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Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! A 1971 GMC Fire Truck Becomes A Ramp Truck When Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms Get Together!
Dec 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! A 1971 GMC Fire Truck Becomes A Ramp Truck When Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms Get Together!
Dude! This 1971 GMC fire truck that Karl at Make It Kustom found, is in unbelievable condition and ready for a new home. His plan is to put that thing together on a new chassis and to make it into...
Lawrence Tolman Regears The 8.8 In The COYOTE KILLER For Better Acceleration
Dec 02, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Lawrence Tolman Regears The 8.8 In The COYOTE KILLER For Better Acceleration
Ford’s 8.8 inch rear axles have become a very popular performance choice in not only the cars and trucks that came with them, but also a lot of other rides receiving swaps. Sure, the Ford 9...
Breaking the Colorado on Ultimate Adventure: Ian’s Trip Not Going As Planned
Nov 30, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Breaking the Colorado on Ultimate Adventure: Ian’s Trip Not Going As Planned
We’ve shown you some of the work going into the Colorado that Ian Johnson was taking to Ultimate Adventure this year, and we are sad to see that the poor thing had some issues on the trail....
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Modifying A Stock Column Shifter, Shortening The Driveshaft, And More!
Nov 29, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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!
Nov 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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!
Nov 23, 2022Chad Reynolds2
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.
Nov 10, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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!
Nov 02, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Oct 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Oct 24, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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!
Oct 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Oct 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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!
Sep 18, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Sep 15, 2022Chad Reynolds1
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...






