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1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?

The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...

Derek Buys, And Surprises Jessica With, Her Old Chevy C10 On This Episode Of Vice Grip Garage

Derek is back at it again, making dreams come true without folks even knowing it. He recently worked on a Vet’s GTO and delivered it back to the owner, and now he’s surprising his own...

Can Dylan McCool REVIVE This 300,000 Mile Farm Truck? First Wash in Decades!

Dylan is back at it again, with another long forgotten and neglected old truck. This on has been named Lunchbox, and is in serious need of a good bath. But how much more than a bath will it take to...

Vans Are Back! Custom Vans Are Making A Big Resurgence, And We Totally Approve.

Stacey David has a new van project he’s been working on and we couldn’t approve more. After all, if we were going to build our own custom van it most certainly would be something like...

ABANDONED 1979 Chevy LUV Gets A BUDGET FRIENDLY Makeover From Puddin’s Fab Shop!

I would drive this little LUV truck every day! There, I said it. A cool little mini truck, whether it’s a LUV, an S10, a Courier, or whatever is a handy little parts truck that can be great to...

Feature: Boyd Coddington Built The First Chopped OBS Chevrolet Sport Truck

Everyone knows Boyd Coddington’s history as a hot rod builder, but if you weren’t around in the late 1980s through mid 1990s then you might not have experienced the sport truck movement...

Justin Arias’ LS Hemi Powered 1966 El Camino Is The Epitomy Of Hot Rodding

A while back we featured Justin Arias’ ’66 El Camino in a video he did at Hoonigans where this badass beast did a big boy burnout in their yard, and we got some really great comments from...

Is This One Of The Sickest 1952 GMC Trucks On The Planet? Wickam Sure Thinks So, Is He Right?

(Words by Charles Wickam) Tre 5 Customs is known for building some of the cleanest trucks on the west coast. Located in the suburbs of Phoenix AZ, they have been impacting the western states’...

1988 Chevrolet Suburban Budget Transformation! Fresh Stance And Wheels For The Old Squarebody Burb!

Mortske got this cool squarebody Suburban and because it is pretty clean he decided it needed a little love to become a cool driver. It’s not perfect, but it sure looks cool with these...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Fitting The Cab To This Bagged, Shortened, And Bad Ass Dually Chassis

In this episode of the COE build, the cab is being fitted up after shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the front of the bed will come together right where they are supposed to....

Hot Stuff: The 2023 Ranger Raptor Will Have Nearly 400hp and Pack Gnarly Suspension Like Its Larger Brother

(By Tom Lohnes) – Since it came out in 2018, the Ford Ranger Raptor has been the truck America said they wanted, but probably wouldn’t buy. Although extremely capable on a trail, the 210-hp...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!

In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...

Project Hay Hauler: The Video Series Begins With Lots Of Rust Repair, And Updates On Other Projects In The Works

Project Hay Hauler has been a fun one to follow, but it has always been with photos and words rather than video. Well, that’s all changing now that Rebeldryver, aka Scott Liggett, is doing A...

This 1977 Dodge StreetVan Will Make Everyone Want A Custom Van Again.

I’ve been a Van Fan for a long time, and the 1970’s style custom vans are certainly on the list of what I think is cool. This 1977 Dodge Van is owned by Mark Coates, and he’s pretty...