There are many components of a custom or street rod that have to be integrated into the build, such as gas and brake pedals, a shifter, and a steering column. There are others that aren't as important ...

While many hot rods are driven with rough-running engines, suspensions that are too stiff, or horns that don't work, no car, hot rod or not, should be driven with brakes that aren't 100 percent. Since ...