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Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Lower Your Bug! – Eastwood’s VW Beetle Project Gets A Weld In Adjustable Ball Joint Beam!

This is not only a video that is going to show you how a VW Beetle from beam gets modified for adjusters, but also one that is going to show you some of the cool tools you can get from Eastwood to do...

How To Make a BEATER BETTER ON A BUDGET! Freiburger Uses Some Simple Tricks And Techniques On His Giveaway Camaro

I know a couple people who can take just about any old car and make it look like something you want to own and drive. One of them is my friend Tommy, who has a knack for putting the perfect wheel and...

Dylan McCool’s Forgotten Dart V8 Four Speed Goes Drag Racing! Will It Survive? Probably Not, But It Sure Will Be Fun!

Okay, that’s not fair, because in all reality I am not sure that I’ve seen Dylan at one of the events in Bowling Green where he hurt something bad enough to not survive the weekend. I...

Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Continues This Epic Project By Rebuilding The Front Roof Section Before Giving It A Chop!

The Khaos Design Stout build is something truly special because literally every piece of sheet metal is being customized in some way, shape, or form.  The talent being shown in this series is also...

Newbern Is Visiting Some Cool Junkyards, But One Of Them Is Full Of Tri-Five Chevy’s You Can Buy!

If I was a rich man I would own soooooo much junk. And by junk, I mean amazing, awesome, sexy old iron that either needs to just hang out and look awesome, or maybe get a chance to get built some...

Dirthead Dave Is Cutting The Front Off A Jeep! Well, One Of The Fronts Anyway – Famous Jeep Revival For The Unreal Adventure, Part 1.

If you have been a follower of 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine for a jillion years, then you probably remember a lot of their project builds over the years like I do. But one of their more famous...

Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40 Like Only They Can: This Might Be The Most Mental Project You’ve Ever Seen Them Do.

I have worked on a Ferrari F40 pretty extensively. I know that sounds weird coming from me, but the truth is that I’ve done some stuff to a Ferrari F40, and the Ferrari F40 engine, that most...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: The Engine Is In And Now It’s Time For Steering And Brakes!

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...

Make It Kustom Cab Over Ramp Truck: The Ramp Is Nearing Completion And Will Soon Hold A Hot Rod!

It’s time for Part 2 of getting the ramp on this ramp truck! Check out the latest update and let us know what you think of this project. In this one, Karl and Brent go at it hard core and really...

Scott Liggett Bought An Abandoned El Camino Project Cheap! Can He Make It A Daily Driver With Minimal Cash?

I used to hate the 1973 to 1977 Chevelle’s and El Caminos. I just couldn’t stand the nose on these things. For some reason, as I get older, cars from the mid 70’s have more appeal...

Junkyard Finds: More Buried & Cool Iron! 1958 Chevy Wagon, 1953 Olds, 1957 Plymouth 2 door, 1963 Impala & MORE!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more awesome junkyard scores and future projects for someone out there looking for their dream ride. Or parts to help rebuild your dream ride that you already have....

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 2: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build, Because It Is Going To Be Wild At The Vintage Drags!

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

How To Build A Custom: 1957 Packard Tail Lights On A Chopped 1953 Chevrolet For A Complete Transformation To Full Custom

Tail light swaps are common on 1940s and 1950s cars that are being built into customs. And in fact, some of the tail light swaps are common enough that they aren’t even considered extreme when...

Is This The Most Badass Oldsmobile 442 Ever Built?

Ironworks Speed and Kustom out of Bakersfield, CA is no stranger to high end builds. Rodger Lee and crew have built rides that have won awards at SEMA and been in every car magazine out there....