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Air Bagging a Bomb on a Budget - Part 3
In the final article in this three-part series, we should how to finish off the plumbing on this air bag suspension. more |
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Air Bagging a Bomb on a Budget - Part 1
Eddie and Michael Tovar show Lowrider how to bag on a budget. In part one of this two-part series, we tackle the front end. more |
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HydroTech: Trailing Arms
We show how to weld and prepare trailing arms for a hydraulic suspension. more |
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Blowin' Low
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Dress for Success - Part One
There are times in life when you need to do a makeover to create better self esteem and to have more confidence in your life. Doing so will... more |
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Gearbox/Steering Column Upgrade
If you're cruising an older Chevy Impala and you're rollin' down the strip or the highway, you might notice that the steering's a little... more |
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Better By Design: Part 1
We've all heard of the Chevy 383 V-8 small-block, affectionately known as the "stroker." The reason we call it a stroker refers to the... more |
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Bag a '65 Impala
The line between a traditional-style lowrider and a custom low has blurred in recent years; even many OG lowriders are now building what... more |
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How-To: Rewire A Bomba
There are many tasks that must be mastered when restoring a pre-'50s bomba. But few elicit as much uneasiness as the electrical system.... more |
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Cam Basics
Webster's Dictionary defines a camshaft simply as "a shaft bearing integral cams." A cam is defined as "a disk or cylinder having an... more |
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Help Your Engine Breathe Better
Automotive experts have boiled an engine down to being nothing more than a big air pump, stating simply: the more air that you pump through... more |
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A Stroke of Genius PART III
Engine dynos make very good polygraphs. So many times, the latest engine-building vato will brag to his friends or foes about the mighty... more |
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A Stroke of Genius: Part II
00,A&B Although they can add power to the engine, windage screens like this one usually require modification/adaptation to work in street... more |
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A Stroke of Genius: Part I
We all love small-blocks, and many of us love cubic inches even more. But, let's face it; the 350- turned 383-c.i.d."stroker" (a normal... more |
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Spal Fan Install
Excessive heat under the hood of lowriders has always been an issue. Blame all of that chrome plating. Part of the problem is that engine... more |
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Updating A Classic '57
Tom Stotts of Mena, Arkansas, acquired his '57 Chevy back in 1971 when he was a high school senior in Loveland, Colorado. Like many... more |
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Quaker State Giveaway Dream Engine Build-up--Part Two
We originally came up with the idea of building a fully done-up carbureted engine and then giving it away to some lucky lowrider enthusiast... more |
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Quaker State Giveaway Dream Engine Build-up -- Part One
We originally came up with the idea of building a fully done-up carbureted engine and then giving it away to some lucky lowrider enthusiast... more |
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How-To: Shave a Firewall
Many custom lowrider builders like to take their rides to the next level by finely detailing their car's engine compartment, but only a... more |
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Stainless Steel Exhaust Deal
Back in the day, driving a lowrider used to be about cruising the strip and hearing the humming noise of the 5.20s rolling on the highway.... more |
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HOW TO: Give an LUV Better Braking
Modern truck and LUV (lowrider utility vehicle) braking systems leave little to be desired when it comes to stopping power, unless like... more |
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Serpentine System
Why add serpentine belts to your ride? How about because it looks good. That's the main reason why most show car owners have added... more |
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Rust Never Sleeps
One of the most dreaded problems for anyone restoring a classic car, no matter what year or make, is rust. And one of the most common... more |
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Project Low Rod Update
It's been a while since we've shown you anything on our "Project Low Rod" '65 Buick Riviera. That's because after discussions with several... more |
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Rearend Posi Buildup
When the car manufacturers build their cars they always try to save as much money as they can to make more of a profit. For example, if a... more |
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