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A hot rod mid-build: a bare steel body on an exposed chassis in a cluttered fabrication shop while a mechanic grinds on the metal, engine block and tools nearby.
Restoration & Tech

How a Hot Rod Is Built: The Techniques

Jim Vasquez · · 10 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