Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 17: Traditionally Sand Bent And Nickel Plated Exhaust
This episode of the Single Seat Race Car build is awesome because they are custom-bending the exhaust using the sand technique that is as much art as anything. I dig it, and it is fun to watch. You...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets Yet Another Chassis
Here is the second video in the series that is going to feature Brent from Halfass Kustoms over at Karl’s place from Make It Kustom. Together they are going to thrash and see how far they can...
Ian At Big Tire Garage Gives Advice On Shop Space, And Talks About Some Favorite Builds
Anyone that has ever occupied shop space, whether a rental or something you built, will tell you that there are things they would change. No matter how good you are at designing and setting them up,...
Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! A 1971 GMC Fire Truck Becomes A Ramp Truck When Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms Get Together!
Dude! This 1971 GMC fire truck that Karl at Make It Kustom found, is in unbelievable condition and ready for a new home. His plan is to put that thing together on a new chassis and to make it into...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 15: Making A Flathead Radiator Into A Racing Flathead Radiator
It is time for cooling system fun, and that means cutting up a perfectly good radiator to make it fit this one off custom built hot rod. Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod...
Ian Johnson Is Installing Drive Over Fenders On His Trailer, Doing Some Car Trailer Maintenance, And Cleaning Up The Big Tire Garage Shop
I’ve been talking about doing a trailer rebuild or refresh on my 16-foot two-axlef open car trailer for a couple of years, and when I get done using it for our current construction project I...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Finishing Front Fender Rust Repair On The 1955 Chevy Napco Clone
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on finishing up the front fenders. They needed some tricky areas repaired, so check out how he gets creative and breaks down...
Pro Performance Project: C10 Long Bed to K5 Jimmy / Blazer Build
Pro Performance builds some seriously bitchin trucks, and we love following along on their builds, but this newest project is really going to get your attention. I say that because, while it has...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 14: A WWII Oxygen Tank Gets Modified To Become The Fuel Tank
I’ve seen all kinds of interesting things made into fuel tanks, some with more success than others, but the World War II Oxygen tank here is something special. I’ve seen them a few times...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Finally Fixing The Front Fenders!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on finally fixing the front fenders. They need some tricky areas repaired, so check out how he gets creative and breaks down...
DIY MegaCab Bumpside Ford Project: The Roof Is Going On!
In Part 7 there is a lot going on as the roof goes on! Because of the way they are building this thing the cab is longer than a factory crew cab, hence the MegaCab name. Because of this, there is...
Newbern Got A Robot! Check Out His New Arcdroid CNC And Plasma Cutter
If you are like me, then you have looked at just about every conceivable “CNC Plasma Cutter” option there is out there. And man there are a lot of them. I’d love to have one of...
Making Patch Panels For A 1965 Ford E100 Van Pickup From Scratch
We share a fair amount of rust repair videos around here because most of the cars and trucks we’re into are older and that means many of you out there are going to have examples that have at...
Tools, Shop Supplies, And More That You Can’t Live Without: Fireball Tool’s Founder Jason Gives Us His List
Anyone who has ever spent any time visiting other workshops knows that you are always seeing some tool or fix or supply that you didn’t know about or think about for your own workshop. Those...