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Restoration & Tech

Practical guides, mechanic advice, and tech tips for classic car owners.

A Ford Model A, a 1932 Deuce coupe, and a fat-fender 1940s Ford coupe lined up outside a hot rod shop
Restoration & Tech

Street Rod Platforms

Gary Nowak · · 8 min
A modern Ford Coyote 5.0 DOHC V8 with tall cam covers freshly installed in a classic Mustang-style engine bay, clean professional swap
Restoration & Tech

The Coyote Swap Explained

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1978 Chevrolet C10 frame -- bare chassis on jack stands
Restoration & Tech

How to Prep and Paint a Classic C10 Frame

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
C10 frame rail ground strap -- corroded bolt under inspection
Restoration & Tech

Troubleshooting Electrical Grounding Issues on a C10 Chassis

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
Bare hot-rod rolling chassis on a shop floor with boxed frame rails and a dropped front axle located by split wishbones, no body attached
Restoration & Tech

Choosing a Hot Rod Chassis and Suspension

Ray Delgado · · 8 min
A classic pickup truck partway through restoration in a warm home garage, with a person working on it surrounded by tools and organized parts
Restoration & Tech

How to Restore a Classic Truck: A Beginner's Guide

Robert Halloran · · 10 min
Classic four-door crew-cab pickup truck in three-quarter front view at a vintage truck show
Restoration & Tech

Classic Truck Cab Styles Explained

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
C10 front sway bar with new end links installed
Restoration & Tech

Front Sway Bar Upgrades for Better C10 Cornering

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1969 Chevrolet C10 Stepside bed -- new oak wood strips
Restoration & Tech

Restoring the Wood Bed Strips on a Classic C10 Stepside

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
1976 Chevrolet C10 rear drum brake -- star wheel adjuster exposed
Restoration & Tech

Servicing and Adjusting Rear Drum Brakes on a C10

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
Exposed hoodless rat rod V8 engine with zoomie lakes headers against a weathered patina'd firewall
Restoration & Tech

Rat Rod Engines and Drivetrains

Mike Sullivan · · 10 min
1980 Chevrolet C10 door jamb -- striker and latch close-up
Restoration & Tech

Fixing Loose Door Latch Mechanisms on a C10

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
Lowered C10 rear wheel tucked tight in fender
Restoration & Tech

Wheel Offset and Backspacing Guide for a Lowered C10

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
A 1946-1948 fat-fender street rod with full flowing fenders and deep glossy paint cruising a sunlit tree-lined road
Restoration & Tech

Fat-Fender Street Rods of the 1940s

Gary Nowak · · 6 min
Front disc-brake conversion on a classic street rod spindle with vented rotor and single-piston caliper, wheel removed in a workshop
Restoration & Tech

Street Rod Disc Brakes

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1978 Chevrolet C10 ignition switch -- worn key cylinder close-up
Restoration & Tech

Troubleshooting Ignition Switch Failure on a Classic C10

Robert Halloran · · 7 min
1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler in a restoration workshop with hard-to-find trim and parts laid out
Restoration & Tech

The Hardest Muscle Car Parts to Find Today

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970s Chevrolet C10 350 -- Quadrajet with vacuum gauge tuning
Restoration & Tech

Tuning a Rochester Quadrajet on a Stock C10 350

Dan Reeves · · 7 min