Buick C6 Hot Rod Frame

When it comes to a traditional style build on an early hot rod it just has to be rolling on a solid front axle of some sort. In this buyer's guide we take you through I-beam and round tube solid axles, spindle choices, radius rod needs, and more.

From the Model A coupe body to the dropped axle and chrome OEM wheels. This car project is a basic, but cool traditional hot rod. Comparable to the American Graffiti coupe. Read more on how to start planning your hot rod car build.

This or that: stripped down for speed or low and slow in a slick custom?

Learn how to lower a hot rod by modifying the axles and some history behind early hop ups. This project features a Ford axle with wishbones for a Model A.

Tim talks about the process of upgrading the factory hubs on his 1929 Roadster project with new manufacture units courtesy of Speedway Motors.

Look up "hot rod" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of this car.

Follow along as we give our C10 truck project a much needed dose of suspension travel with a bolt-on C-notch kit.

Our project '68 C10 had some pretty rough sheet metal. In this episode, we go from a scary, rusty mess to a complete cab ready for bodywork.