How To & DIY
Top 5 Ways To Waste Money On Your LS Engine Swap
From The Driveway Engineer ~ Top 5 ways to waste money on your LS engine swap. [More…]
Low Budget Builds
How To & DIY
Extreme Budget Small Block Chevrolet Engine for Under $700
Build a 305 Small Block Chevrolet engine on an extreme budget, a capable engine for a Rat Rod project that still has some coolness to it. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1965 Chevy C10 Restored by 18 Year Old for $600
This is my 1965 Chevy C10 half-ton pickup with a 250 CI Inline 6 and a single barrel carburetor that desperately needs a rebuild. [More…]
Low Budget Builds
7 Things To Check Before Buying A Used Diesel Engine
Filthy Rich shows you 7 things to check to make the right choice when buying a used diesel engine. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1948 Chevrolet 3100 to Mazda B2200 Chassis / Body Swap
The marriage of a 1948 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and a Mazda B2200 pickup truck. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1951 Ford F1 Pickup Truck RestoMod Build
The 1951 Ford F1 Pickup Truck RestoMod project is a low budget build with the guts of a 1996 Mustang GT… [More…]
How To & DIY
11 Salvage Yard Tips and Tricks
11 Salvage Yard Tips and Tricks to help you make the most out of your next trip to the salvage or junk yard… [More…]
Low Budget Builds
Carburetor Cleaning with Pine-Sol vs Berryman Chem Dip
How does Pine-Sol compare to (arguably) the most popular carburetor cleaning solution, Berryman Chem Dip? [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Upgrade Your Small Block Chevy on a Budget
MyVintageIron shows you how to get more power out of your small block Chevrolet engine, at home, and on the cheap… [More…]
DIY Projects
Ford F-100 T5 5 Speed Transmission Swap on Budget
An inexpensive and reliable solution to swap a 5 Speed Transmission into a Ford F-100 on a Budget. Parts List Included. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Slammin’ a ’42 Chevy with Leaf-Springs on a Budget
Puddin’s Fab Shop is slammin’ the rear of Kevin’s ’42 Chevrolet truck with a pair of Belltech S10 drop leaf springs, lowering blocks and custom mounts. [More…]
DIY Projects
LS Engine and 4L60e Swap On A Budget
Part 1 – Chassis Intro, Oil Pan & Engine Mounts Chuck Hanson takes us on a tour of his $100 69 Chevelle chassis he picked up on Craig’s List. He also walks us through as [More…]
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Budget-Built Hot Rods
It doesn’t have to be a rat rod… By Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Motor News I am not building a rat rod. Sure, at first mention of my Model A highboy pickup project, it may seem [More…]
How To & DIY
How to Save Money on Your Hot Rod Build or Classic Car Restoration
You’ve been to a few shows, your buddies all have rods to wrench on, and now it’s your turn. Here’s some tips to help keep cost under control as you embark on your hot rod [More…]
DIY Projects
Low Budget Build: 1947 Chevrolet Autocross Rat Rod
This 1947 Chevrolet truck was built to be an autocross course dominator, and it has won several events already. But the real story here is that the truck was built, at home by a Father [More…]
DIY Projects
An Inexpensive Sound Deadening Alternative to Dynamat
Nothing ruins a sweet sounding ride more than a trunk that vibrates and doors that rattle. While most cars came with some sort of sound deadening from the factory, the older the car, the lower [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Build Your Project Car On A Budget
You’ve pulled the trigger on that project car and dragged it home. Project cars come in all shapes and sizes, so let’s assume you’ve found yourself one that runs, but just barely. Only your true die-hard hot-rod buddies get it. Everybody else thinks you’re crazy. You see what the non-believers can’t, not a rusty junkyard escapee but a soon-to-be cruiser that just needs a little tweaking to become a loyal daily driver… [More…]
DIY Projects
How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine
For generations hot rodders have pulled bigger and more powerful engines out of other cars to use in their DIY hot rod projects. Back in the ’50s gearheads would spend hours hunting for Cadillac and Oldsmobile engines to use in their rods. In the ’60s builders started pulling Hemis, Pontiac 455s, Ford Cammers, and of course the big-block Chevys out of cars to power their gassers, T-buckets and other custom powered street machines. [More…]