Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Here’s What Happens When Jason At Fireball Tools Decides To Build A New Jack For His Truck, That Doubles As A Vise.
This one is truly something unique. When Jason at Fireball tools puts his mind to it he is capable of making things at a totally different level from mere mortals. It may not be possible for me to...
Cutting Up A Late Model Mustang To Put A 1950 Ford Body On It Sounds, Well, Hmmmmm
I’m not at all opposed to doing chassis swaps on old cars, I did a Caprice chassis swap on my 1956 Chevy way back in 2005 before anyone else had done that particular combo, and I love it. But...
How Truck Trailer Fifth Wheels Are Made From Old Ships High Strength Sheet Steel In Pakistan
We’ve shared several videos from the Pakistani truck channel and more here at BANGshift because there is some serious ingenuity that goes on with some of their manufacturing. Think here in...
LS Corvair Project: DIY Intercooler, Turbo Mounting, And Building A Custom Cantilever Shock Setup!
This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. John Reynolds is a...
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Is Finally In Bare Metal! See How It Got There
We’ve really loved watching Matt get his sheetmetal work going on the Sweetheart Roadster, but the original paint and patchwork was really starting to get old. Apparently it wasn’t just...
This Miniature 1956 Buick Is Going To Be Rad! Watch Karl Make It Into Something Special
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom has been answering lots of questions about a little miniature car that has been sitting in the background for the past few weeks and finally decided to share with us all...
This Rotisserie Will Spin Your Cab Or Body Around To Make Building Your Next Project Easier
Rotiserries can be really handy when building a car. They aren’t for everyone, but man there are certainly a lot of times where having the ability to rotate a body, cab, bed, or chassis will...
Turbo Tech: FINNEGAN SHARES SOME EASY TWIN TURBO LS ENGINE PLUMBING HACKS
There seem to be two kinds of people who do their own turbo installations, those that go at it with no concern or worry and just blaze through it, and those that are so paralyzed by concern and worry...
Building A Lightweight Flatbed Out Of ALUMINUM! MIG Welding The Whole Thing Without A Spool Gun
Welding aluminum can be done with a gas welding torch setup, a TIG welder, or a MIG welder. Usually, the latter involves a Spool Gun which houses a small spool of aluminum welding wire that is right...
An All-Wheel Drive, 600 Hp, Electric Swapped 1965 Mustang Fastback Project That You Are Going To Want To Follow
I’ve known Tom Habrzyk for several years now and there isn’t anything he does that isn’t impressive. He’s an amazing fabricator, engine builder, and tuner and has built too...
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 4: Replacing The Wood In The ’28 Ford Roadster Pickup With Box Tubing
Here is the fourth installment of the shop truck build, and as rough as this thing looks the sheet metal work needed is really pretty minor. In this video you’ll see a bunch of reinforcements in...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It Got Wider, And Now It’s Getting Shorter!
In the last episode it was all about making the bed wide enough to cover the giant dual wheels outback, and in this one it’s all about shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the...
Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: Making These 4-Door Sedan Doors Into Longer Coupe Doors With Suicide Hinges
In the second video from the Lincoln Zephyr project, Karl takes the doors from this 4-door sedan and makes them into coupe doors. Not only that, but he makes them suicide doors by utilizing the...
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 3: A Few Bits Of Metal Work And This Thing Is Almost Ready to Start Bolting The Body Together!
Here is the third installment of the shop truck build, and as rough as this thing looks the sheet metal work needed is really pretty minor. In this video you’ll see a couple panels get made,...