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Hot Rods,

Our Shop Builds Custom Rides!

Custom Built Hot Rods, Custom Cars & Trucks, Built To Your Specifications.

At Jeff Lilly Restoration's we specialize in building custom Hot Rods to your specifications. The need to customize and personalize ones favorite body style to a piece of rolling art is a fast growing trend. A Rod or Custom project can be any body style that your heart is attached to. At Jeff Lilly Restorations we build Custom Cars from 1932 to 1973 vehicles. Before we slice any metal or turn a single wrench we can design your complete project in 3-D for a real to life rendering if you desire.

Our in house fabrication shop can build a custom chassis or any part that your mind can imagine. Our super straight body work can be examined from any angle to view the consistent 3/16 panel gaps and a ripple free painted surface. Any changes from factory stock are agreed on with your signature approval. Hot Rods are our passion and combining the latest components with custom fabricated parts for your project is vital to deliver you a one of a kind automobile. We will build your project with the right stance, ride height, wheel / tire combination, interior design and paint scheme to a final product you will be proud of for a lifetime.

When having a car built it makes sense to visit a facility in person and meet the people who will be building your project first hand to inspect the finished work allowing you to make the correct choice. Once you witness our system and quality workmanship you will be confident that you have chosen the right company. For those of you who are pressed for time and simply can not get away, we have put this web site together for you so that you can be here with out setting foot out of your office. Please take the time to surf the entire site and check out our fabrication page to get an idea of our custom capabilities. Give us a call to discuss your project so we can bring your dreams to reality.

Custom Trucks are a passion for us. Check out "Ol Yeller" this truck has appeared in many magazine features. A subtle custom to say the least but one that captured the owners taste.

Ford Trucks, Chevy Trucks and Dodge Trucks, we love them all.

We can fabricate Bed Wood in many varieties with custom clear coatings and polished as nice as the exterior paint is a normal part of our day at Jeff Lilly Restorations. When you pick and choose the components you want combined with the one off parts we fabricate you will have a one of a kind Custom build.  

In the 50 plus years our family has been building Hot Rods we have seen many companies come and many go. We have listed some of the top places we have found to be reputable for tech information, services or parts. Among them is www.hotrod.com magazine available at your local news stand or online. They are a stellar performer and they have been around as long as we have since the 1950’s They continue to place the current trends in the magazine along with hi profile cars and a combination of the technical information and performance testing on many different cars and trucks that we have all come to know and love. The parts suppliers listed to assist in a Hot Rods project are steady companies with award winning technology to help you in the hobby.

Another recognized place of authority is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_rod/ especially if you are starting out in the industry as there is history of information to help the novice understand where the roots of Hot Rodding began and where it is going. Well known authors contribute their information to the famous online encyclopedia so it is actually upgraded from time to time with pertinent information and to help us see the differences in Hot Rodding in different parts of the world. It also has a complete and very comprehensive Dictionary of Car TERMS so the beginner will understand what other Hot Rodders are talking about during meets and show gatherings.

Next on the list is www.hotrodsforsale.com where every conceivable make and or model can be purchased already done. Obviously you want to use caution when purchasing a pre built car or truck including the costs of a pre purchase inspection on any vehicle you are considering. Most people will buy a finished hot rod as they do not want to spend the money or wait for a one of a kind to be built. Choose wisely so that a nightmare is not encountered down the road. Obviously there are many chiselers out there so beware and spend the money to have a professional look over the car if you are not knowledgeable enough to do it yourself.

A final noteworthy publication is www.popularhotrodding.com a magazine that deals with performance upgrades and testing as many Hot Rodders want a fast car and or upgraded engine so this magazine packs in a punch of new tech every month. Regardless if you have Chevy, Ford, Mopar or some other model they capture the essence of car building and bring it to life month after month.

Some Examples of Our Techniques in National Magazines:

E-Brake - Super Rod - November 2007. An emergency brake is an essential part of any car, whether its a hot rod or late model or muscle car, and even if the original unit will not be used, all cars should have one. More...

101 Tech Tips - Hot Rod - January 2009. They're back! Remember those handy tech tips and tricks Hot Rod used to show you back in the 80's and 90's? We were sitting around bench racing about the magazine and realized we hadn't delivered a big tech tips section in a long time, so we sent all of the staffers and contributors (including a big help from Jeff Lilly Restorations) out in a search of tips to help readers build their hot rods better, easier, quicker and maybe in a different way. More...

Floor It! - Custom Rodder - July 1997. One of the most commonly rusted areas on any early vehicle is that of the floorboards. For decades, they've been exposed to the most harmful effects and received the most abuse of just about any portion of your vehicles sheet metal. More...

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