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Restoration & Tech

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

1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 raised on a lift in a restoration workshop
Restoration & Tech

Original Restoration vs Restomod: Two Philosophies

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min
Bolt-in independent front suspension crossmember with polished coilovers, tubular control arms, and rack-and-pinion steering on a workbench
Restoration & Tech

Restomod Independent Front Suspension: The IFS Conversion Guide

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Dressed chrome small-block Chevy V8 with polished finned valve covers and round chrome air cleaner in a hot-rod engine bay
Restoration & Tech

The Small-Block Chevy Swap

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Iconic 1932 Ford Deuce highboy five-window coupe street rod, fenderless with glossy deep paint, in golden-hour light
Restoration & Tech

The 1932 Ford Street Rod

Gary Nowak · · 8 min
Rear three-quarter view of a fendered stepside classic pickup with external rear fenders and a running board step, parked beside a smooth slab-sided fleetside pickup, contrasting the two classic truck bed styles
Restoration & Tech

Stepside vs Fleetside: What's the Difference

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
A gasser coupe mid-build in a fabrication shop, straight front axle mocked up high, V8 set back in the bay, no wheels yet
Restoration & Tech

How a Gasser Is Built

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
Low tight detail of a gasser's skinny ribbed front runner on a Torq Thrust mag beside a fat rear cheater slick on a slotted mag wheel
Restoration & Tech

Gasser Wheels and Tires: Skinnies and Slicks

Ray Delgado · · 6 min
Chrome GMC 6-71 supercharger topped with a bug-catcher injector hat poking up through a gasser's hood scoop
Restoration & Tech

Blown and Injected Gasser Engines

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
Close-up of a metalworker paddling molten body lead onto a hot-rod body panel seam, torch flame softening the solder as a waxed hardwood paddle shapes it in a kustom shop
Restoration & Tech

Lead Work: The Lost Art of Metal Finishing

Jim Vasquez · · 9 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 raised on a lift during a restoration in a workshop
Restoration & Tech

How to Document a Restoration Project

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
A 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback raised on a shop lift in a restoration garage with the underbody exposed.
Restoration & Tech

Restoring & Owning a Classic Muscle Car

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
Mechanic's weathered hands squirting penetrating oil into a spark-plug hole of a dusty, cobwebbed vintage engine in a workshop
Restoration & Tech

Reviving a Barn Find Engine

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1971 AMC Javelin on a workshop lift mid-restoration
Restoration & Tech

Common First-Time Restoration Mistakes

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
A pre-1949 street rod body and frame up on a rotisserie in a clean, bright fabrication shop, with a modern LS crate engine and Mustang II-style IFS crossmember staged nearby mid-build
Restoration & Tech

Building a Street Rod for Comfort and Reliability

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
1970 Buick GS 455 unrestored survivor with original patina in an old garage
Restoration & Tech

Preservation vs Restoration: When to Leave It Alone

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
A classic stepside pickup with bolt-on rear fenders parked beside a smooth-sided fleetside pickup at a classic car show, contrasting the two bed styles.
Restoration & Tech

Classic Truck Body Styles and Terminology Explained

Robert Halloran · · 8 min
A classic lowrider three-wheeling at a car show, front corner lifted high on hydraulics as a crowd watches
Restoration & Tech

Lowrider Hydraulics and Air Suspension

Jim Vasquez · · 10 min
1967 Ford Mustang fastback on a two-post lift during a pre-purchase inspection
Restoration & Tech

Pre-Purchase Inspection for a Muscle Car

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min