Category Archive: FORD, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Continues! It Is Alive!!!
Jun 01, 2022Chad Reynolds1
It’s Part 3 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap. Or is it a late model Mustang body swap? Regardless, this is the project you will laugh at and think is cool as hell if you like old and new...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck Project: Installing a 1932 Auburn Dash For Killer Hot Rod Looks!
May 25, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck Project: Installing a 1932 Auburn Dash For Killer Hot Rod Looks!
Here is the seventh installment of the shop truck build, and it’s getting a hot rod dash! When you slap a 1932 Auburn Dash into this bad boy it is going to a whole new level. Check it out. The...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Motor And Trans Mounts For The 4.8 And 4L80e In The S10 Chassis For The 1951 Ford F1
May 24, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Motor And Trans Mounts For The 4.8 And 4L80e In The S10 Chassis For The 1951 Ford F1
Here is Part 5 of the 1951 Ford Project. This one gets the engine and trans mounts done so they can go into this now shortened S10 chassis. As usual Brent has his own way of making things happen and...
CUTTING UP A PERFECT NEW CAR! 1965 MUSTANG BODY GETS NEW CHASSIS! CASEY’S CUSTOMS MUSTANG BODY SWAP
May 22, 2022Chad Reynolds1
It’s Part 2 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap. Or is it a late model Mustang body swap? Regardless, this is the project you will laugh at and think is cool as hell if you like old and new...
The Iron Trap Garage Sweet Heart Roadster’s LAST Major Rust Repair (Fingers Crossed)
May 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Iron Trap Garage Sweet Heart Roadster’s LAST Major Rust Repair (Fingers Crossed)
If you have been following Iron Trap’s Sweet Heart Roadster project then you know that this thing is cool as hell but has needed some pretty serious metal work in order to bring it back to...
First Bath In Over A Decade! This All Original Ford Pinto Station Wagon Is A Time Capsule
May 21, 2022Chad Reynolds1
When Chad showed me this awesome Pinto wagon right after he got it, I was in love. This is one cool car and while I would want to hot rod the hell out of it, I might actually feel bad since it is so...
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 6: Super Simple Split Wishbones
May 20, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 6: Super Simple Split Wishbones
Here is the sixth installment of the shop truck build, and it’s getting front suspension! This new, simple, and clean split wishbone setup is just what this truck needs. The more I watch Iron...
Sheet Metal Tech: Making Big Low Crown Panels On The English Wheel! Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project
May 20, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sheet Metal Tech: Making Big Low Crown Panels On The English Wheel! Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project
In the third video from the Lincoln Zephyr project, Karl takes the English wheel out so he can make these large panels behind the new doors. This area is large, has a very low crown, and is a panel...
CUTTING UP A PERFECTLY GOOD CAR! CASEY’S CUSTOMS MUSTANG HOT ROD BUILD GETS ITS DONOR CHASSIS! KUSTOM RAT ROD 65 FORD
May 18, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Casey is back at it again! He’s got an ultra cheap 1965 Mustang from some dude that thought it was beyond repair. Sure it’s rough, but once you cut all the crap out of it you find that...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Cleaning Up The Chassis And Installing Brakes On The 1951 Ford F1
May 05, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Here are Parts 2 and 3 of the 1951 Ford Project. Not everything is exciting when building a new project, but it’s all got to get done right? Part 2 has the truck’s new frame getting...
Project Phantom Part 5: Floors And Rockers, And Rust Oh My On The 1969 Mustang Project
Apr 27, 2022Chad Reynolds2
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I’ll admit it, I have been slacking. It has been like a year since I have done a BS installment on the rehabilitation venture we call Project Phantom, my wife...
Back Yard Rescue: Abandoned 1938 Ford Project That Was Bought By An Actual Hot Rod Hoarder!
Apr 25, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Back Yard Rescue: Abandoned 1938 Ford Project That Was Bought By An Actual Hot Rod Hoarder!
When you like something and keep buying more and more of them you might have a problem. I know how that is as I have several projects, and most of them don’t run yet. So am I alone? Apparently...
Iron Trap’s Junkyard Hot Rod Rebuild: AMAZING Junkyard Hot Rod Interior Transformation!!!
Apr 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Junkyard Hot Rod Rebuild: AMAZING Junkyard Hot Rod Interior Transformation!!!
Interior work is one of those things that, like paint, intimidates folks and they are afraid of doing it themselves. This is why so many folks never finish the inside of their hot rods. If...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Chassis Swap, LS Swap, And More! It All Starts Right Here.
Apr 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Chassis Swap, LS Swap, And More! It All Starts Right Here.
Brent at Half Ass Kustoms just finished up a cool 1937 Ford Pickup project and is jumping right into a new project as well. This one also happens to be a Ford, but it’s going to be quite a bit...





