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Category Archive: FORD, OTHER, Project Cars, Tech Stories

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 18: It’s DONE!!! Introducing The Midnight Special. Watch It Run!

This episode of the Single Seat Race Car build is awesome because it’s done! Yes, the Midnight Special is going for its maiden voyage and is off and running! We’ll show you the video from...

Motion Raceworks Tech Tip Tuesday: Unpack Your Parachutes!

Unpack your chutes? Wait, what? Yep, unpack them. If you have a car that is going 150 mph or more on the dragstrip you are required to have a parachute on the car. You are not required to use it, but...

The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets Power Steering

The Tunnel is in, as are the engine and trans, but there is still a lot to do. I mean a lot. Before we get into all the work that is going into building a set of headers for this thing, we’re...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom Gas Tank Modifications And Patina Paint Blending

This week’s video has Matt working on the fuel tank for the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. The original tank had been modified and...

DIY Upholstery: Build Your Own Custom Seat Foam For Your Car’s Seats

You ever see an interior in a hot rod or custom and wonder how they got the contours of the seats to look that way? You know it isn’t a factory seat, or just a covered aftermarket unit, but you...

How To Correctly Select And Size Your New RaceQuip Helmet

We’ve talked about proper fitting safety gear before, and helmets are no different. Comfortable is good, but it needs to fit snug enough to do the job when the time comes. In this video from...

Wiring For Beginners: This Simple Layout Will Help You Understand And Wire Your Own Car, Truck, Or Racecar

Wiring a car can be so overwhelming for a lot of people, which is why there are so many wiring companies offering kits that help you do your own installation. With that said, many people still...

How To Repair And Wrap Your Own Padded Dash

A couple of weeks ago we showed you a video on how to make a custom one-piece headliner in a suicide door Lincoln, and now this video is going to show how to take the dash from that car and make it...

Here Are Project Farm’s Top 10 Tools To Get From All Their 2022 Testing!

We love Project Farm tool reviews and testing, and have featured lots of their tool comparisons. When you take 10 or more brands of a specific kind of tool, then you find out the real quick which...

New Product: KBS Coatings Ultimate Frame Coater Kit for Inside-Out Rust Protection

KBS Coatings specializes in DIY coating systems that are perfect for hot rodders and truck enthusiasts. I’m going to be using one of their All-In-One Chassis Paint Kits to repaint my recently...

The Upholstery Tips Channel Shows How To Make A Simple And Custom Headliner From Scratch

I watch the Upholstery Tips YouTube Channel pretty regularly. After all, I don’t know how to upholster things and I also can’t afford to have an entire interior done. This means that when...

DIRT CHEAP Square Body – $500 Trucks Are Still Out There! But Is It Worth It?

Tommy Lee Byrd has found some pretty amazing finds in his time, and some rough rides as well. Several of these rough rides he’s turned into something cool, and several with just a few...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 13: SCRATCH BUILT COWL STEERING

In this latest installment of the build, the steering comes together. As you would expect, this single seat race car is going to get cowl steering, which can be tricky to sort out correctly. Check it...

Hemi Swapped C10 Build: “HemiHalf” Official Reveal – The Hemi Swapped C10 Is An Animal!

It’s alive! Here is Part 7 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. It’s back from Moparty and ready to get buttoned up and ready to rock so the burnouts can...