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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Rod & Custom How-To's

Most of you will be familiar with Rod & Custom magazine, but how many of you knew there was 15 pages of how-to's on their website? There's a whole range of interesting stuff on there, brief/summary articles but they still give us a few ideas.  Here's some of our favourite articles:

Installing Flame Throwers:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/car_flamethrower_kit/index.html

Some detailed bodywork on a very nice '32 Coupe:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0605rc_hot_rod_body_work/index.html

MIG Welding 101:


Exhaust Header Fabrication:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/1111rc_rick_carlyle_custom_fabricated_headers/index.html

Crazy paint effects:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/1108rc_custom_paint_job/index.html

Flat paint how-to:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0810rc_custom_paint_jobs/index.html

Paint gun selection:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0809rc_paint_gun_perfection/index.html

Suede paint:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0706rc_suede_paint/index.html

Lace painting:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0604rc_metalflake_paint/index.html


Making your own bubble-top:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/1101rc_star_kustom_shop_bubbletop_fabrication/index.html

Headlight modification:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/1006rc_t3_lenses_to_t4_halogen_reflectors_conversion/index.html

No Head-unit stereo installation:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/1005rc_stereo_less_audio_installation/index.html
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0910rc_music_solutions_for_vintage_cars/index.html

Making aluminium bucket seats:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0910rc_aluminum_bomber_seats/index.html

Making custom seat bases:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0702rc_custom_seat_frame_build/index.html


Oldschool customising from an oldschool metalworker:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0907rc_chopping_1951_mercury/index.html

1950 Chev roof chop:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0903rc_1950_chevy_chopped_top/index.html

Tucking bumpers:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0804rc_tucking_in_your_bumper/index.html

Polyurethane casting:
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0803rc_polyurethane_casting/index.html

Custom stereo housing
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0711rc_custom_fiberglass_pod/index.html

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