way to install a conventional cover on a Bilstein shock. It's actually a noteworthy achievement. Though a Bilstein looks like most other shocks... Recently a company called RCD Classics figured out a way to install a conventional cover on a Bilstein shock. It's actually a noteworthy achievement. Though a Bilstein looks like most other shocks, its construction doesn't lend itself to a metal cover. Instead, they usually feature a plastic shroud, which most people in the hot rod world forego altogether. The bare look doesn't exactly turn everybody on though-the vintage/traditional crowd in particular loves that OEM look, and OEM shocks almost always have that metal cover. Photo Gallery: Bilstein Shock Cover - The Big Cover-Up - Street Rodder Magazine Photo Gallery: Bilstein Shock Cover - The Big Cover-Up - Street Rodder Magazine Read More Digg It ...15 days ago
1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part V - Tech When asked to describe the Chrysler Corporation in the '50s we've always characterized it as the company that produced cars engineered by experts, designed by lunatics, and assembled by amateurs... When asked to describe the Chrysler Corporation in the '50s we've always characterized it as the company that produced cars engineered by experts, designed by lunatics, and assembled by amateurs. Our hunch is that while the guys with the slide rules were coming up with the Hemi, Torqflite, and torsion bars, the stylists were involved with the government's psychedelic drug research and the quality control staff was working their way through a school for the blind. Photo Gallery: 1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part V - Street Rodder Magazine Photo Gallery: 1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part V - Street Rodder Magazine Read More Digg It Add to del.icio.us
