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Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Using Junk Parts And Creativity To Build A Custom Hard Top. Cut, Hack, Repeat!
Sep 12, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Using Junk Parts And Creativity To Build A Custom Hard Top. Cut, Hack, Repeat!
Brent saves stuff that never occurred to me before I started watching him. I mean he has a roof pile. Seriously, he’s got a collection of roofs off of cars, because the bottoms rust off the car...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Fire?? uhh FIRE FIRE FIRE!!! & Brakes in the COE RAMP TRUCK
Sep 12, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Fire?? uhh FIRE FIRE FIRE!!! & Brakes in the COE RAMP TRUCK
It’s moving along! After three days of thrashing on it with friends, it is time to fire this pig up! Watch. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from Halfass Kustoms...
Check Out This 6×6 Engesa EE-25 Army Truck And It’s Freaky Boomerang Rear Suspension In Action
Sep 12, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Check Out This 6×6 Engesa EE-25 Army Truck And It’s Freaky Boomerang Rear Suspension In Action
Army trucks, we love them. Why? Well for the same reason we love functional hot rods that are lacking in amenities but are heavy in ass kicking ability. No matter the country of origin you are...
Ride Shotgun In A Swamp Buggy As it Runs Full Bore Around The Mile O Mud In Florida!
Sep 11, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride Shotgun In A Swamp Buggy As it Runs Full Bore Around The Mile O Mud In Florida!
Like many of you, I have waned to drive a swamp buggy since I was a kid in the 1980s and watched them tear up the famed Mile O Mud in Florida. Well this video from the Sims Racing YouTube page takes...
This 1968 Ford Truck Commercial Is Crazy And Had To Have Been Fun To Make! Full On Beat-Downs!
Sep 11, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1968 Ford Truck Commercial Is Crazy And Had To Have Been Fun To Make! Full On Beat-Downs!
In any sort of job, there are highs and lows. There are things that are fun to do, things that are not so fun, stuff you love, and stuff you hate, right? This actually has to apply to stunt or...
This 1972 Video Featuring Chevy Trailers And RVs Is So Cool – An El Camino With A 5th Wheel?!
Sep 11, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1972 Video Featuring Chevy Trailers And RVs Is So Cool – An El Camino With A 5th Wheel?!
The recreational vehicle and trailer industry in the USA is booming. The pandemic saw many hundreds of thousands of families invest in an RV, a camper, a trailer, and all the stuff that comes along...
Little Truck Big Punch: This 1944 Video Shows An Experimental Jeep Mounted Rocket Launcher System Being Tested
Sep 10, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Little Truck Big Punch: This 1944 Video Shows An Experimental Jeep Mounted Rocket Launcher System Being Tested
Now THIS is a mighty mite! As we all know, there was constant innovation and invention during WWII. After all, nothing spurs the human mind on like figuring out ways to knock out the bad guys. For...
Get It Right: Here’s The Proper Way To Measure For Custom Shocks From The Crew At Ridetech
Sep 10, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Get It Right: Here’s The Proper Way To Measure For Custom Shocks From The Crew At Ridetech
You want to install custom shocks on your car. Maybe you just want to make a simple change with a single adjustable tube shock or maybe you are going bigger with air suspension or perhaps multi-way...
Forgotten 1951 Chevrolet Farm Truck! Will it Run after 30 Years of Being Long Forgotten?!? Mortske Is Going To See What It Takes
Sep 09, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Forgotten 1951 Chevrolet Farm Truck! Will it Run after 30 Years of Being Long Forgotten?!? Mortske Is Going To See What It Takes
I’m sure glad to see that I’m not the only one who randomly ends up with a car or truck and then leaves it to sit and age somewhere. Mortske did the same thing with this cool 1951...
Your Swap Is Weak: Watch These Farm Boys Swap A Caterpillar 3412 Into A Big Bud Tractor!
Sep 06, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Your Swap Is Weak: Watch These Farm Boys Swap A Caterpillar 3412 Into A Big Bud Tractor!
There are engine swaps and then there are ENGINE SWAPS! This is an example of the second because you are firstly looking at a Big Bud tractor, which is completely awesome and then you are looking at...
This Video Showing How Rolls Royce Merlin Engines Were Built Is Amazing
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This Video Showing How Rolls Royce Merlin Engines Were Built Is Amazing
As much as we love our mighty Allison engines around here, the real hero power plant of WWII was the Rolls Royce Merlin. With tremendous horsepower and reliability, it was the Merlin that made the...
Watch This Mighty Cement Mixer Hook Up To The Pulling Sled And Put All Of Its Torque To Work
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch This Mighty Cement Mixer Hook Up To The Pulling Sled And Put All Of Its Torque To Work
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….BAM….cement mixer with the wheels up, hooked to the pulling sled. Who hasn’t thought about the grunt force trauma a rig like this...
Awesome Historic Video: Scrapping Airplanes In North Africa During WWII
Sep 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Historic Video: Scrapping Airplanes In North Africa During WWII
It’s one of those things that you may not think about that much. We always see the videos of WWII airplanes being built, coming out of the factories in droves to go and meet the enemy head-on....
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Got Some Chassis Paint And It’s Going Back Together! Weekend Thrash Part 3
Sep 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Got Some Chassis Paint And It’s Going Back Together! Weekend Thrash Part 3
Here we go with Day 3 of the weekend thrash. In the first two days they did a ton of welding to finish up so much of this thing and then started taking it apart, prepping it for paint, and finally...






