Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Is Here! Slammed, Lifted, And Every Custom Truck In Between!
Feb 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Is Here! Slammed, Lifted, And Every Custom Truck In Between!
(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout. Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s often referred to, is...
Extended Cab Land Cruiser Pickup Build Part 1: Simple But Trick Chassis Mods For This Ambitious And Rad Off-Road Project.
Feb 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Extended Cab Land Cruiser Pickup Build Part 1: Simple But Trick Chassis Mods For This Ambitious And Rad Off-Road Project.
This new project from the guys at Designed and Built is one that I really dig. I’m a fan of FJ Land Cruisers and if you are too then you are going to like this one. It’s not a typical FJ...
TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.
Feb 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.
When it comes to materials for building race car and hot rod parts, we tend to go to the extremes. Some parts and pieces are as thin as possible to save weight, and other parts are super thick so...
Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!
Feb 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!
If you haven’t seen any of our other videos of hammer forming parts, then you are going to want to use the link below to check them out as well. But in this latest video from our friends at...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 2: It’s Going Back Together After Paint, And Then It’s Time For The Power!
Feb 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 2: It’s Going Back Together After Paint, And Then It’s Time For The Power!
It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got that part in the works and now it’s time to get some suspension under it! It’s time to build a burnout truck and that’s just what they are going to...
Kingpin – The 1956 F600 Crew Cab Project: Cab Fab, Chassis Work, Bed, Tubs, Fenders And More. Metal Fab Greatness!
Feb 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Kingpin – The 1956 F600 Crew Cab Project: Cab Fab, Chassis Work, Bed, Tubs, Fenders And More. Metal Fab Greatness!
When I walked up to Kingpin at the PRI Show in Indy last December I thought it looked cool, but I had no idea how cool. This truck is truly something special. I spent 20 minutes walking around it...
Look At What The Barn Find Hunter Has Discovered! JACKPOT: 90,000 sqft of Barn Find Heaven – Muscle Cars, Trucks, & More!
Feb 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Look At What The Barn Find Hunter Has Discovered! JACKPOT: 90,000 sqft of Barn Find Heaven – Muscle Cars, Trucks, & More!
Barn finds are awesome, and this one here is truly something special. I’m not saying that you are going to want every single car and truck that is in these barns, but if you don’t find...
A Battery Powered Welder? Does It Really Work? Ian Johnson Does A Full Test of the ESAB Volt Battery Powered Welder
Feb 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on A Battery Powered Welder? Does It Really Work? Ian Johnson Does A Full Test of the ESAB Volt Battery Powered Welder
Welders have gotten more and more efficient in the past decade or so, and today you can weld bigger materials for much longer on less voltage. This is because of inverter technology and other trick...
Can You Really Make Your Own Parts? Have You Wondered About Send Cut Send After Seeing All The Ads? Check Out This Candid Review
Feb 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Can You Really Make Your Own Parts? Have You Wondered About Send Cut Send After Seeing All The Ads? Check Out This Candid Review
If you are into car stuff at all, which should be everyone reading this, then you undoubtedly have seen SendCutSend ads on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. There are lots of ads talking about their...
Video: Holley Sniper 2 EFI Bluetooth Modules Are Now Available! Full Control, Monitoring, And Diagnostics.
Feb 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Holley Sniper 2 EFI Bluetooth Modules Are Now Available! Full Control, Monitoring, And Diagnostics.
Holley’s New Sniper 2 EFI has a bunch of great new features compared to the original Sniper EFI, and not only does that include improvements in reliability and tunability, but also big changes...
Chevrolet S10 Electric Parked 25 Years! Can We Make It Drive Again? And What Engine Should Go In It Next?
Feb 21, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Chevrolet S10 Electric Parked 25 Years! Can We Make It Drive Again? And What Engine Should Go In It Next?
This one was a weird one for Jared, but he digs it because the story is pretty impressive. And if you missed the story of getting this little truck, and its history, we encourage you to use the link...
How To: Installing a McLeod RXT Street Twin Clutch on RebelDryver’s BluePrint Engines 400 Small Block!
Feb 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To: Installing a McLeod RXT Street Twin Clutch on RebelDryver’s BluePrint Engines 400 Small Block!
It is incredibly rare to find anyone that daily drives a stick shift car anymore. It’s also rare to find folks that drive classic cars daily. Both in one is almost unheard of, but Scott Liggett...
Draggin’ Ass: Can This Squarebody Tow Truck Live Once More?
Feb 19, 2024Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Draggin’ Ass: Can This Squarebody Tow Truck Live Once More?
At the corner of Hancock Avenue and Fillmore Street in Colorado Springs, there used to be a Conoco gas station of the old-school variety: four pumps and a service center that would do oil changes,...
Cool Tool Spotlight: You Need This! A Wheel Lug Pattern Caliper Slide Ruler. No More Red Plastic Rings!
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cool Tool Spotlight: You Need This! A Wheel Lug Pattern Caliper Slide Ruler. No More Red Plastic Rings!
Every hot rodder either has one of those red plastic rings that has multiple wheel lug patterns in it, or wishes they did. I’ve got several, as I’ve bought them at the swap meet for a few...










