How To & DIY
How To Build A Hot Rod
Learn how to build a hot rod with these resources that help facilitate your build from inspiration and planning to build and customization. [More…]
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How To Build Your Project Car Engine On A Budget
It’s done. You’ve pulled the trigger on that project car or truck and dragged it home. Here’s what you can get done with a budget from $50 to $2,500. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Chris Rusch’s 1930 Sedan Hot Rod Build
This movie short documents Chris Rusch’s Hot Rod build that transpired over a 4-day period with an incredibly talented group of builders. [More…]
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Seven Day Build: London Taxi Transformed Into Rat Rod Van
Paul Bacon spent under $600 on a traditional London taxi cab. The eccentric mechanic has converted it into a crazy rat rod van in just 7 days. [More…]
DIY Projects
Low Budget Build: 1947 Chevrolet Autocross Rat Rod
This ’47 Chevy autocrosser was built at home by a Father and Son for under $2,000 and good old fashioned thinking and a lot of junk parts. [More…]
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1951 GMC/Chevrolet Resto Mod Chassis Swap
This 1951 GMC truck sits atop a 4th gen GM B-body chassis, suspension, drivetrain, and entire wiring harness including onboard diagnostics. [More…]
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1946 Chevy Truck / 2002 Prius Unibody Chassis Swap ~ Wait… WHAT?!
Joe Winter of Hoopie’s Hot Rods in Ohio mates a 1946 Chevrolet truck body and an ’02 Prius unibody/chassis for a unique hybrid. [More…]
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1959 Chevrolet Apache 4th Gen B-Body Chassis Swap Sleeper
A 125K mile 4th Gen GM B-Body Caprice Classic donor car and a 4 Wheel-Drive 1959 Chevrolet Apache truck get chassis swapped into a sleeper. [More…]
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1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery GM B-Body Chassis Swap
This classic 1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery is chassis swapped on 4th Gen GM B-Body ’93 Caprice Classic that will provide modern everything. [More…]
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1959 GMC 4X4 Truck Gets 4th Gen B-Body Chassis Swap
A customer bought a 1959 GMC Truck, running, and came to us wanting a chassis swap to modernize but keep it a hot rod — a sleeper… [More…]