Editor's Note: As you might have gathered from our first installment of "Basic Training" (May HOT ROD), we are setting out on a series of articles on what it really takes to build a car. Although ...

Li' (top) may have a mill and a lathe, but most of his parts are made with lots of "rubbing." "Have a shape in mind, take your time, and finish the part with sandpaper so the polisher doesn't change ...

You've probably heard of hot rods, street rods, and rat rods before, but there are quite a few distinct differences to them beyond their names.