Built to Hold
Build guides, transmission tech, and install notes from the Gearstar shop floor. Every unit we ship is assembled by one builder, matched to your combo, and dyno-tested before it goes out the door. This is where we show the work: what holds, what grenades, and how to spec it right the first time.
Selecting Driveline Components for Dependability
Operating on the theory that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the driveline components of the 2010 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour roadster pickup...
Dropping in a 350/350 Combo
In the world of hot-rodding old trucks and cars there has always been engine and transmission combinations that have fallen in and out of popularity. At...
The 2010 AMSOIL / Street Rodder Road Tour Shadow Rods XL27 roadster pickup
Approaching 375,000 miles would be an impressive milestone for any car but what about 15 cars? To say you built 15 cars and their cumulative miles are in excess...
For Starters
The advantage that is hot rodding is the ability each of us has to individualize our own car. We could all build Model T’s but in the end the real beauty...
The 2010 AMSOIL / Street Rodder Road Tour Transmission
For this year’s car we chose Gearstar Performance Transmissions’ Ford AOD Level IV automatic overdrive transmission with a custom 10-inch,...
Weekend Wrenchin’ Gearstar 4L60E Install
One of the unsung heroes of any build is the transmission. This is mainly because most hot rodders don’t understand the black magic going on inside of...