Welcome to Paintshop101, a full-service Muscle Car restoration shop specializing in Mopars. We do complete rebuilds - disassembling the car down to the last nut and bolt - then restore, rebuild and recreate the car to your specifications. Everything gets stripped and media blasted, metal worked, painted, powdercoated and polished to perfection. From floors to quarters, we do extensive sheet metal surgery having become experts at panel replacement. We understand how your car was built in the first place, and strive to bring its condition back to your desired level of originality, while offering a wide range of upgrade options from engine systems to brakes, suspensions, paint graphics, body mods, interior and creature comforts. We utilize a frame table, rotisseries, paint booth, media blast facilities and the experience gained by having done dozens of Mopars to assure your project is completed with the artistic craftmanship we've built our reputation on.
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We perform extensive metalwork and panel replacement as needed for your project. Some of the projects become bare skeletons with no quarters or floors on the way to becoming the solid, beautiful cars we build for you. Our in-house services include frame and body straightening to assure perfect alignment. All projects are rotisserrie-mounted for complete access, once the structure is solid and complete.
We install retro-fit and custom A/C systems for you. Many of your projects get new or upgraded A/C as part of the restoration, and we also do A/C installs as a stand-alone service. We also do brake system upgrades, transmission conversions, suspension upgrades, 5.7 and 6.1 Hemi installations, engine rebuilds, stereo systems, glass replacement and the list goes on and on. If its Mopar, we do it for you.
We also perform routine maintenance and repair on many areas of your Mopar, whether we built it for you or not! Tune ups, trouble shooting and repairs are part of what we do. Wiring issues, dash and instrument repairs, window troubles... if it doesn't run right, look right, feel right or smell right, bring it by and we'll be happy to help you make it right again.
ALL vehicles depicted on this site were built by PAINTSHOP101 / MuscleRodShop.
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Muscle Rods!
Wild mods, big billets and monster cubes.
Low, wide and mean, designed to impress and intimidate.
If you're ready to go beyond original. Way beyond.
Welcome to the dark side. Welcome to Muscle Rod Shop. With the growing popularity of the Pro-Touring movement and as more enthusiasts lean ever further away from 'correctness', we're finally able to step out of the shadows and reveal our own secret desire - the melding of street rod technology and custom bike attitude with our beloved muscle cars... creating Muscle Rods! Now we peer into shadows seeking others of the same persuasion to see what we can accomplish for you. We're imaginative, experienced, and we know how to build your car. At the heart of every Muscle Rod is a quality restoration - we can take even the worst basket case and work our trusty magic on it. We'll then embellish it with wild body mods, gorgeous paint, upgrades to the drivetrain and suspension, add A/C, power windows, sounds and interior and you'll have a modern, unique Muscle Rod! Our cars have been seen in magazines and at major shows around the country.
Muscle Cars!
Exceptional body and paint.
Exciting products and services.
We are Mopar Specialists.
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All projects are plastic media blasted prior to work. Blasting services provided by:
Engine Swaps
Transmission Upgrades
Suspension Mods
A/C systems
Custom body and paint
Suspension rebuilds, sway bars installs, torsion bar upgrades,
tubular k-frames, even complete rear suspension upgrades to
3-link, 4-link and independent, coil-overs and bags!
Engine rebuilds, 426 Hemi swaps, 5.7 and 6.1 Hemi swaps, 440 swaps, headers, intakes, power-adders, etc
Transmission rebuilds, 4-speed swaps, 5 speed and 4 speed automatic swaps even 6 speeds!
A/C system repairs and upgrades; firewall forward and complete
aftermarket systems custom built for you. Also power window installs, power locks and stereo system upgrades
Complete custom metal fabrication and custom paint and graphics.
Let your imagination run wild, and build the car you've always
dreamed of!
Some of our many services... click services links above for more detail:
One of the two 69 Super Bees currently under construction in the shop is Viper Bee which now has its SRT-10 motor mounted. This car will pack remote mounted twin turbos... we'll make the side scoops functional as air intakes for the intercoolers. This car is also being modified with an '09 Challenger tail light assembly. Very cool!
Work is progressing nicely on the chopped and widened '72 Cuda. This car will be motivated by a big Hemi and sit low on bags.
This month we completed the paint and partial assembly of the 68 Coronet Convertible in bright red with white trim. Also coming to conclusion in the paint department is a 69 Dart in custom pearl burnt orange. The 72 Satellite in House of Kolor Midnite Blue pearl with custom graphics is next in.
In reassembly, we're still working final assembly on a 74 Challenger in Razzberry and a 70 Cuda done in factory red. Another exciting project is about ready for the paint booth... a highly modified 71 Challenger with the Corvette C5 tail lights, will soon see color, done in eye-popping Sunset Pearl orange with custom graphics. This car has been a shop favorite for the time its been here. It will be getting a 6.1 Hemi, 5 speed, Vintage Air A/C, tilt column and power windows and all-around disc brakes. We'll also be spraying the 68 Charger with pearl white with pearl Razzberry tail stripe.
This month we've also take in two new projects, a 70 Challenger and a 67 Mustang fastback.
January 2010
70 Challenger
67 Mustang fastback 4-spd
