Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight
A Restoration Shop Using 3M Panel Bond? How Does Panel Bond Stand Up Vs. Welding – Let’s Find Out Which is Stronger!
More and more new cars are being assembled with high performance adhesives these days. While seem sealer was being used as early as the 1950’s, it was sparingly applied back then. As cars have...
Watch This 1200HP Bain Racing Intake Being Built In 7 Minutes – What’s Taking You So Long?! Get To Work!
Sheet metal intake manifolds are super cool when finished and a huge pain in the butt if you aren’t good at them and don’t have the ability to make the various components quickly and...
Can We Use Modern Tools & Tech And Still Build A Traditional Style Hot Rod? Is The Finished Project All That Matters? Or Does The Method Matter Too?
When it comes to road trips we’re always saying that it is the journey, not the destination, that is most important. And when building hot rods or race cars we often say that the process is as...
Mounting a V10 Twin Turbo Diesel into a F355 Ferrari: Who Would Even Do This To An Italian Sports Car?
Generically speaking, I’m not a huge fan of diesel swaps into cars just to make a splash. I mean guys like Rick Fletes, who’s Duramax powered Chevelle does giant wheelstands and runs...
Metal Finishing Made Easy With Martin Brothers. Try These Simple Techniques To Get The Parts You Want For Your Ride
There has never been more available aftermarket parts for your favorite hot rod or muscle car than there are today. It has never been easier to acquire parts to create the look you want for your...
Untouched for 93 Years: Pulling Off A 48 Hour Hot Rod Transformation On This Original 1932 Sedan – Chop or Not?!
This 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan is an amazing survivor. It is completely stock and untouched and has spent the last few decades stored in a storage container in Canada. It recently got shipped all the way...
Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40 Project Part 9: The F40 Is Starting To Look Like A Car As The Full Tube Chassis Comes Together
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and this time it is the tube chassis that is coming together to take advantage of the cool jig work for the Ferrari 458...
Bennett’s Customs Answers The Top 10 Frequently Asked Metal Fabrication Questions That They Get! Learn Stuff Right Here!
Metal shaping and metal fabrication are some of my favorite things to watch on YouTube, not only because I love doing them myself, but also because I am a nut for learning new things. But never...
Ever Wonder Who Makes U-Haul Trailers? Here’s An Inside Look At The Trailer Factory Where The Most Popular Drag And Drive Trailers Are Built!
U-Haul is known for not only renting trucks and vans of all shapes and sizes, but also a variety of different trailers as well. They are insanely popular with the drag and drive crowd, and one cool...
Newbern And The Boys Are Building A Street Freak 1957 Chevrolet! It’s Not A Gasser, It’s A Freak Of Nature!
If you aren’t familiar with the street freaks that roamed Southern California in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s then you are missing out! These hot rods and muscle cars took cues...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 10 and 11 – The Trike Fab Is Getting So Close To Done! 3 Wheel Steering And More!
We’ve shared the first nine parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Mechanical Shrinker and Stretcher- The Ins and Outs Of Shrinker Stretchers With Mike From Cornfield Customs
I watch several metal shapers on YouTube. Not only because I find their projects fun, but also because I love seeing what tools and techniques they use to create all kinds of cool parts and pieces...
Finnegan Is Getting Ready For Drag Week 2025! What Is He Bringing? What Is He Changing? Will He Finish!
Drag Week is right around the corner, and Finnegan has been planning and prepping so he can be ready for the fun and excitement that he and his co-pilots are planning to have. Yep, I said co-pilots...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 16 Finishing Up The Small Things And Spraying Some Fresh Lacquer On The Newly Chopped 1939 Merc.
The Mangled Mercury project from Iron Trap Garage has been a really fun project to watch come together. Starting out as what seemed like a simple chop top Mercury build, it has gone into full custom...