Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, BangShift APEX, FORD, Project Cars
The Dirty Cougar: Waking Up A Sleeping Cat For Another Season
Surprised to see this beauty again? Trust me, you aren’t the only one. The 1987 Mercury Cougar LS that we recovered from an Indiana backyard after a ten-year slumber, coaxed back into life, and...
Cheap Race Car Equals Happiness: Prepping A Monza For Legal Racing!
The Chevy Monza that occupies some area of land near Derek’s property is…well…roached. It’s somewhere between a four-cylinder machine you’d find at the local race track...
Here’s How You Make A Jig At Home To Build Your Own Tubular Control Arms: Make Stuff And Make It Cool!
Building hot rods, race cars, and custom cars can be fun and rewarding, but they are especially rewarding when you don’t just bolt stuff together. Actually fabricating things for your project,...
Finnegan’s Death Metal Charger Finally Hits The Streets. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
After a heap of work and realizations, Finnegan has finally got the Death Metal Charger on the road and driving. It is a miracle in many ways, considering the battles they faced just to get it...
The Mongrel Project Goes For Paint! Will It Be Too Pretty To Race? We Sure Hope Not!
We love the Mongrel Project from Urchfab around here and have been going through a bit of withdrawals lately as the car has gotten minor tweaks while waiting to be ready for paint and body work. The...
Project Mongrel Update: Replacing Spring Loaded Hood And Decklid Pins With Stuff That Actually Works
Urchfab’s Mongrel Project is one that I just can’t get enough of. Normally on a project people never show you the things they did wrong and how they fixed them. Sometimes you’ll see...
Project Binky Is Almost Done And Ready For Paint! Finishing Up The Final Details Is All That’s Left
That’s right, the beloved little Mini called Project Binky is nearing completion and man is this thing going to be cool as hell. The boys have been busy getting it ready for the final few...
Wasn’t Expecting That: Check Out This 3.6L Pentastar-Powered Dart Swinger!
Chrysler’s A-body lineup has a lot going for it: they’re still very affordable for builds, they’re relatively light, the aftermarket makes parts for them and plenty of models have...
The Mongrel Continues To Come Along. This Little Ford Project Is Going To Be A Bad Ass!
I don’t know what it is about the Mongrel project that i love so much, but there is something about this crazy little Ford that I love. And that is saying something for me, since I’m such...
The Mongrel Part #50 Is Here! Fuel Filler Neck Build, Hood Fitting, And More!
Sometimes the little stuff is the most satisfying on a build because those things typically mean you are starting to get into the last stretch of the build. I think that’s where Matt from...
Finishing Up The Tube Core Support, Front End Mounts, And Radiator Mount On The Mongrel
This little beast just keeps on moving forward! Once again I’m impressed with the fabrication and simple approach to keeping things clean, functional, and serviceable on this cool little track...
The Mongrel Gets Wings! Errr… Fenders. And The Way Urch Has Mounted Them Is Awesome And Clean. Watch This.
The Ford 100E and Miata conglomeration called The Mongrel is turning into one really bitchin machine and is becoming more and more complete by the minute. Fiberglass fenders, doors, and more have...
The Story Of The Surfin’ Bird: 3 Strangers, 1 ’75 Abandoned Firebird, and 2000 Miles to Glory
(Words and photos by John Bunger) – Meeting strangers from the internet to revive a forgotten muscle car and drive it 2000 miles across the country might just be the worst idea I’ve ever...
