Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel
The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along and in this latest video it is getting some custom touches in the form of a tucked rear bumper, custom tail lights, and a clean filler panel. This is the...
The 4 Day Roadster Build: Day 2 – Reproducing Body Lines, Panels, And A Rolling Chassis To Try And Make This Incomplete Model A Into A Running And Driving Car
A few weeks ago I spent the weekend announcing at LSFest Texas and then thrashing till all hours with some friends on a project car. If that doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe...
Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.
Dave is back at it with another awesome project, but this time it is for his buddy Mark who deserves a little payback for all the help he’s given Dave over the years. According to Dave it is...
He’s Running Out Of Time! Can David Newbern Finish This 1955 Chevy In Time For Hot Rod Power Tour?
The Power Tour thrash is real, as I can personally attest. On more than one occasion we’ve been in mad thrash mode to get a car done for Power Tour. In fact, 20 years ago I was in a made thrash...
Can Dylan McCool Fix A FORGOTTEN Barracuda After 27 Years So His Dad Can Have A Birthday Roadtrip?
We’re about to find out, cause it has to make it more than 650 miles home after sitting for nearly 30 years. What could possibly go wrong? Sounds like the perfect father son birthday road trip...
The Charger, Part 12: Fit-Testing, Installing The Holley Mid-Mount Accessory Drive Kit, And Other Projects
Now that the Charger’s engine bay has been prettied up, thanks to the power of spray paint from the local auto parts store, time for lingering is up. I’ve scrubbed the Hemi down. I have...
Big Block Swap The World: Here’s To Cheap Horsepower! Big Block Swapping The Family Truckster Is Fun For Everyone!
I am a fan of big blocks. In my case, Big Block Chevrolets in particular, but all big blocks are awesome in their own way so even the 460 that is going to get slid into this bad boy is a great...
Salvage Yard Exploring With Chad From Nobody Else’s Auto! Ford School Bus, VANS!, A-100, 1960 Olds, 1967 Bonneville & More Old Iron!
Chad is back at it, exploring more awesome old cars at a friends now closed down wrecking yard. But you can still get your hands on what he’s got here! Watch the video and read the description...
Grandpa’s ABANDONED Camaro Cleaned For The First Time in 30 Years! Can Professionals Make This Thing Look Like It’s Worth Something?
Every once in a while I find myself watching one of these barn find videos where the professional detailers work their magic in an attempt to bring the car back to life cosmetically, either for the...
Can You Weld Over Aerosol Paint? | TIG vs MIG Welding on 9 Spray Paints TESTED! Is Weld Thru Primer A Real Thing?
I’ve been welding for 46 years, and while I know a lot of welders who are far more talented than I am, at several points in my life I welded every day for my living. Over that time I’ve...
Project “Budget Bel Air”: Setting The Foundation With Rust Repair and New Tires!
With any build or restoration, whether that’s a car or house, you have to have a good foundation. We spent some time going over this ’57 to assess what it would take to get it going...
The 4 Day Roadster Build: Are These Guys Capable Of Building a Roadster in Just 4 Days? Lots To Do, Including Plenty Of Rust Repair – Fun NOT Fancy
I spent the weekend announcing at LSFest Texas and then thrashing till all hours with some friends on a project car. If that doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe you should...
Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project: Competing In The Cheapest Jeep On Marketplace At The Matt’s Off-Road Games!
He’s been cutting, hacking, and building on this thing in preparation for the Matt’s Off-Road Recovery games, and now here he is! It’s going to be epic, or an epic fail, but...
Finnegan’s Great Car Trade Experiment Part 3: Finnegan Traded Cars with Vice Grip Garage Derek Bieri and Tony Angelo!
We’ve all heard stories from friends or acquaintances who have traded cars and trucks forever and ended up with something far cooler than they started with. I know I’ve always wanted to try to...