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Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Karl at Make It Kustom Show How This CRAZY Tool Helps Keep The Panel Flat! Bead Rolling and Riveting with BRASS!

If you want to build a bitchin set of bead rolled door panels for yourself, then you should totally take a look at this video. It inspires me to get a bead roller and start making cool stuff, because...

Barn Find Stories With The IronTrap Garage Crew – A 1928 Ford Model AA Express Bed Pickup!!

The IronTrap Garage crew are arguably the busiest barn finders on the planet, because they are constantly pulling parts, cars, and trucks out of barns, buildings, and garages all over the country....

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 7: The Vintage Dragster Gets A Mid-Plate And Comes Off The Chassis Table!

It’s about to get exciting!!! In this video update on the Vintage Dragster project, it gets a mid-plate and then comes off the chassis table to sit on the ground for the first time! Plus the...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 6: The Vintage Dragster Gets Front Hubs, Engine, Trans, And Seat Placement!

This cool vintage dragster project is going to be something fun, that’s for sure. As simple as it is, there are a lot of steps to making it right and lucky for us we get to see each and every...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 5: Narrowing A 9 Inch For The Vintage Dragster Rear And Installing Front Suspension

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

Rust Repair and DIY Paint Job: Spray Painting A Car With Turbo Cans! Start to Finish Restoration Of A Rusty Crown Vic.

It needs some rust repair, and that kinda sucks, but Carter knows what’s up with that part of this project. Watch, learn some stuff, and then check out the full repaint using Rustoleum Turbo...

The Iron Trap Gang Stamped A Custom Firewall For The Ardun Powered 1933 Ford Coupe!!

I’ve always been a metal guy, but never would have classified myself as a metal shaper. With that said, I’ve become a student of the craft and can’t wait to put some of the things...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 4: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build As The Chassis Work Continues!

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

Metal Fab: Bello’s Kustoms Is C-Notching And Four-Linking An Aftermarket Chassis For A 1936 Ford Custom

If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that we love Bello’s Kustoms on YouTube. Mike Bello is funnier than hell, very talented, and has an eye for building customs. He’s...

SLEEPERDUDE TRIED EVERYTHING!! THIS COMPLETELY STUCK ENGINE GAVE THEM FITS! What Finally Worked?

I’ve unstuck a few engines in my day, and have had them that are barely stuck, some that seemed pretty stuck, and a couple that seemed to have zero chance of ever turning over again. Some of...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 3: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build! About As Old School As It Gets

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: The Engine Is In And Now It’s Time For Steering And Brakes!

Well, he’s back at it and rolling on with the zero dollar budget rod build. It’s looking like a real truck, and it’s even got an engine in it now! But if this thing is going to be...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 2: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build, Because It Is Going To Be Wild At The Vintage Drags!

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: It Looks Right, But Can You Actually Get An Engine Into The Zero Dollar Budget Rat Rod?

Well, it’s time to see if Brent can stuff and engine and transmission into this thing. It started out as just a fun yard art project, which I TOTALLY approve of, but now it’s turning into...