Who doesn't wantto take their Ford F-150 and turn it into a prerunner or homebrew Raptor beater? Fun as that idea is, most people lack the equipment or fabrication skills to make a proper chassis and ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

For decades people have been content with seeing others come up with incredible (or at times less so) hot rod builds. Some of those watching might have had the talent to put something together on ...

When building a kit car, like our Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck, one of the most time-consuming single processes is the sheet metal work. It's not hard, but there's a lot of holes to drill and rivet!

Live axles are great for drag racing. The suspension is easy to tune, the parts are strong, plentiful, and inexpensive; for straight-line racing, the live axle is hard to beat. Put the same rearend in ...