Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 2 – The 1939 Mercury Chop Also Means Massaging The Windshield Opening And The Iron Trap Garage Crew Shows How In This Episode
We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project a few days ago and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. It’s time to continue the chop, and the second episode in the...
Behind the Build Episode 2: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour with Hollywood Hot Rods
If you are like us and are always interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes at a shop, or during a car build, then this new series from John McGann and the gang at Hot Rod is going to...
New Years Day 2025 Live Junkyard Walk! Viewer Guided! Let’s go check out some cool old cars & trucks!
Chad Ehrlich was back at it on New Year’s Day to take his typical live walk around his amazing classic car wrecking yard, but this time it was totally viewer guides. Those watching live could...
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! FINNEGAN HAS HUGE NEWS, AND THE LATEST FUN STUFF, FROM THE 2024 PRI SHOW!
The 2024 PRI Show was awesome as always and we got to see tons of stuff. We’ve been taking care of lots of business though and haven’t shown everything we loved. Fortunately for you,...
Introducing The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 1 – The 1939 Mercury Gets Some Love – The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Chopping This Bad Boy And So Much More!
The Iron Trap Garage crew are never without projects, but this one is special because it feels like it has been forever since they chopped or channeled anything. But that is all about to change with...
Liggett’s Vintage Lund Jet Boat Needs Some Love: Repairs Include Steering Cable, Fuel Lines, & More. Vintage Boat Goodness.
When Liggett sold his old boat and was able to score this awesome vintage Lund, I was excited. This boat really stands out because it is so clean and original for its age. When you see this thing in...
Edd China Bought The Cheapest Ferrari In Europe. Now What’s He Going To Do With It?
I’m often blown away by folks who find dirt cheap deals and are brave enough to jump at them. Maybe 2025 is the year I’ll try that out as well, but in the meantime I’ve got plenty...
Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: Cutting Up A Functional Set Of Headers To Make Less Functional Headers
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 more than...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Rear Suspension Is Coming Together, And We Have QA1 Shocks!
Building cars takes a lot of work, and when you are building a race car that amount of work often becomes next level. The reason is because the fancier the chassis setup the more welding and...
Kevin Tetz Is Giving The Vice Grip Garage OBS A Flawless Paintjob: Or Is It Even Possible To Make This Truck Look That Good?
What kind of magic does it take to make a paint job really stand out, so that the finished project actually looks flawless? Is that even possible with today’s paints? Is it realistic? In order...
Can You Chassis Swap A Classic Truck Onto A Late Model Chassis In Just Two Days? Watch…
The answer is…. maybe. If you have the right team, the right parts, and the right mentality, I think you can. Hell, I know you can, because I’ve seen it done. But can the Rustomod crew...
Check Out This Transformation! Wrecked Station Wagon Gets The Complete PDR Treatment And Shines Again.
Paintless Dent Removal, aka PDR, is nothing new. It came about decades ago and is the savior of the automotive body repair industry in many ways. PDR can take care of insane amounts of damage and...
Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40, And Here Is All The Info You’ve Been Asking About On This Project
It’s time for Episode 4 of the Ferrari F40 build over at Stanceworks, and that means Q&A time. There have been a jillion questions since they announced this project, and the answers to most...
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...