Innovative Rod and Custom

04/21/2026

Today, we are doing final fitment on the 1956 . This combination of , , and is as good as it gets. The 315s fit perfect on the chassis.

02/20/2026

This 1950 came into the shop a couple weeks ago. We are installing a 5.3 LS and fresh 4L60E. We are using wiring for the engine and transmission, and also wiring the truck with . Also being installed is gauges, aluminum radiator, and accessory drive.

02/13/2026

The 1961 came back from paint a bit ago, and some serious progress has been made. The supplied by has been fired, and the cam sounds awesome through the exhaust. .autowire and made the electrical portion of assembly very straight forward. The car will come back to us after winter is over for the remaining assembly and test driving.

01/15/2026

This 1954 came in for a significant upgrade. The classic truck received a 500hp LS backed by a 4L80 transmission. A engine harness along with an .autowire body harness were installed to control everything. We also installed gauges, a radiator/fan shroud, stainless exhaust with mufflers, and rebuilt the rear end with components from . When winter is over the truck will come back for tuning and test driving.

11/25/2025

The 1955 was completed today after we installed 2.5” exhaust fitted with mufflers. The sound matches its traditional looks perfectly.

10/31/2025

This sinister 1955 came in with some issues needing to be addressed. The old small block was pulled out and replaced with an supplied by . The new engine received parts from and to disguise it as an old school small block. supplied the parts to make the 5 speed mate to the new engine. We also have installed air conditioning. The stance of this tri-five is perfect thanks to the Revo chassis.

09/05/2025

The 1961 chassis has been assembled and is ready for the body to be set down. This set up features brakes, TKX 5 speed, coilovers, accessory drive, mufflers, valve covers, and intake manifold. supplied the crate engine. The look is perfect.

08/26/2025

The 1970 has been delivered to a great customer to enjoy the rest of summer. Thanks to .autowire and many other great venders who supplied the parts to complete this build.

08/12/2025

07/06/2025

We made the trip down to in Des Moines and put the in . Unfortunately after the first run, the car developed some engine noise. We did what we could in the parking lot to diagnose the issue, but it seems to be more than a minor fix. Thanks to and for the invite to hang out and be a part of your team.