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BONDO BASICS!! Body Filler Done The Right Way With Our Friend Kevin Tetz. Filler Is Good, When Used Appropriately AND Correctly!
Aug 08, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BONDO BASICS!! Body Filler Done The Right Way With Our Friend Kevin Tetz. Filler Is Good, When Used Appropriately AND Correctly!
We’ve all seen and heard the horror stories of body filler being used the wrong way, and it puts some serious fear into people about either using it on their rides or buying something that has...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 7 – The 3×3, Twin Engine, Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab As They Finish Up The Cockpit!
Aug 04, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 7 – The 3×3, Twin Engine, Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab As They Finish Up The Cockpit!
We’ve shared the first six parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Is A Complicated Rust Repair Intimidating You? Break It Down To The Small Jobs To Make It More Straight Forward.
Jul 29, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is A Complicated Rust Repair Intimidating You? Break It Down To The Small Jobs To Make It More Straight Forward.
Rust repair is one of the things that can be really intimidating when it comes to your hot rod, muscle car, or truck project, but they don’t need to be. I think one of the reasons some people...
Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!
Jul 28, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!
Now here’s a fun project! First off, it’s a one week thrash which I soooo love as you know. And second it is a TRAR! I love this thing. Take one mediocre 1956 Pontiac 4-door, and throw it...
DIY Body Work Tech: Kevin Tetz Shows Us How To Install A New Door Skin on a 2nd Gen Camaro!
Jul 18, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DIY Body Work Tech: Kevin Tetz Shows Us How To Install A New Door Skin on a 2nd Gen Camaro!
There are a lot of things that happen to old cars on their way to being old. Whether that is damage from living a life, rust from the elements, or a combination of the two, there are very few muscle...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 6 – Building the World’s Biggest Big Wheel Continues! The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab
Jul 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 6 – Building the World’s Biggest Big Wheel Continues! The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab
We’ve shared the first five parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Welding Table Tech: Here Are Some Must Have Accessories For Your DIY Fixture Table That Will Make Welding Projects A Dream
Jul 14, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Welding Table Tech: Here Are Some Must Have Accessories For Your DIY Fixture Table That Will Make Welding Projects A Dream
Welding tables, fixture tables, and fabrication tables are some of our favorite DIY projects around here and I’m always looking at home builds or kit builds that come along. The Fireball Tools...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 13 – Building Custom Stainless Window Frames To Hardtop The Chopped Merc!
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 13 – Building Custom Stainless Window Frames To Hardtop The Chopped Merc!
The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along! And in the videos below, yes multiple, you’ll see all the the customs window frames go together on this now chopped Merc. But it isn’t like...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 5 – Pass or Fail? The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets A Steering Test
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 5 – Pass or Fail? The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets A Steering Test
We’ve shared the first four parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here. This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 7 THE RETURN! Building a V12 F40 From The Ground Up With Stanceworks
Jun 15, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 7 THE RETURN! Building a V12 F40 From The Ground Up With Stanceworks
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about how all these parts and pieces are going together and what the overall...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel
Jun 13, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel
The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along and in this latest video it is getting some custom touches in the form of a tucked rear bumper, custom tail lights, and a clean filler panel. This is the...
The 4 Day Roadster Build: Day 2 – Reproducing Body Lines, Panels, And A Rolling Chassis To Try And Make This Incomplete Model A Into A Running And Driving Car
Jun 12, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The 4 Day Roadster Build: Day 2 – Reproducing Body Lines, Panels, And A Rolling Chassis To Try And Make This Incomplete Model A Into A Running And Driving Car
A few weeks ago I spent the weekend announcing at LSFest Texas and then thrashing till all hours with some friends on a project car. If that doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe...
Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.
Jun 11, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.
Dave is back at it with another awesome project, but this time it is for his buddy Mark who deserves a little payback for all the help he’s given Dave over the years. According to Dave it is...
He’s Running Out Of Time! Can David Newbern Finish This 1955 Chevy In Time For Hot Rod Power Tour?
Jun 11, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on He’s Running Out Of Time! Can David Newbern Finish This 1955 Chevy In Time For Hot Rod Power Tour?
The Power Tour thrash is real, as I can personally attest. On more than one occasion we’ve been in mad thrash mode to get a car done for Power Tour. In fact, 20 years ago I was in a made thrash...






