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.

Over, Under Upgrades

Ryan Steele 6 minute read

We built our Alabama Army Truck last summer as a high-horsepower, big-torque mud slayer and trail basher. But this Chevy also sees highway duty and...

The 2009 Amsoil / Street Rodder Road Tour Leg 6

Ryan Steele 14 minute read

The NSRA Nationals North in Kalamazoo, Michigan, proved to be the perfect kickoff to the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Classic Automobilia Tour. The September...

Maximum Overdrive

Ryan Steele 9 minute read

Muscle car guys can call it character if they please, But there's nothing fashionable about single-digit gas mileage, subjecting your ears to a NVH beat...

Trans Fusion

Ryan Steele 4 minute read

Hints on installing an automatic Like many street rods, our AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour '09 Chevy is equipped with an automatic transmission. But...

Ramrodder: Part 3

Ryan Steele 8 minute read

When we decided to build a street gasser there were only a few things we knew for sure: The car would have a straight axle, a blown Hemi, and fenderwell...

Big-Block Party Part 3: Prepping our ’69 for the Installation of a Modern, EFI Big-Block

Ryan Steele 10 minute read

In our first installment, we took you through the process of removing our old, tired, and not terribly exciting small-block. We also showed you how we...