General Motors Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

1949-54 GM Torque Tube to Open Driveshaft Conversion Donor Vehicles

July 10, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The primary complaint about an enclosed torque tube driveline is that there are very limited ratios available for the rear end. [More…]

1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Stretch / Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

July 6, 2020 Roadkill Customs

1947-54 Chevy / GMC Advance Design 3100 truck body is cut down the middle and widened 5 full inches to facilitate a Chevy SSR chassis swap. [More…]

Classic Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale

Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale ~ Chevy, Ford, Mercury, Mopar, More

May 20, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Adding sun visors to your vehicle can help you see while driving in bright sunshine or to add that full custom classic or vintage car look. [More…]

How To Install A ($25) Shift Kit And Wake Up Your TH350

December 1, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage

Working through a $100 Craigslist TH350 find and turning it into a stout shifting transmission for a ’75 Pontiac Firebird. [More…]

Bizarre Cars That Were Decades Ahead of Their Time

November 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Most people realize that technology you find in modern cars today has actually been around for several decades in older vehicles. [More…]

How To Build Your Project Car On A Budget

November 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Chevy E-10 Pickup Runs On Electricity, Not Ethanol

November 5, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The E-10 is a 1962 C-10 single cab truck that’s been modified with a battery-powered drivetrain debuting at The SEMA Show in Las Vegas… [More…]

Chevrolet Monte Carlo ~ Everything You Need to Know

Chevy Monte Carlo ~ Everything You Need to Know

October 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The car built to destroy Ford Thunderbirds on the oval. Here’s everything you need to know about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. [More…]

Foose Design ~ The Malone’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air RestoMod

September 18, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Josh, Foose Design shop manager, walks you through the history and modifications of the 1957 Chevy Bel Air RestoMod, followed by beauty shots and video of the finished ride. [More…]

1950 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Pickup Truck Build

September 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Austin Beutner’s 1950 Chevrolet 3100 5-window pickup truck built by Roy Brizio Street Rods out of South San Francisco, CA. [More…]

1968 Pontiac GTO Pro-Touring Build

August 31, 2019 Roadkill Customs

This 1968 Pontiac GTO was built by the crew at MetalWorks Classic Auto Restoration in Eugene, Oregon as their personal shop car. [More…]

Classic Chevy Sales Training Film Relentlessly Trashes Ford

August 28, 2019 Roadkill Customs

This Chevrolet sales training film spends more than 20 minutes relentlessly bashing virtually everything about the new Ford product for 1952. [More…]

1953 Chevrolet 3100 5-Window Chassis/Engine Swap Project

August 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs

This ’53 Chevy 3100 gets turned into a RestoMod, complete with a 1985 Chevy S-10 chassis and a 5.7 liter TPI engine from a 1987 IROC-Z. [More…]

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air RestoRod Project

August 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs

At first, the customer just wanted to upgrade the brakes and suspension. Before long, it escalated into a complete resto-rod project. [More…]

Survivor Series ~ Jochem’s 1965 Chevrolet Malibu

August 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The Roadster Shop built Jochem’s 1965 Chevy Malibu ‘Survivor Series’ (original body and paint) with a 580hp LT1/T-56 combo paired with Roadster Shop Full FAST TRACK IRS chassis, RS-OE2 wheels, and Baer Brakes. [More…]