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Plasma Table Hack! Cut And Notch Round Tubing With Some Simple Brackets And Skateboard Wheels!
Laser and cnc plasma tube notchers are all the rage in manufacturing nowadays because they can significantly shorten the manufacturing process for metal components, and at the same time increase...
How To Install A Roll Pan On A GM OBS Truck – Bodywork How To With Kevin Tetz
A roll pan is one of the most iconic body mods you can do on an OBS Chevy of GM truck. It is typically easier than welding up door handles, or doing other body mods, and it makes a huge impact on the...
Rust Repair and DIY Paint Job: Spray Painting A Car With Turbo Cans! Start to Finish Restoration Of A Rusty Crown Vic.
It needs some rust repair, and that kinda sucks, but Carter knows what’s up with that part of this project. Watch, learn some stuff, and then check out the full repaint using Rustoleum Turbo...
5 Cool Paint Techniques You Can Do Yourself At Home! Use Them On Helmets, Valve Covers, The Shop Fridge, Or Whatever You Want!
(Words by Charles Wickam) With winter coming not everyone has the luxury of being in a heated garage working on their hot rod project. When cabin fever is setting in waiting for the days to be warmer...
The Iron Trap Gang Stamped A Custom Firewall For The Ardun Powered 1933 Ford Coupe!!
I’ve always been a metal guy, but never would have classified myself as a metal shaper. With that said, I’ve become a student of the craft and can’t wait to put some of the things...
Fabrication How-To: #3 – A Simple DIY Tool That Helps You Fill Small Holes In Sheet Metal! A Million Ways To Use This!
We’ve got Fabrication How-To #3 right here and this one is pretty handy if I do say so myself. If you have ever had a bunch of small holes to fill in sheet metal, then you know they can be a...
Fabrication How-To: #2 – DIY Engine Turning Any Sheet Metal. Dash Inserts, Gauge Panels, And So Much More!
Engine turning is one of the most iconic ways to dress up a piece of sheet metal. Back in the early days of hot rodding, they would engine turn firewall panels, gauge panels, dash inserts, and more....
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...
Can You Create Your Own 2-Stage Paint: Can You (Gloss 2K Clear) Over (FLAT BLACK) Rust-oleum TURBO Spray Paint? Find Out Here!
I love DIY paint projects and this one here is interesting because I’ve head a lot of people ask about this over the years. What people often wonder, myself included, is whether or not you can...
Newbern and Friends Do Three Engine Swaps In Two Days… But Not Because They Wanted To! Did They Get Them All Running For Cruising The Coast?
I’ve done several crazy builds that most people think are not possible. Engine swaps in hours, full car builds in just two days, etc, etc, etc. But doing three engine swaps in two days is...
DIY Paint Job: INSANE Results with Rattle Can Paint Job! – DIY, No Equipment Needed, And It Really Does Look Pretty Good!
I love DIY paint job videos, whether it is folks using cans of Rustoleum, cheap supplies, a cheap HVLP gun and compressor, or rattle cans. So when I saw this rattle can paint job and actual good...
Brent at Halfass Kustoms Is Building a 1951 Ford Rat Rod. And He’s Doing It With A Zero Dollar Budget! Can He Pull It Off?
We love Brent’s drive and determination, but it may be his resourcefulness and creativity with used parts that impresses me most. I remember when I first started watching his channel, and he...
2 x 4 Riser Wheel Stands – Why Do Most Professional Builders Use Them In Their Shops? Why Not Something Else?
Whenever you walk into a fancy pro builder’s shop you’ll find cars and trucks sitting on wheel stands made of 2×4 lumber. Sometimes there are race ramp stands, sometimes other...
Transforming a CHEAP Boat Trailer Into A Low Buck, But Effective, Drag And Drive Trailer You Can Be Proud Of: Part 1
If you attend any Drag and Drive events you will see a ton of different home built and store bought trailers that people haul behind their race cars, hauling all the things they need to race and...