http://www.rexrods.com Traditional hot rods for traditional hot rodders... Thu, 06 May 2010 15:26:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pretty rad - right? It's our latest project - a Chassis Research Style Dragster. We can't wait to get it on the strip and would love to have some company. If you are interested in your own digger, send us a note! http://www.rexrods.com/?p=81 The Revolution is back in 2009. Ryan and I are really excited about this year's show. We are working to line up some really neat cars. There will be a lot of vintage race cars and the focus will be on Bonneville racers - new and old. The traditional hot ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=77 Shortening your roadster windshield frame properly is doable from the home garage without welding. The following steps can apply to '26 through '36 roadster windshield frames. http://www.rexrods.com/?p=68 Cowl lacing is always a hot topic among hot rodders and restoration gurus. It seems that everyone has their own cowl lacing tricks to prevent the ends from fraying. Here's how I do it. http://www.rexrods.com/?p=63 It's been a long year and I've been so busy building cars that the blog has suffered. Sorry about that. I'm going to bring you all up to date in the next few posts and also include some additional how-to's. Over the past year I completed a beautiful 1933 coupe, ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=60 Do you remember your first? Your first puppy, first kiss, first hot rod? I remember the Tardel family first 'new car'. Now, as a rule, all of the Tardel family cars were used and old. The family car was - believe it or not - a 1956 Chevy 4 Door ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=56 Well it looks like Ryan was having fun in the coupe, as shown on his YouTube video. Glad to see he's driving the car. Cudos to Marcie for the excellent camera work. Since he posted, I've been inundated with questions about the car, specifically the motor and even more specifically, the ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=54 A reader asked the following: Q: I was wondering what steering box you used on the Tardel/Cochran coupe?A: The box on the Tardel/Cochran coupe is a 1956 Ford pick-up. Commonly referred to as an F-100. It is widely used and still easy to find at swap meets and on EBay. The ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=50 Last week I received a question by email. It's a good one that I hear every so often.  Question: Regarding the 1928 roadster pick-up you built, how did you reshape your lower bed rails to follow the shape of the 32 frame kick? Basically, what did you do to make ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=49 Many people run into the problem of how to properly measure the length of the drive shaft to fit into the torque tube. The following segment outlines some easy steps to get you through this critical task. It is important that the measurement is accurate and everything fits properly. If ... http://www.rexrods.com/?p=45