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

Bello’s Kustoms 1950 COE Project: C-Notches Are The Start To A Massive Rear Suspension Swap

Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...

Money No Object: This 1972 Buick Electra Is A Bitchin’ Battlecruiser!

Show me an off-the-wall car built with the attitude that it properly deserves, and I’ll drool like Pavlov’s dog when the dinner bell starts to ring. You should know what that means: find...

Craigslist Pinto Road Trip: The Adventures Continue! Driving 3,000 Miles In A Pile You Bought Online.

It’s time for Part 2 of the epic Pinto road trip and the adventures just keep coming. If you aren’t down for some on-road thrashing, shenanigans and some tears, this is probably not the...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Frame: How To Not Die At 200 MPH

I’ve been attending and racing at, land speed events for nearly 15 years now which is kind of weird and hard to believe. It’s amazing racing, and a whole other kind of experience compared...

Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Gets A Custom Door Skin, Rust Repair, And Is Getting Close To Being A Car Again!

Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster is one cool project that has unfortunately been sitting stagnant for far too long. Like most of us have experienced on one project or another, delays happen,...

Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: Chopping A 4-Door And Making It A Coupe!

Karl’s latest project is his 1939 Lincoln Zephyr which has been talked about several times in other videos but has been waiting for its turn on the chopping block so to speak. The plan for this...

LS Corvair Project: The Fab Work Continues! No Bolt-Ons Here.

In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, the custom fabrication continues. It’s awesome to watch and we...

Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Is Alive And Running Better Than Ever Before!

This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades,...

Meet The Testang: This Tesla Powered Mustang Hauls Some Ass!

EV conversions are gaining popularity, and with no shortage of vintage iron out there, the possibilities are endless! But what if you want to drive your project daily, or compete with it at track...

LS Corvair Project: Some Welding Required, Amazon Doesn’t Sell Swap Parts For This.

In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, more custom fabrication is going on. After all, when you do something...

Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Gets A Hopped Up Flathead To Make It Whole Again

This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it is finally getting a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it has been all but forgotten for...

Cheap Z28 Project: Can One Man’s Cheap Score Become Something Cool And Fun? The Cheapest Camaro On Facebook Marketplace.

In the world of automotive fun, there is nothing better than scoring a car for cheap when you know that it has life left in it. Sometimes that’s a shell you can build into a race car, sometimes...

Sheet Metal Fab How To: Simple Tools And Techniques Can Help You Recreate Some Pretty Complicated Body Panels

Replacing a piece of a rocker, lower fender, cab corner, or floor pan is pretty standard when you are talking about building old cars, but what about the other stuff that’s more complicated?...

1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms Buttons Up The Suspension On This T-5 Swapped Old School Hot Rod

In this installment on the 1936 Ford project, Bello and the gang get their suspension on, but in a different way than you might expect. To recap, this is a traditional hot rod that was mostly stock...