Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Building A Mobile Drill Press Table, And Bead Rolling The Bed Of The Comanche Project With Big Tire Garage
Jan 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building A Mobile Drill Press Table, And Bead Rolling The Bed Of The Comanche Project With Big Tire Garage
Ian is back at it! This time he’s working on two projects. One is the Comanche build, and the other is a tool build. Yep, he’s modifying shop equipment which we totally approve of. This...
The Working Man’s Sedan Part 5: The Structure Is Done, Now It’s Time For Some Sheetmetal Fab
Jan 24, 2023Chad Reynolds1
Here’s the fifth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job! Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While a...
Mortske’s Abandoned1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Project: Nothing Different Colored Body Panels And A Donor Car Can’t Fix! Snow Donuts!
Jan 23, 2023Chad Reynolds1
We recently shared one of Mortske’s “will it run” videos where he took a 1961 Bel Air that had been sitting outside for 49 years and got it back up and running. To say that it is a...
Building An Old School Manx Style Dune Buggy But Bigger So It Seats 5!
Jan 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building An Old School Manx Style Dune Buggy But Bigger So It Seats 5!
The Meyer’s Manx was the Dune Buggy that changed the world. It came out originally in 1964 and used a donor VW Beetle underneath the Manx fiberglass body. They were cute, capable, and fun, and...
The Working Man’s Sedan Part 4: How To Channel A Hot Rod 6 Inches
Jan 19, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Working Man’s Sedan Part 4: How To Channel A Hot Rod 6 Inches
Here’s thefourth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job! Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While...
Plasma Cutter Buyer’s Guide – What Size Do You Need And Why? Here’s Eastwood’s Guide.
Jan 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Plasma Cutter Buyer’s Guide – What Size Do You Need And Why? Here’s Eastwood’s Guide.
In the video below, Eastwood shares their Versa-Cut 20, 40, and 60 plasma cutters and tells you how to choose the right plasma cutter for your shop or garage. The specs found here can be used to...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Rear Four Link And Air Ride.
Jan 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Rear Four Link And Air Ride.
In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear get...
The Alfarrari Project: How To Build Your Own Dry Sump Oil Tank!
Jan 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Alfarrari Project: How To Build Your Own Dry Sump Oil Tank!
In these next three videos in the series, you are going to see the dry sump oil tank go together for the Ferrari engine. While technically it’s just an oil reservoir, it’s an awfully big...
The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod With A 6″ Channel
Jan 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod With A 6″ Channel
Here’s the third installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job! Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Custom Dual Exhaust, And A Test Drive Even Though It’s Not Done Yet!
Jan 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Custom Dual Exhaust, And A Test Drive Even Though It’s Not Done Yet!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent has exhaust going in and some buttoning up of a couple things before a test drive. It’s not finished for sure, but it might be done...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild Continues! Once This Thing Is Clipped, Swapped, And Ready It Will Drive 5000 Miles To Canada
Jan 16, 2023Chad Reynolds1
This project is way bigger than you might think, as the Deboss Garage gang scores a support rig from the Dirt Cinema guys and then buys this 1955 Chevy from Stanceworks before taking over his shop to...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Trick Steering Setup
Jan 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Trick Steering Setup
In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the complicated...
The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets A Radiator, A Modified Intake, And A Big Hole In The Hood
Jan 11, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets A Radiator, A Modified Intake, And A Big Hole In The Hood
There is so much going into building this little hot rod, and every single part of it is custom. After all, there are no kits to do this kind of thing so you have to build it all yourself if you want...
The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod Continues. Channeled Floor Work!
Jan 11, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod Continues. Channeled Floor Work!
Here’s the second installment in the channeled Model A Build. Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While a Tudor is the preferred sedan, a Fordor...






