Hot Rod Garage — Season 1, Episode 4: Wilwood Brakes for the Roadkill El Camino and Sand Casting Hot Rod Parts!

Episode synopsis

On this episode of Hot Rod Garage Presented by Lincoln Tech, Kirk Brown stops by the shop to school us on the art of sand casting traditional hot rod parts. From flip-top gas caps to old-school friction shocks, Kirk creates parts that turn vintage iron into period-correct hot rods under his Crafty-B moniker. Finnegan also drives the infamous Roadkill '69 El Camino to Camarillo airfield to find out how badly the factory brakes perform and then Wilwood Brakes gives the Elco a serious binder upgrade. The Elco is fitted with 11-inch disc brakes at all four-corners and tested to see how much the stopping distance is affected. Next a monster set of 14-inch discs and six-piston calipers are swapped onto the car for the ultimate brake upgrade. How well do the new parts work? Stay tuned and find out! Oh yeah, Finnegan and Freiburger also take a break from wrenchin' to answer viewer questions posed on the Hot Rod Garage Facebook page.

About Hot Rod Garage

HOT ROD Garage is the ultimate, hands-on car aficionado's workshop show. From paint and body repair to engine swaps, HOT ROD Garage is full of the tips, tricks and know-how that you've come to expect from the crew at HOT ROD Magazine.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Draguar Engine Swap, El Camino 4L60-E Trans Install & More!
• E2Supercharging a 5th Gen Camaro the Hemi Chevy Gasser Gets a Fuel System
• E3Easy Big-Block Chevy Power Upgrades Plus Sheet Metal Beadrolling Tips
• E5Muscle Truck Revamp on a 1974 Chevrolet C10!
• E6Budget-Minded Muscle Car Suspension Upgrades!
• E7Bolt-On Overdrive for the Hemi-Powered Super Bee!
• E8Nitrous Fogger Install on the Crusher Camaro!
• E9Blasphemi, Burnouts, and FAST XFI 2.0 EFI Tuning!
• E10GM A-Body Suspension Upgrades on a 1969 El Camino!
• E11The Ultimate Bolt-In Chevy LS3 Engine Swap
• E121,225 Horsepower Engine 711 ci Sonny Leonard Chevy Hemi!