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Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The Exhaust Is Too Loud! Building Baffles At Home From Scrap.

The first drive on a new project is always nerve-racking and super exciting! It doesn’t need to go perfect to be awesome, but when things go right it certainly can be the thing you need to pull all...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 12 – Splitting The Wishbones!

Here’s installment number 12 in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about splitting the wishbones which is a true hot rod mod that has to happen to set the ride height where you want...

The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Building A Car Dolly For The Mustang Coupe Project

In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures. There is a ton of cool stuff left to do, but before we can get there,...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 11 – Installing An Engine And Trans!

Here’s the eleventh installment in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting this beast setup for an engine and transmission. This thing is turning into something cool, on the...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 10 Rebuilding The Cowl! Plus Cool Tools!

Here’s the tenth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting this horribly rusty cowl back into shape, and a cool tool you can buy or build to make your life...

Doug And Crew Changed Everything! Motion’s Pumpkin Spice Mustang Is Track Ready For Sick Week!

Sick Week is coming up, starting tomorrow actually, and Doug Cook is taking a whole “new” car on the adventure. But first, it needs a bunch of new parts and that is all happening right here in...

Motion Raceworks “Pumpkin Spice” Mustang Gets A Bunch Of Upgrades And A Polish From Mr. Sam In Preparation For Sick Week!

Sick Week is coming up, starting Monday actually, and Doug Cook is taking a whole “new” car on the adventure. To call it new is funny, because it is the car that started it all at Motion...

1968 Ford F100 with a STUCK Engine! Abandoned for 18 Years! Will it Run?!?

Here’s another will it run video from Mortske, but this one is a 1968 Ford F100 pickup that has been sitting for 18 years. Oh and the engine is locked up. I mean how hard can it be to make it a...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 9, Steering And A Dash.

Here’s the ninth installment in the channeled Model A Build. In this episode, it is all about steering and the dashboard. The channel job means you have to think about the steering a bit, but...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Detailed Forensic Upholstery Investigation

It’s so close to done! The Iron Trap Garage ’32 Ford Roadster project is so close to being a fun driver. Of course no matter how good all the style and mechanics are the thing still has...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 4: Pistons And Rods Are Going In!

It’s back for Part 4! The pistons and rods are ready to be installed, and in this part of the build series that is exactly what is going to happen! Watch this 428 Ford engine build as it gets a lot...

The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 8: More Progress, Including Mounting The Fuel Tank!

Here’s the eighth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job and that means lots of stuff needs to be moved around and mounted slightly differently than...

The Fab Forums New Fox Body Project: More Tube Work On This Four Eye, Stick Shift, Mustang. How Much Weight Did It Save?

In our second installment of this build, we will see Kyle finish the tube front fabrication in this cool little four-eye Fox Body Mustang. Since we have done similar builds ourselves, this one hits...

The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 7: Making The Floor Fit Over The Rear Crossmember Of This Model A Now That It Is Channeled

Here’s the seventh installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job and that means some stuff will stick through the floor. The rear crossmember is one of them...