Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, DRIVETRAIN, FORD, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 1: Blown Flathead Powered Jalopy Shop Truck Build! – 1928 Ford Roadster Pickup
The more I watch Iron Trap videos the more I want to build a 1920-1940 hot rod. They seem so simple and bare-bones if you want them to be and that means that you can put one together pretty quickly...
Pit Trike Build Part 3: Finishing A Pit Trike For 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 a...
What’s the Thickest Steel A Waterjet Can Cut? Jason From Fire Ball Tools Answers This Question And More!
I’ve shared videos from Jason at Fireball tools for several years now and think the world of what he does and the tools they make. One of the things I like so much about Jason’s videos is...
TIG Welding Tech: Why Are My TIG Welds Gray?!?! It’s Not What You Think! Here’s How To Make Shiny Dimes!
When welding, there are lots of things you can do wrong that make your welding less successful. Sometimes these things are because you are using the wrong settings, wrong equipment or your technique...
Abrasives Or Chemicals? Is Paint Stripper Or A Grinder The Best Way To Remove Old Paint?
I’ve stripped the paint off of a car with aircraft paint stripper and I’ve done it with abrasives. Both work, but there are definitely some advantages to both. While both remove paint,...
Shop Tech: Restoring A Vintage Vise AND Making A Killer Swiveling Wall Bracket For It.
I like old vises and anvils and such. Hell, any old tools are cool really. So when I saw that Matt from Urchfab was restoring a cool old vise for his shop I was immediately interested…and then...
Best TAP & DIE Set Shootout: Craftsman vs Irwin, Bosch, Draper, Vermont American, Tekton, GearWrench
Project Farm is at it again, with a tool shootout that you are going to want to pay attention to. Unfortunately Tap and Die sets are available in a variety of price ranges, so you never know just how...
Bello’s Kustoms 1950 COE Project: C-Notches Are The Start To A Massive Rear Suspension Swap
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Project: Dual Exhaust For The Jersey Devil Baby!
This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades,...
Tack Welds Done Right: How To Make Sure Your Finished Weld Isn’t Screwed Up By Misplaced Tack Welds
This particular video is about tack welds when TIG welding, but the principle works for MIG welding as well. Why do your tack welds matter? What if you use very small tacks? The truth is that if you...
Finnegan’s New Twin Turbo LS Project, Metal Working Tools, And More!
In this latest video from Finnegan and Newbern you are going to see them get a bunch of stuff done in the shop, including introducing and starting their latest twin-turbo LS project while also...
Making Frame Rails: Road Race Hot Rod Chassis Building Continues
In a previous blog post we talked about the front suspension on this cool 1931 Ford Truck that is going together over at StanceWorks and today it is getting more of the touches done, including the...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Frame: How To Not Die At 200 MPH
I’ve been attending and racing at, land speed events for nearly 15 years now which is kind of weird and hard to believe. It’s amazing racing, and a whole other kind of experience compared...
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,...