DIY
How to: Paint your car
An introduction to automotive painting
Exhaust fit-up to a Holden Brougham
If you want to make big power, you need to make sure your engine can breathe freely
Forced induction on LSX-series engines
Your LS-series engine can breathe a lot better if you force the issue
Installing sound deadening to your streeter
There are some sounds you want from your streeter and others you don't
Electric vehicle conversions
Dr Tim talks us through the intricacies of repowering vehicles with electric motors
Correcting a badly installed twin-turbo LS1 fit-up to a Holden VX Commodore
There’s no point fitting turbos if you don’t do it right. This VX needed corrective surgery
How to fabricate a pair of inner fenders for your smoothed engine bay
Our engine-bay fabrication how-to wraps up with Chad making some custom inner fenders
How to build a custom firewall
Our resident fab guru talks you through the intricacies of building a custom firewall
How to fix a blown head gasket at home
Can you attack a blown head gasket at home in the shed?
How to choose the correct sparkplug leads for your car
The wrong sparkplug leads can prevent your street machine reaching its potential. Dr Tim explains how to choose the correct leads for your vehicle
1969 Rambler engine bay overhaul in four days
They say many hands make light work. Our resident tinkerer, Chad Atkinson, puts the theory to the test with a four-day engine day overhaul
How to optimise your car’s cooling system
Dr Tim explains how to optimise your car's cooling system so you don't get hot under the collar
How 3D printing is revolutionising car-building
3D printing is bringing street machining into the future. We sit down with some of the leading authorities in Oz to see how these plastic pieces are revolutionising car-building
How to roll front guards for tyre clearance
Chad Atkinson schools us on creating tyre clearance for your front fenders
Quick tech tips – why you need good quality masking tape
Do it right, do it once - and that starts with good quality masking tape
How to strip paint by media blasting
If you want to know whether your body is killer or filler, you need to strip it back
How to heat-shrink steel with an Oxy torch
Chad Atkinson shows us the basics of straightening a sheet-metal panel via heat-shrinking
How to set up your first workshop
Set your workshop up the right way with Street Machine's resident spanner man, William Porker
Guide to fasteners for automotive applications
Modified car builders will deal with three basic grades of carbon-steel bolts and screws in building the car of their dreams
Butt welding basics using MIG and TIG welders
Chad Atkinson talks us through the basics of butt welding with both MIG and TIG welders