Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, FORD, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom True Dual Exhaust Fabrication. Boy Does It Sound Sweet!
Jan 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom True Dual Exhaust Fabrication. Boy Does It Sound Sweet!
This week’s video has Matt and the gang building a custom true dual exhaust for the “Delorean” roadster. This thing made its first engine noises in a jillion years in the last episode,...
Go West, Young Man…And Good Luck Returning With An Oil-Hungry Ford Wagon!
Jan 01, 2023Bryan McTaggart1
Kevin and I are similar in a lot of ways. We’re both Army veterans who played with helicopters during our time in. We both have a sense of humor that would get us fired in five seconds flat at...
Single Seat Race Car Is Done And Goes Racing: 10 Days in the Dust – Red Dust Revival 2022
Dec 28, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Single Seat Race Car Is Done And Goes Racing: 10 Days in the Dust – Red Dust Revival 2022
The Midnight Special is going for its maiden voyage and is off and running! Here is the first outing and man this thing is cool as hell! Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod...
Hot Rodding 101: What To Look For When Buying and Building A Ford Flathead – Hot Rod Engines
Dec 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hot Rodding 101: What To Look For When Buying and Building A Ford Flathead – Hot Rod Engines
The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago that we’ve watched, but we never shared it with you guys until now. They just put up a new one today so we...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 18: It’s DONE!!! Introducing The Midnight Special. Watch It Run!
Dec 21, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Single Seat Race Car Build Part 18: It’s DONE!!! Introducing The Midnight Special. Watch It Run!
This episode of the Single Seat Race Car build is awesome because it’s done! Yes, the Midnight Special is going for its maiden voyage and is off and running! We’ll show you the video from...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: This 1932 Ford Roadster Is Starting For The First Time Since 1953!!
Dec 20, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: This 1932 Ford Roadster Is Starting For The First Time Since 1953!!
This week’s video has Matt and the gang working toward the first start of the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. It’s not run since 1953! How...
Twin Turbo Hellcat Swapping A Foxbody – Part 1
Dec 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Twin Turbo Hellcat Swapping A Foxbody – Part 1
Is it weird that the LS engine has become so commonplace in a Foxbody Ford that it seems weird to swap in anything else? I mean the GM LS is already outside the family, so why does a Gen3 HEMI seem...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom Gas Tank Modifications And Patina Paint Blending
Dec 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom Gas Tank Modifications And Patina Paint Blending
This week’s video has Matt working on the fuel tank for the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. The original tank had been modified and...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 17: Traditionally Sand Bent And Nickel Plated Exhaust
Dec 13, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Single Seat Race Car Build Part 17: Traditionally Sand Bent And Nickel Plated Exhaust
This episode of the Single Seat Race Car build is awesome because they are custom-bending the exhaust using the sand technique that is as much art as anything. I dig it, and it is fun to watch. You...
Emerald Wild: Will This Unfinished Mustang II Project Scratch The Speed Itch?
Dec 12, 2022Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Emerald Wild: Will This Unfinished Mustang II Project Scratch The Speed Itch?
The Mustang II is like the weird kid you knew in middle school: puny, ugly, nothing to be threatened by. Nevermind that Ford actually read the market perfectly and that the Mustang II sold stunningly...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 15: Making A Flathead Radiator Into A Racing Flathead Radiator
Dec 08, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Single Seat Race Car Build Part 15: Making A Flathead Radiator Into A Racing Flathead Radiator
It is time for cooling system fun, and that means cutting up a perfectly good radiator to make it fit this one off custom built hot rod. Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 14: A WWII Oxygen Tank Gets Modified To Become The Fuel Tank
Dec 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Nov 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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.
Nov 19, 2022Chad Reynolds1
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...





