By Tim Baillie of Hot Rod Garage (Formerly known as HzEmall Customs) With all of the frame work done it’s time to start assembling Project Stress Relief. We got the Ford 9” assembled with components from Eaton, Strange Engineering, ARP and Randy’s Ring & Pinion. We assembled both the front and rear suspension and are ready to do the body swap once we get the motor

By Tim Baillie of HzEmall Customs So, last issue we started stripping our frame down, doing lots of modifications to it and reinforcing all of the weak spots (yeah we went a little overkill, but hey, it’s fun doing this stuff) that G-bodies have. Ask any lowrider who hops a G-body, they will tell you exactly where they break. This issue, we started fabricating our suspension modifications

By Tim Baillie of HzEmall Customs Every car needs a good solid foundation, and anyone who knows G-bodies knows that there are certainly some faults with the design of their frame and some weak points that need to be addressed with either using a big-horsepower motor, or even turning it into a hopping lowrider. We started by taking our Craigslist-found $100 frame and calling the guys down

By Tim Baillie Project Stress Relief is a Buick Regal that we have been working on for a few years now (be quiet, you know who you are). Why is it Project Stress Relief? Well, working on cars soothes me, it calms me down and relaxes me. Running two businesses, I am stuck behind the desk and on the phone all day and I no longer

Story and Photos by Dean Washington During the process of restoring a vehicle, there are a number of decisions you make that can cause your hair to fall out. Should I go with an automatic or manual transmission? What kind of wheel-and-tire package should I choose? Both tough decisions, but in my opinion, neither of these or any other, for that matter, you will make along

By Tim Baillie (HzEmall Customs) Normally, when people build a car, they figure out their drivetrain and dump a big chunk of change into that. Then they get their bodywork done, the car painted and they forget about the wiring till last and usually don’t have any money left over or not enough. So they buy a used “better shape” harness or just put back in

Into The Shop We Go! 40 year old Project Shovelle reveals a super clean interior and no major rust during dismantling process…and only 26 cents![PSGallery=hh39v10opo] By Tim Baillie of HzEmall Customs When project Shovelle first rolled into the shop here at HzEmall Customs we were amazed at the condition of this car. The interior was in stunning condition for a 40 year old car.