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Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting Custom Front Shock Mounts.

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the front...

Newbern Body Swaps His Postal Jeep! Putting A Newer TJ Chassis Under This Mail Jeep Will Make It Way Better Than Ever!

Postal Jeeps, aka Jeep DJs, were two wheel drive units that were marketed as light delivery vehicles starting in 1955 and continuing through the mid 1980s. There was even a time when a convertible...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Rebuilding The Rear of the Box on the ’49 GMC Roadster Custom!

In the last video, Brent was working on the custom running boards on the GMC Roadster pickup and now he’s doing some tweaking out back to the rear of the pickup bed. Check it out and let us...

Rusted and Busted! DIY Frame Repair! Mortske’s 1962 Chevrolet C10 Shortbed, The Budget Friendly Pickup Truck, Might Just Break In Half!

Most of the time when we are talking about rust in old cars it is sheet metal. Whether it’s the floors or the quarters or the rockers, the normal spots are usually thinner materials. But...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Bye Bye Custom Rockers, Hello Proper Running Boards For The Roadster Pickup.

In the last video, Brent was working on some custom rocker panels in an effort to see if this laid out GMC Roadster pickup would look cool with them instead of the factory running boards. Factory it...

New Junkyard Inventory: A Farm Fresh 1953 Chevy 1 1/2 ton flatbed truck! This One Is Solid and Straight!

We’ve got more great junkyard inventory right here, and if you are a Chevy truck fan, then this one is for you. Chad at Nobody Elses Auto has a ton of great trucks in the yard, and if you are into...

FINNEGAN BOUGHT A MINT 1998 GMC WITH ONLY 12,300 MILES ON IT AND DROVE IT HOME FROM TEXAS!

Whenever I hear people talking about how hard it is to find C10s, Squarebodies, and OBS trucks, it makes me shake my head because they are out there and plentiful. You have to remember, GM built...

Fabrication How-To: Building Custom Seat Brackets For An Old Truck With Dirthead Dave and Mom’s Spaghetti

When I see Dave wheeling Mom’s Spaghetti, his full-size Ford, it makes me smile. I mean I’m a Chevrolet guy so I’d probably choose some other body style, but this thing is dead...

Fords Make The Best Jeeps? What Is Dirthead Dave Talking About? Fixing His Ford F-350 Problems So Its Ready For Jeeping!

Last spring Dave broke his Jeep and it has NOT been fixed for this year’s Easter Jeep Safari. It isn’t like he can’t fix it, but since he’s been wheeling with, and working on,...

Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 4: Fuel System Install On Our LS Swapped C10 And Making It All Fit!

The Murder Nova Burnout Truck is getting closer and closer to done! It’s going to be pretty, have an LS for power, and with any luck will do insane burnouts at will. Check out the latest video...

ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 5 – Derek FINISHED The Hotrod 300 Ford F100 Truck And It Is SO Good!

Part 5 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed the first four, we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about buttoning this thing up so...

ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 4 – A Professional Looking Paint Job ON A BUDGET!

Part 4 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed the first three, we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about making this thing shine...

New Junkyard Inventory! Workhorse Chevy!!! 1953 Chevy Truck! Solid, Original, & Running old Truck!

We’ve got more great junkyard inventory right here, and if you are a Chevy truck fan, then this one is for you. Chad at Nobody Elses Auto has a ton of great trucks in the yard, and if you are...

ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 3 – HOTROD EFI 300 Straight 6 Budget Build!

Part 3 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed Part 1 or 2 we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about 300 cubic inch inline 6...