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Budget Harbor Freight Off-Road Trailer Build Part 6: Side Table, Tire Carrier, And More
Aug 20, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Budget Harbor Freight Off-Road Trailer Build Part 6: Side Table, Tire Carrier, And More
This project is moving right along and looking cooler all the time. Building a spare tire carrier for you off-road rig is hard enough, but how do you make sure it’s right on an expedition...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Building Custom Torque Tube Headers. Wait, What?
Aug 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Building Custom Torque Tube Headers. Wait, What?
Torque tube headers are a new thing for me, but if Matt says they are traditional and cool then I’m going to believe him! I assumed the torque tube was the collector, but apparently there is...
Building Bomber Seats Out Of Old Road Signs For A Model T Hot Rod
Aug 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building Bomber Seats Out Of Old Road Signs For A Model T Hot Rod
Brent at Halfass Kustoms doesn’t always do things the way everyone else does, but he sure ends up with cool stuff and builds cars and trucks at a pace I still find mind-boggling sometimes. In...
Budget Harbor Freight Off-Road Trailer Build Part 4 & 5: Adding Lots More Strength And Killer Fenders
Aug 18, 2022Chad Reynolds1
The Harbor Freight overland off-road trailer build continues. I dig builds like this and I’m sure you will too. As we’ve said before, it is good inspiration for your own drag and drive or...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 6: Box Plating Model A Frame Rails. LOTS OF TIPS!
Aug 17, 2022Chad Reynolds1
In the last video the box tubing main frame rails had to be removed and replaced with factory Model A frame rails because of the rules of the event. On paper this can’t possibly be as strong...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 14: Electronics And Burnouts!
Aug 17, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 14: Electronics And Burnouts!
In this update video from the Mustang Chassis Swap build, this car is really starting to look like something. Now it’s time to start finishing up some systems and in this one Casey gets after...
The Crew Cab Biscayne Project Becomes A 2-Door!
Aug 17, 2022Chad Reynolds1
DD Speed Shop has been making good progress on the crew cab Biscayne project, and because you all said you wanted it they have decided to do the 2-door conversion! The first side is happening right...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 5: Uh Oh… Having To Rebuild The Frame Rails Isn’t Ideal
Aug 14, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Single Seat Race Car Build Part 5: Uh Oh… Having To Rebuild The Frame Rails Isn’t Ideal
When you embark on a one-off custom race car project and are moving right along with your deadline looking attainable, it is NOT good to get word that the frame rails you have based your whole...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It Has Working Lights And Runs!!!!
Aug 13, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It Has Working Lights And Runs!!!!
The Model A Shop Truck project has been going hot and heavy for months, and the boys have really been making awesome headway on it, but it has never been this close to being a driver! This latest...
Can These Guys Build Their Own MegaCab Bumpside Ford Pickup?
Aug 11, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Can These Guys Build Their Own MegaCab Bumpside Ford Pickup?
The 1967-1972 Ford trucks, often referred to as bump side trucks, are sought after by Ford enthusiasts. They are cool classic trucks and they are getting harder and harder to find. What makes...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 13: Finishing The Flares, Getting The Front Spoiler Installed, And Starting On Glass!
Aug 11, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 13: Finishing The Flares, Getting The Front Spoiler Installed, And Starting On Glass!
In this update video from the Mustang Chassis Swap build, you are going to see some finish work going on with the flares as this Mustang chassis swap gets further and further along. In addition to...
Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: The Rust Needs Taken Care Of, And Then This Thing Is Going To Start Getting Good.
Aug 11, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: The Rust Needs Taken Care Of, And Then This Thing Is Going To Start Getting Good.
So this project here has been going on for several years, and we kind of dig it, mostly because it is going from restomod to pro-touring machine and we dig the direction. To bring everyone up to...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 5: Steering, How Complicated Could It Be? Well…
Aug 11, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 5: Steering, How Complicated Could It Be? Well…
In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, he’s showing off his steering design. Steering sounds like such a simple thing, but on a streamliner...
Crew Cab Biscayne Project: Zero Dollar Rust Repair! – Body Panels Made From SCRAP METAL
Aug 10, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Crew Cab Biscayne Project: Zero Dollar Rust Repair! – Body Panels Made From SCRAP METAL
In this installment of the Crew Cab Biscayne build, the one that just might get a 2-door conversion done to it, the DD Speed Shop gang is going to show us how to do some rust repair with scrap sheet...






