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Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building Custom Bed Rails To Really Set Off The Look.
Feb 06, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building Custom Bed Rails To Really Set Off The Look.
In the last video, Brent started working on making his vision a reality for the bed, and that meant sheet metal bedsides being connected to the full tube structure. Now it’s time to get the bed...
DIY Magnetic Welding Clamps Build! Do These Magnetic Clamps Replace A Fixture Table?
Feb 06, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DIY Magnetic Welding Clamps Build! Do These Magnetic Clamps Replace A Fixture Table?
If you are like me, then you dream of having one of those super bad ass fixture tables like those available from Fireball Tools and several others. But those suckers are not cheap, and by that I mean...
1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Is Shaping The Sail Panels For This Custom Chop. Serious Skills And Simple Techniques.
Feb 05, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Is Shaping The Sail Panels For This Custom Chop. Serious Skills And Simple Techniques.
The back window in this thing turned out super awesome, but now it is time to get it fitting into the rest of the roof and that means it is time to make some sail panels. There is some serious metal...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Hacked Up Firewall In The 1938 Ford Convertible
Feb 05, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Hacked Up Firewall In The 1938 Ford Convertible
In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod that the guys at Iron Trap Garage found stashed away in an old garage, gave a first wash, and discovered had a seized engine. But lucky...
The Twin-Turbo Cadillac is Back! Finnegan Is Fabricating Like A Mad Man To Get This Sucker Up And Running!
Feb 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Twin-Turbo Cadillac is Back! Finnegan Is Fabricating Like A Mad Man To Get This Sucker Up And Running!
He’s back at it! Everyone has been busting his balls about finishing this Caddy build and nobody wants to be driving it more than Finnegan himself. So he’s been thrashing on tubing,...
Shop Tech: Building A Dream Welding Table With The Kelley’s. There Is Some Cool And Trick Stuff On This One!
Feb 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Shop Tech: Building A Dream Welding Table With The Kelley’s. There Is Some Cool And Trick Stuff On This One!
I’ve built plenty of welding tables and workbenches and every single time I do, they get better. Each time you build one, or see one in someone else’s shop, it gives you ideas for how to...
1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Adds A Chopped Two Piece Lincoln Zephyr Rear Window To This Custom Chop
Feb 03, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Adds A Chopped Two Piece Lincoln Zephyr Rear Window To This Custom Chop
Oh it’s real now boys and girls! The top is chopped, and now it is time to decide what to do with the back window. Rather than just chop it and get it back where it belongs, the plan is to use...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building The Bed Sides To Go Along With The Custom Bed Rails
Jan 30, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building The Bed Sides To Go Along With The Custom Bed Rails
In the last video, Brent started working on making his vision a reality for the bed, and that meant a full tube structure going together. Now it’s time to get the sheetmetal forming started for...
1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Gets To Cutting! Watch How To Chop One The Right Way.
Jan 30, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Kustoms Gets To Cutting! Watch How To Chop One The Right Way.
Stuffs about to get real, as the cutting is starting! This 1935 Chevrolet is going to be something special. After all, it sits down on the rockers like God intended and is now getting a new roof line...
How To Step Up Your Fabrication Game With A Few Simple Tips, Tricks, And Techniques That Don’t Require Any New Tools!
Jan 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Step Up Your Fabrication Game With A Few Simple Tips, Tricks, And Techniques That Don’t Require Any New Tools!
When you see a car or truck that you really dig, that has custom fabrication work on the chassis, suspension, etc, the custom touches are what catches your eye. With that said, it isn’t always...
The Alfarrari Project: New Intake For The Ferrari Engine, Making Things Symmetrical, And A Better Hood Bulge.
Jan 28, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Alfarrari Project: New Intake For The Ferrari Engine, Making Things Symmetrical, And A Better Hood Bulge.
The Alfarrari project is coming along great, but it needs some enhancements and Jeff wanted a different intake manifold and just found one. This intake is going to allow for more symmetry under the...
The My Mechanics 1973 Datsun 240Z Restoration: Part 1 – The Teardown Begins And The Repairs Needed Become Clear.
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The My Mechanics 1973 Datsun 240Z Restoration: Part 1 – The Teardown Begins And The Repairs Needed Become Clear.
This is the beginning of a new project for the My Mechanics channel, and the work that gets done on this thing is something special. Watch this video and the rest to come and if they don’t...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Tube Frame For The Custom Bed
Jan 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Tube Frame For The Custom Bed
In the last video, Brent started working on his vision for the bed, and in this one he’s got a full tube structure going together. It’s interesting and we think this thing is going to be...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A One-Off Custom Bed For This Pickup.
Jan 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A One-Off Custom Bed For This Pickup.
Now that the chassis has been shortened up to get the proportions right, it’s time for Brent to start focusing on the bed. He wants something completely different than stock, so he’s...






