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Make It Kustom 1960 Cadillac Project: Front Fender Repair And Hammer Forming 14 Gauge Inner Structure with Simple Tools!!
The 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville is coming along with more and more progress. We’ve already seen lots of work going into the chassis with hydraulics, as well as lots of sheet metal work going...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Gets A Chopped Windshield And A NEW Bed!
The Iron Trap shop truck is so close to being ready to run! Watch as they install some nice new parts this week and actually sit in it and make engine noises for the first time. I think this is going...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project
Here is Part 11 of the 1951 Ford Project. It’s nearly ready for the big unveil, and in this episode the driveshaft gets shortened, the radiator goes in, and the running boards get mounted so it...
Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 2
With rare exceptions, fenders from 1920s and 1930s cars are going to have some old repairs that have been done to them. After all, they are 90-100 years old and have been living who knows what kind...
This 1951 Chevy Truck Build Is Budget Friendly And Creative Because It’s Being Built In South Africa!
Building a project on the cheap, by being creative and doing the work yourself, is what hot rodding is all about. And I’m totally down for a patina’d project that starts off with a donor...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: New Sheet Metal Going On, Reinforcements, And More!
In this video, Casey gets the front apron, bumper, and cowl section to go on and look like they belong. Given the drastic difference in some dimensions on this car that is more difficult than you...
Metal Shaping 101: How To Use a Hammer & Dolly For DENT REPAIR!!
If you have hung out here for any amount of time you know that we love Karl Fisher’s video from Make It Kustom. He is all about teaching folks how to shape metal and he does that with some of...
Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 1
With rare exceptions, fenders from 1920s and 1930s cars are going to have some old repairs that have been done to them. After all, they are 90-100 years old and have been living who knows what kind...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: More Cutting, More New Sheet Metal, Looking More Like A Car!
In this video, Casey gets the front apron, bumper, and cowl section to go on and look like they belong. Given the drastic difference in some dimensions on this car that is more difficult than you...
The Track Nose Is Complete! Check Out What The Hand Made Panels Turned Into.
Karl and Jordan built these killer side panels to create this track nose, but when we last saw it they were finished and sitting in place but had not been welded in and molded to fit. That has now...
Finnegan’s Garage: BIGGEST FUEL CELL THEY’VE EVER BUILT AND IT’S FOR WIFEY’S 1,600HP TWIN-TURBO JET BOAT!
Video Description: In Episode 197 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage, I jump back into the 21ft Eliminator Daytona twin turbo jet boat project. There’s lots of content about this one because my...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: First Fire Of The LS, Trans Tunnel Fab, And More! Part 10
Here is Part 10 of the 1951 Ford Project. Finishing up the wiring, making this thing actually run, and then filling the giant hole in the floor that needs to cover the transmission. Plus all kinds of...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: KUSTOM HOT RAT ROD MODERN BUILD!
It’s Part 4 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap, and the front sheetmetal is starting to go together. Of course, this is where things are going to get more difficult because the old and the new...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Wiring Up The LS Swap And Trying To Make A Column Shifter Work
Here is Part 9 of the 1951 Ford Project. There is a bunch of wiring cleanup to do when swapping an LS using the factory harness and ECU. Because this engine is staying stock, the factory ECU will do...