With the typical Detroit classic car now pushing over 40 years in age, tackling a musclecar restoration project almost always involves quarter-panel repair. Their large size and proximity to the rear tires makes quarter-panels very prone to dings, dents, and rust...
Thanks to iconic race cars like the Ford GT40, Shelby 427 Cobra, and Trans Am machines of the musclecar era, onlookers naturally associate custom stripes with performance. Consequently, one of the best ways to add some visual pop to your musclecar or restoration...
While installing a set of performance aftermarket exhaust headers can net some serious horsepower increases, they can also create some serious headaches. This isn’t surprising when you consider that headers must snake themselves around obstacles like steering boxes,...
Prepping a musclecar restoration project for paint and body work is a painstaking yet incredibly important process. Even before the first droplet of paint can hit the surface, hours of prep work are a must to ensure the best results possible. After you’ve spent...
Everyone wants NOS sheetmetal, but unless you’re made of money, new old stock panels are cost prohibitive for most musclecar restoration projects. Reproduction sheetmetal is an affordable alternative, but it often requires a fair amount of finagling to wrestle into...
Masking a car is one of the easier steps when performing paint and body work, right? Not so fast. As simple as masking off a car may seem, there is definitely and right way and a wrong way to do it. Properly masking a car is an often overlooked step that’s essential...
