Hot Rod Institute has four starts a year with a limited number of students being accepted per start.  Start dates are January, April, July, and October.  Each quarter is three months long of intense training.  The school day will run from 8:00am till 4:30pm five days a week.

Here are the classes we have to offer:
HRC: (Hot Rod Chassis Fabrication)
HRB: (Hot Rod Body Fabrication)
HRM: (Hot Rod Custom Motorcycle fabrication)
HRR: (Hot Rod Refinishing)
HRP: (Hot Rod Performance Automotive)
HRU: (Hot Rod Upholstery Automotive)
Choose to take a one year Hot Rod program or a one year Custom Motorcycle Program.  Or you can pick and choose the classes that best fits your hot rodding needs.  Give us a Call or e-mail today!
 

Hot Rod Custom Fabrication is all about learning to fabricate and how to use the tools and equipment utilized in the specialty vehicle industry. There is lots of welding on structural and sheet metal. The types of weld would be TIG, MIG, and Oxy-Acetylene. There are competencies in almost every type of weld used in the building of a custom car or motorcycle. HRC is the only class that teaches welding, but it’s not the only class that uses welding.

We will cover many types of frames and suspensions used to build hot rods today. From independent front suspension to old school straight axel, we will cover most all front suspensions, and the same goes for the rear suspension and everything in between. We will cover most types of springs for front and rear suspensions also, coil, leaf, coil over, and even the poplar air springs. Building the chassis for the hot rod is like building a foundation for the house, you need it. Give us a call or e-mail your questions today!

3 month long class:

Hot Rod Body Fabrication the body is the most time consuming portion of custom car building.  HRB is all about the body and sheet metal work of the vehicle. We will cover both simple and compound metal shaping. Yes that mean you will have to learn how to use sheet metal fabrication tools. Including the English wheel, power hammers, rollers and on and on.

This is where we would replace the floors, chop the tops or any other major sheet metal work the vehicle may need.  If you are interested in custom motorcycles you can even fabricate the sheet metal for a custom bike.  There are some advanced competencies that will challenge your talents.  It’s all about quality not quantity. Give us a call today!

3 month long class:

Hot Rod Motorcycle has a goal to teach the skills needed to build a custom bike from the frame up.  If you would like to learn how to build a kit bike the right way, this is the class for you.  The instructional staff at HRI has many years of experience repairing and building custom bikes and wants to share all their knowledge with you.  We have scheduled the tasks to follow the process in which a high end custom bike shop would build a bike.  There are many motorcycle shops and custom builders in need of highly skilled entry level technicians.  At HRI we teach you the skills to start your career in the specialties motorcycle industry.  Remember its all about Hot Rod Bikes!!! Send us an e-mail or give us a call today!

3 month long class:

Hot Rod Refinishing is where the student will learn the skills that bring the project to a finished work of art.  HRR is all about learning the final body work and refinishing techniques for that show car finish.  If custom paint is your thing, then this is also the class for you. You will learn candy and pearl paints along with airbrushing techniques. We will even cover hand pinstripping to help finish off those cool custom graphics.

The final details and assembly; including glass installation, window felts and weather strips are what the custom builders have been wanting out of an entry level technician for years.  Now there is a class that offers all the finishing skills, and that is what separates HRI from the rest of the schools.  Call or e-mail today for more info!

3 month long class:

Hot Rod Performance is all about the automotive mechanical needs of building a hot rod. It’s very important to match components when installing engine and transmission components.  You will learn engine theory (no engine overhaul) in order install cams, timing components, intakes, carburetion, fuel injection, turbo chargers and super chargers; you need to know engine theory.

Wiring a hot rod is a really big task, you really need to know how to wire the whole car plus any electronic fuel injected engines and electronic transmissions. Air conditioning installation is used in most modern hot rod built today. Bottom line is, in order to build a cool hot rod it has to run and run real well! You can make it happen with some help for HRI Instructors? Give a call or e-mail us today!

3 month long class:

Hot Rod Upholstery the student will learn automotive trim terminology, supplies used in the trade, sewing machine operation, basic seams and insert designs. The student will learn the procedures for seat construction, seat repairs, seat reconstruction, spring repair, foam repair and seat cover repairs. Seat cover layout with and without a pattern, recovering headrests, armrests, headliners, sun visors interior trim panels and carpets will also be learned by the student. Custom interior fabrication including custom seating, custom trim panels, and custom headliners will be covered. A large portion of this course involves live projects.

Trim & Upholstery is a very important when in comes to building a high end Hot Rod; with out that smooth luxurious interior the car will not be complete. Trim & Upholstery skills are much needed almost every where you go. It’s also a low start up cost business; all you need it the skills. Check out HRI for all your Upholstery training needs. Give us a call today!