Driving a custom-built hot rod is among the most classically American automotive pastimes. But with well over a century of American steel to pick from, it's potentially a fool's errand to try and find ...

So, you're mapping out a hot rod project—a "build," if you will—and you plan to use Ford's Coyote 5.0-liter engine as its motivator. Excellent! That's all well and good, especially if a Fox-body ...