Hot Rod Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

Rough Cut ~ A Radical 1957 Chevy Bel Air Rat Rod

First Look: Radical ‘Rough Cut’ 1957 Chevy Bel Air from ITW Hot Rods

May 27, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

ITW’s Chris walker is breaking all the rules again and hacking up a ’57 Chevy Bel Air into bite-sized pieces for his latest creation dubbed ‘Rough Cut’. [More…]

How To Choose a Hot Rod High-Amp Alternator

May 5, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Determining the alternator amperage required is the current draw, plus any future accessories you plan to add. [More…]

Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]

Hot Rodder’s Paradise ~ Inside The Petersen Vault

April 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Journey into the Petersen Automotive Museum’s vault and tour its amazing collection of Hot Rods and Customs. [More…]

Building a Budget Hot Rod Chassis

April 9, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

The “T Wrecks” build by DD Speed Shop is turning out to be quite a visual guide for the ins-and-outs of building a hot rod from whatever’s around the shop. Owner and walking Canadian stereotype [More…]

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]

DIY Hot Rod Chop Top and Lake Pipes

March 25, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With the Model T on a rolling chassis, the build duo is shows how to do a chop top and scratch build a set of lake pipes. [More…]

Junked ’27 Model T Rescue Mission

March 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop is gathering yard art and forgotten parts to build the ultimate budget 1927 Model T Rat Rod. [More…]

Thinking About Driving The Hot Rod Power Tour?

December 7, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage

The 26th HOT ROD Power Tour will continue in 2020 with exciting new features ~ Here’s what it’s like and why you should do it. [More…]

A Hot Rodded Horseless Carriage

November 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs

We don’t really know what to call this or really even what to think of it. Either way, it’s hard to deny the craftsmanship and man-hours… [More…]

Top 5 Tips For Building Your Hot Rod On A Budget

November 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Matt from Iron Trap Garage shares with us his Top 5 Tips for building your hot rod on a budget… [More…]

Speed Drawing ~ The Artwork of Mad Mac

October 28, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Italian artist Maurizio Colangiuli, aka Mad Mac, has always been fascinated by art, design, and all that is vintage. [More…]

1933 Plymouth Hot Rod ~ Burnouts and Shredding Tires

October 21, 2019 Roadkill Customs

This incredible build is TJ Russell’s amazing ’33 Plymouth, hand-built from the ground up ~ Photo gallery, video, and hella burnouts. [More…]

Hot Rods Featured For The First Time Ever At Pebble Beach

October 4, 2019 Roadkill Customs

For the first time ever, Hot Rods were a featured class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Join us as we take a deeper look into the history of some of the most iconic Hot Rods ever built… [More…]