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Driveshafts for Hydraulics
Driveshaft surprises are part of every hydraulics project. A classic Chevrolet car or truck has a driveshaft that's as much as 40 years... more |
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How-To: Bring down an Avalanche
The Chevrolet Avalanche is becoming more popular among lowrider enthusiasts every day...both for towing and showing. Like a car, the... more |
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Wire Wheel Repair
Did you know that if you have wire wheels and bang them up or "curb" them while driving that you can have them repaired? This is done by... more |
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Pump Build Up
If you've ever wanted to take a hydraulic pump apart or put one together you should know that they are pretty much universal and most of... more |
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Project Escalade Masquerade Brake Upgrade
In Parts One and Two of our "Project Escalade Masquerade" (June and August 2002 issues) we showed you how we turned an aging '93 two-door... more |
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Convertible Top Rebuild
When building a convertible, the most touched part is the convertible rack or skeleton structure, which allows the car to go from an... more |
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Put Air Ride on a Pickup
In our May 2002 issue we showed you how Just Dashes restored the dash panels in Ron Aguirre's latest project, a '72 Ford Ranchero. Well, in... more |
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Install Stealth Power Windows
The most popular look for the interior of a classic or traditional lowrider is basically "stock restored" or OG if you will, with the... more |
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How To: A-arm Molding
Getting ready for a show is always hectic; most people always want to do something new to their cars. During a recent visit to Homies... more |
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A-arm Swap
If you own a Buick Regal, Chevy Monte Carlo, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevy Blazer or Chevy S-10 and you want to turn your... more |
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Trunk Liner
One of the most overlooked areas of a repainted car is the trunk, which is usually pretty well worn from extensive use. A factory applied... more |
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Exhaust Upgrade
If you have a stock car and want to bolt on a touch of horsepower without blowing tons of money the most common upgrade is the addition of... more |
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'59 Engine build-up - Part One
If you've ever built a "100-point" engine (or even read about one) you know that when you build one of these show-winning engines nothing... more |
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'59 Engine build-up - Part Two
If you caught Part One of our "Beauty and the Beast" Project '59 Chevy Impala engine build-up in last month's issue of Lowrider Magazine,... more |
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Interior Upgrade
This year's Gumout Giveaway vehicle--a very cool '65 Chevy Impala--was another custom creation that was restored from the floor up. The... more |
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Caddy Update
If you want to build a lowrider but don't want the discomfort that comes with cruising an older car, you can do what many people are doing... more |
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Tilt Steering Tech
If you have an old steering column on your classic ride, you might have noticed that it has too much "play" in it as you drive. This isn't... more |
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Help "Project Low Rod" Pass Gas Better
Back when we rebuilt and installed the 401-c.i.d V-8 in our '65 Buick Riviera, "Project Low Rod," we knew that we'd eventually be... more |
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Dropping in a serious sound system.
Way back in the August '01 issue of Lowrider Magazine, we showed you a basic hydraulics setup which had the best of two worlds, performance... more |
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Classic Carpet Install
During one of our editorial meetings the Lowrider Magazine staff were talking about replacement carpets for classic cars. A few ideas on... more |
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Escalade Masquerade: Part Two
In our June 2002 issue we showed you how easily G's Auto Body in Long Beach, California, turned the front end of a '93 Chevy Tahoe two-door... more |
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Trunk MakeoverTrunk Makeover
The last time that we were at Homies Hydraulics in Paramount, California, we showed you how they wrap frames. While we were there, we made... more |
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Escalade Masquerade: Part One
One of the hottest trends in luxury lowriding is taking a Ford Explorer and put a Navigator front end on it, making it a look like its more... more |
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