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Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!

There is something special about these Ford Econoline E100 pickups. The Econoline vans are super rad too, but there is something really special about the pickups. I’ve known several people that...

Alex Is Building a Hot Rod to Roadtrip! 🔥What Does Newbern Have To Do With This All Steel 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan?

I’m a big fan of the Tudor sedans and I love that Alex recently got this one for a fun driver project. If you want to know what is in store for this project, you’ll find out a bit in the...

Is This The Fastest Car You Can Buy For Less than $20,000? Jimmy Dale Seems To Think So, And I Say We Find Out.

I’ve been saying for years that a C5 Corvette is the best bang for your buck street/race car you can get. With a set of tires and an alignment, they are insane on the autocross and road course....

1966 Crown Imperial Abandoned for 21 Years! Mopar Big Block! Will It Run?!? Demo Derby Greatness!

When I was a kid, I loved going to the Demolition Derby every year at San Jose Speedway. We had family friends who used to compete, and as I grew up I was intrigued by all the modifications that demo...

How to Make Custom Dies for Simple Body Lines | Fabricating Hemi Coupe Door Reveals Using A Technique That Will Work For Lots Of Stuff!

We humans are some pretty interesting creatures. We can screw some stuff up, that’s for sure, but we’re also pretty smart when it comes to figuring out creative ways to fabricate stuff....

WILL IT RUN?! Aaron And Emily Picked Up This 1984 Peterbilt 359 That Has Been Parked for 20+ years. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!

Emily and Aaron are stepping it up big time with this one! They keep getting bigger and bigger projects, whether for on the road or on the water, but this one takes the cake. They got themselves a...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 6 – Making The Sail Panels, The Last Major Panels Get Fabricated For This Awesome Chop Top 1939 Merc.

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 5 – Fabrication Is About To Get Real On This Rad V12 Powered Ferrari. Tube Bending At Its Best.

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis started coming together in the last episode, but there is going to be some...

Derek FINISHED Restoring this Dodge Polara After Being PARKED 32 YEARS! Mopar Project Greatness Right Here.

Derek is known for making old junk run, but he’s not stranger to building something nice either, and this cool Dodge Polara is one of those nice projects. When a project has been sitting for a...

Dave Chappelle’s Body Dropped Nissan Project: The Hardbody Gets Bed Mods, Exhaust system, Rear Shocks, Air Ride, And More!

It’s time for the Nissan to get done! Dave has decided he’s going to push to get this thing ready to drive and show, so he’s setting himself some goals and deadlines. We already shared the...

Daily Driver Muscle Car: Performing A Compression And Leak Down Test On This 1976 El Camino’s Engine To See If It Is Daily Driver Worthy

Daily driving an old car is a great thing. The newest car I have is 31 years old, and is my daily driver. It’s got 438,000 miles on it and runs like a champ. But not all old cars do. So even if...

MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 1 – BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS! But You Can At Home!

Hammer forming is one of the oldest forms of precision sheet metal forming. It’s how many early car body panels were made, and is the process that led to stamping of sheet metal parts. But the...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 5 – Shaping Transition Panels To Get The Body To Flow Into The Chopped Roof

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...

The Walter Boys Are LS Swapping A 3rd Gen Camaro In 48 Hours! Fuel System, New Rear, And More Too!

I’ve always loved the thrash, and really thrive when there is a deadline. That’s how we came up with the idea to build a full car in 48 hours, and convinced the rest of the world it was...