Category Archive: FORD, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 14: A WWII Oxygen Tank Gets Modified To Become The Fuel Tank
I’ve seen all kinds of interesting things made into fuel tanks, some with more success than others, but the World War II Oxygen tank here is something special. I’ve seen them a few times...
The Iron Trap Crew STOLE And Revived A 1947 Ford Custom For The Ultimate Surprise
I love stories like this! Friend has car, car breaks, friend can’t fix car, friend loses interest in car, car sits for years, friends of friend come get car and bring it back to life. This is...
Part 1: The Backyard Builds 1936 Ford Goes From 5 Windows To 3 Windows. Chopping It Up For A Cooler Look.
Chopping up 1930’s hot rods makes some people cringe, but to me there is nothing finer than a properly done chop top. With the right lowering of the lid, you can really see a hot rod come...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 14: Building The Racing Seat For The Single Seat Racecar
In this latest installment of the build, the seat comes together. As you would expect, this single-seat race car is going to get just one seat but it needs to be pretty specific. Here’s the...
Mod Motor Mark, Owner Of The More Chains Than Brains Mustang, Crashes The Car At Mooresville
Slick conditions teach tough lessons when you get into a pedal fest in a drag radial car. Unfortunately that lesson is one that Mark Rogers recently learned while racing his car at Mooresville...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 13: SCRATCH BUILT COWL STEERING
In this latest installment of the build, the steering comes together. As you would expect, this single seat race car is going to get cowl steering, which can be tricky to sort out correctly. Check it...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Shortening A Torque Tube And Driveshaft
This week’s video takes us through the process of shortening the torque tube and driveshaft on the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. We...
Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 1: Prepping The Block For Assembly With Freezeplugs And Paint
Rebeldryver Scott is back with Project Mud Bomber, who’s 428 has been getting machined and prepped for a full rebuild. Because parts were scarce and the machine shop a bit slow, this one has...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: It Looks Perfectly Sh*tty Bolted Back Together
This week’s video is all about making this car whole again, and if you think the title of this one means that anyone is disappointed in this car you are sadly mistaken, because this car has just...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Assembling The 32 “DeLorean” Roadster’s Painted Chassis & Rust Repaired Body
This week’s video is all about making the chassis and body one again. Paint has been done but the suspension and chassis need to come together and then go under the body that has had all the...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 12: Rear Radius Rods And Framing Out The Cockpit!
In this latest installment of the build, the rear radius rods get sorted and the cockpit gets laid out. This isn’t a big car so all this stuff is important to get right the first time....
Bello’s Kustoms 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: V12 Greatness Included!
I’m a big fan of Bello’s Kustoms, not only because they build some seriously cool SoCal style hot rods, but also because Bello and his crew are funny and hell and super talented. Their...
Trapped 40 Years: Freeing An Old Ford Mustang From A Michigan Barn
In our minds we always want any Barn Find cars to find amazing homes and to live happily ever after, like Cinderella. After all, finding some old car in a barn or shed is a pretty romantic notion, so...
