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Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Modifying A Stock Column Shifter, Shortening The Driveshaft, And More!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on a cool shifter setup where he’s using a factory manual column shifter and some ingenuity to make it shift the late model...
In The Market For A New Rearend For Your Ride? Before You Purchase A Rear End Housing…… WATCH THIS!
No matter where you purchase your rear-end housings from, there are some basic questions, measurements, etc that are required before you make an order. With that said, there are also some decisions...
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...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Prepping For The LS Install. Firewall, Transfer Case Mount, And More.
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the firewall, some paint and undercoating, and the transfer case mount among other things. We’re sharing two videos this...
Will It Run: The Boogie Van Engine Swap Edition!
The Make It Kustom Boogie Van project is moving forward and quite frankly it’s about time. We regular watchers of the channel are ready for some more van content and in this episode we are...
Ian Johnson Is Building Two Ford 9 Inch Center Sections, A Dana 60, And A 14-Bolt For Hard Core Crawler
If you dig off-road content then you have to know our friend Ian Johnson. Ian has done all kinds of fun off-road and fabrication tv shows over the years and is one hell of a resource when it comes to...
An OVERLANDERS DREAM | Toyota Chinook 4×4 Conversion Project
When I saw this project going together it made me smile, because who hasn’t thought about having some cool 4×4 motorhome at one time or another? But if you really want to go off-roading,...
Save It Sunday: Will it Run?!? 1951 Ford F4 Barn Find! Abandoned for 50 Years! Grain Truck Revival!
Mortske is back at it folks, and this week he’s off to rescue a 1951 Ford F4 truck. This particular truck spent it’s life as a grain truck, which might not be super common on the East and...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Shortening The Frame And Installing A Dump Bed
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is taking out a chunk of the frame to get the overall length right, and then he’s installing the tilt mechanism for the dump bed....
Hemi Swapped C10 Build Part 5: Final Prep For Holley’s Moparty In Bowling Green!
Here is Part 5 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. It’s been torn apart, mocked up, tore apart, and put back together to where it’s almost a finished truck....
Halfass Kustoms Builds A 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Clone The Easy Way
NAPCO was a company that built 4-wheel drive conversion parts for domestic trucks and was founded in 1918. Although they made parts for Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, and Studebaker trucks, they are most well...
Hemi Swapped C10 Build Part 4 – This Sucker Is Almost Ready To Run!
Here is Part 4 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. In the first video, they tore the truck apart, and in the second one a fuel system, some engine bay prep, and more...
Gen III Hemi Swapped C10 Budget Build Part 3 – Introducing The HemiHalf. Engine And Trans Are In!
Here is Part 3 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. In the first video, they tore the truck apart, and in the second one a fuel system, some engine bay prep, and more...
