Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Gets A Custom Door Skin, Rust Repair, And Is Getting Close To Being A Car Again!
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster is one cool project that has unfortunately been sitting stagnant for far too long. Like most of us have experienced on one project or another, delays happen,...
Pit Trike Build Part 2: Building A Custom Pit Trike To Take On Sick Week!
Here is Part 2 of the Pit Trike build. We can’t wait to see this thing on Sick Week and take it for a ride. If you missed Part 1, use the link below to watch. Having a pit vehicle at a race is...
Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: Chopping A 4-Door And Making It A Coupe!
Karl’s latest project is his 1939 Lincoln Zephyr which has been talked about several times in other videos but has been waiting for its turn on the chopping block so to speak. The plan for this...
Making A Giant Vise From A Picture In Popular Mechanics In 1957
When Jason at Fireball Tool comes up with a plan, watch out. He builds some of the coolest stuff on earth and he does so using a lot of cool tools you can get from him as well. I happen to own...
LS Corvair Project: The Fab Work Continues! No Bolt-Ons Here.
In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, the custom fabrication continues. It’s awesome to watch and we...
No TIG Welder? No Problem, You Can Still Weld Sheet Metal Without One! Don’t Listen To Those That Say Otherwise
In recent years there seem to be more and more internet snobs who talk about only welding sheet metal with a TIG welder if you are doing any sheet metal work on your project car. I know, and...
Pit Trike Build: Building A Custom Pit Trike To Take On Sick Week!
Having a pit vehicle at a race is a must-have nowadays. Sometimes that is the way you are required to get the car to and from the racetrack, but other times it is just so that you can get around...
LS Corvair Project: Some Welding Required, Amazon Doesn’t Sell Swap Parts For This.
In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, more custom fabrication is going on. After all, when you do something...
Fender Flare Install: Be Inspired By Welding Steel Flares To A 911 Porsche
When some folks think fender flares they thing four wheel drive trucks, while others think back to the 1970’s when folks installed fiberglass fender flares on everything that didn’t move,...
Sheet Metal Fab: Ultra Simple Bomber Seat Built With Only Basic Tools
I love Bomber Seats and there have been a bunch of them built online by all kinds of fabricators, including Ron Covell. He’s done two very cool bomber seat builds in the past few years and both...
Metal Shaping Tech: How To Build Your Own Shrinking Stump For Making Flat Metal Not!
Shaping metal can be ultra simple or very complex, depending on what you are trying to do. Having the right tools, and knowing how to use them, is key. Thankfully Karl at Make It Kustom is great at...
Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Bars Bars Everywhere, The Cage Is Done!
There are a lot more tubes in place in the Mini Cooper Race Car that Matt has been throwing together, and in this video, he throws the final few in and welds it all together. This is one trick little...
Sheet Metal Fab How To: Simple Tools And Techniques Can Help You Recreate Some Pretty Complicated Body Panels
Replacing a piece of a rocker, lower fender, cab corner, or floor pan is pretty standard when you are talking about building old cars, but what about the other stuff that’s more complicated?...
1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms Buttons Up The Suspension On This T-5 Swapped Old School Hot Rod
In this installment on the 1936 Ford project, Bello and the gang get their suspension on, but in a different way than you might expect. To recap, this is a traditional hot rod that was mostly stock...