Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
HOW TO: Make a SIMPLE PLASTIC HAMMER FORM for Sheet Metal – Custom Dash For The Make It Kustom 1931 Model A Roadster
Dec 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on HOW TO: Make a SIMPLE PLASTIC HAMMER FORM for Sheet Metal – Custom Dash For The Make It Kustom 1931 Model A Roadster
Karl has made several hammer forms on his YouTube Channel over the years and they are WAY easier and cooler than I ever realized. I never had put much thought into it, but didn’t realize how...
Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.
Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...
Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...
Dave Newbern’s ProCharged Fox Body Mustang Drag And Drive Car Gets Some Upgrades For Bigger Power!
Dec 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dave Newbern’s ProCharged Fox Body Mustang Drag And Drive Car Gets Some Upgrades For Bigger Power!
Newbern’s Fox Body Mustang is his first, and while the ProCharged 5.3 made okay power as is, he knows he needs more power and so with the direction of some pretty smart folks, he’s...
Dirthead Dave Does A 5-Speed Swap On The Worst Mustang Ever Project. Is It Bad That I’m Liking This Thing Now?
Dec 11, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dirthead Dave Does A 5-Speed Swap On The Worst Mustang Ever Project. Is It Bad That I’m Liking This Thing Now?
Well, he’s back at it. This ugly little bastard, meaning the car not Dave, actually made the road trip back home but not without a little carnage. It’s got less gears that it left with...
Bello’s Kustoms Is LS Swapping A Merc! How To Perform An LS3 Swap on a 1950 Mercury
Dec 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bello’s Kustoms Is LS Swapping A Merc! How To Perform An LS3 Swap on a 1950 Mercury
While Bello’s builds what are usually traditional customs, at least from a visual standpoint, they do tend to LS swap things a lot because they are all about driving them. Every hot rod that...
Rebeldryver’s Project Updates! 1964 Galaxie gas gauge fix! Winterizing Our 1965 Impala SS.
Dec 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rebeldryver’s Project Updates! 1964 Galaxie gas gauge fix! Winterizing Our 1965 Impala SS.
Scott is back with project car updates! He’s been suffering from some project car burnout, which can catch up to anyone, but he’s back at it and ready to get the Impala all winterized as...
Barn Find to Road Worthy in TWO WEEKS – Iron Trap’s Rare 1939 Ford Convertible Turned Out Great. Watch All Of It!
Dec 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Barn Find to Road Worthy in TWO WEEKS – Iron Trap’s Rare 1939 Ford Convertible Turned Out Great. Watch All Of It!
If you have been following along with our updates on this cool 1939 Ford Convertible that the Iron Trap Garage crew saved, you will love this video too. With all the excitement that came with finding...
Zephyr Chop Part 7: How To TIG WELD Sheet Metal – LESS WARPING When There Is No Access
Dec 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Zephyr Chop Part 7: How To TIG WELD Sheet Metal – LESS WARPING When There Is No Access
But you can’t TIG weld body panels if you can’t get to both sides of them! At least that is what some metal shapers will say, and in their defense there are reasons for making that statement....
Will The Iron Trap Garage Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible Run After Sitting Abandoned For Years??
Nov 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will The Iron Trap Garage Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible Run After Sitting Abandoned For Years??
Well, the ultra rare 1939 Ford Convertible may be in better shape than the boys even thought, so they are thinking it might be worth seeing if this sucker will run and drive. Because they...
Dylan McCool Grabs A JUNKYARD 1966 V8 Mustang – Will It Run And Drive After Decades?
Nov 22, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dylan McCool Grabs A JUNKYARD 1966 V8 Mustang – Will It Run And Drive After Decades?
After recently pulling a car out of the woods, unsticking its seized engine, and making it run and drive, I can tell you that most people think this is absolutely crazy, especially if you plan on...
Iron Trap Garage: Unloading Their 26ft Trailer Load Of Parts And The Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible To See What They Really Got!
Nov 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Garage: Unloading Their 26ft Trailer Load Of Parts And The Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible To See What They Really Got!
Every time that the gang at Iron Trap Garage goes out on the road to find and procure old parts, they come home with all kinds of stuff and it is fun to see what that is. In truth, they only know...
Abandoned For 30+ years: Iron Trap Garage Saves A Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible
Nov 11, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Abandoned For 30+ years: Iron Trap Garage Saves A Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible
The Iron Trap boy always seem to find the coolest stuff, and with good reason. I mean their gig is finding amazing original parts and then liberating them so that other people can use them to make...
Dylan McCool’s BARN FIND 1977 4×4 Ford – Will It Run And Drive After 20 Years? Or Will It Be A Flop?
Nov 10, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dylan McCool’s BARN FIND 1977 4×4 Ford – Will It Run And Drive After 20 Years? Or Will It Be A Flop?
When you get the opportunity to grab a one owner dent side Ford F150 4×4, and especially one that has been sitting inside a barn for 20 years, you take it. This truck is cool as hell, has the...