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Restoration & Tech

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

A hand pushing a screwdriver through the rusted-through floor pan and rocker of a barn-find classic car under harsh inspection light
Restoration & Tech

Barn Find Rust Assessment

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Angle finder measuring C10 pinion angle -- rear axle underside
Restoration & Tech

Adjusting Rear Pinion Angle After Installing Drop Springs

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Low under-truck view of a classic pickup's ladder frame rails and crossmembers lit by a mechanic's trouble light during a frame damage inspection
Restoration & Tech

How to Spot Frame Damage on a Classic Truck

Robert Halloran · · 9 min
Lowered 1970s Chevrolet C10 -- slammed stance on the street
Restoration & Tech

The Complete Guide to Lowering a Classic Chevrolet C10

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
Classic C10 pickup driving a small-town street -- daily driver
Restoration & Tech

The Ultimate Maintenance and Daily-Driving Guide for a Classic C10

Robert Halloran · · 9 min
Chevrolet C10 mid-restoration -- bare metal primer in workshop
Restoration & Tech

The Complete Chevrolet C10 Restoration Guide

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
1985 Chevrolet C10 LS swap -- freshly installed engine bay
Restoration & Tech

The Ultimate LS Swap Guide for Classic Chevrolet C10 Trucks

Dan Reeves · · 9 min
Polished GMC 6-71 Roots supercharger with a bug-catcher scoop bursting through the hood of a classic hot rod
Restoration & Tech

Superchargers and Blowers on Hot Rods

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
Close-up detail of chromed zoomie headers and lakes pipes sweeping off a hot-rod engine under dramatic light
Restoration & Tech

Headers and the Hot Rod Sound

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
Looking down into a restored classic truck bed with a finished oak wood-plank floor and polished stainless steel bed strips
Restoration & Tech

Truck Bed Types and Lengths Explained

Robert Halloran · · 9 min
Close-up of the front fender, cowl and paint detail of a 1970 AMC Rebel Machine
Restoration & Tech

How to Spot a Cloned or Faked Muscle Car

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
White 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with blue stripes parked on a residential driveway
Restoration & Tech

Insuring a Classic Muscle Car

David Mercer · · 6 min
Front wheel removed from a classic pickup truck on a shop lift, exposing the brake assembly with the rotor and caliper visible
Restoration & Tech

Drum vs Disc Brakes on Classic Trucks

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
A 1970 Buick GS 455 in a spray booth during a fresh factory-color repaint under booth lights.
Restoration & Tech

Restoring Factory Paint and Finishes

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
A former barn-find classic car mid-recommission, raised on a lift in a clean restoration shop with new parts and tools laid out nearby
Restoration & Tech

What a Barn Find Restoration Costs

David Mercer · · 8 min
A vintage Ford flathead V8 and a small-block Chevy V8 side by side on engine stands in a hot rod shop, a head-to-head comparison
Restoration & Tech

Flathead vs Small-Block in a Rat Rod

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Low-angle detail of a hot rod's suicide-mounted dropped I-beam front axle hung forward of the frame with polished hairpin radius rods
Restoration & Tech

Suicide Front Ends and Z-ing the Frame

Ray Delgado · · 8 min
Modern bolt-in IFS crossmember with coilovers and a cross-drilled disc brake under a classic muscle car raised on a shop lift
Restoration & Tech

Restomod Chassis, Suspension and Brakes

Mike Sullivan · · 10 min