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Halfass Kustoms Newest Project: Starting Work On The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom

This project is one that Brent has had sitting around for some time and has just been waiting to get back onto it. It isn’t your average 1949 GMC, as it is mounted on a modified Caprice chassis...

Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.

Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...

Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!

If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...

Derek Got Ahold Of This Beast At An ESTATE SALE! Cadillac EFI V8-6-4 – Will it RUN AND DRIVE 500 miles after sitting for 12 years?

My dad worked as a Service Advisor at a Cadillac dealership in the late 1970’s and 1980’s and I remember the 4-6-8 Caddy engines. They sucked. The mechanics and service guys all bitched...

Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 4: FIRST DRIVE! Patching Floors and NEW INTERIOR For The Giveaway Duster!

In this installment of the Vice Grip Garage Giveaway Duster you are going to see some floor patches happen, interior go in, and a first drive! Will it smoke the hides off the Cragar wheels? This...

How to Remove Rust – 6 Easy Ways to Protect Bare Metal With Willomet Motor And Fab’s 1970 Dodge Charger

We’ve all had to deal with rust repair on a project before, but what about the rust that shows up when you start working on something with new metal? I’m talking about two months into...

Rebeldryver’s Project Updates! 1964 Galaxie gas gauge fix! Winterizing Our 1965 Impala SS.

Scott is back with project car updates! He’s been suffering from some project car burnout, which can catch up to anyone, but he’s back at it and ready to get the Impala all winterized as...

Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 3: MASSIVE CHEAP Mopar Transformation! Duster Looks Better Than Ever!

If you missed Part 1 and 2, use the link below to check it out and listen to how awesome the Duster sounds! And in this video here it is finally time to start making it look better and that means...

Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – Gas Tank, Brakes, Driveshaft, And MORE!

In this latest video there are lots of other details getting handled, like a driveshaft, brakes, fuel system, and more. In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert...

Buffing a BARN FIND! – Can You Restore Faded Paint on Classic Cars? Here’s How To Bring Barn Find Paint Back To Life!

I’m a huge fan of a good patina on a car, after all it takes decades for the sun and weather to create it. But sometimes you find a car that is still all one color, if a car has been hidden in...

Iron Trap Garage: Unloading Their 26ft Trailer Load Of Parts And The Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible To See What They Really Got!

Every time that the gang at Iron Trap Garage goes out on the road to find and procure old parts, they come home with all kinds of stuff and it is fun to see what that is. In truth, they only know...

Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Lowering, Rebuilt Suspension, Custom Fabrication, MORE!

In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert this long bed to a short bed. If you missed it, you can use the link below to check it out. In this second video there...

Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 2: Derek Is Building His Duster And Giving It Away! It Is ALIVE and it Sounds SO GOOD!

If you missed Part 1, use the link below to check it out and listen to how awesome the Duster sounds! It’s getting some muffler tests, which we totally approve of. Derek at Vice Grip Garage is...

Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Cutting down a FREE 1976 GMC dented LONG BED into a dent free SHORT BED!

Puddin is back at it, this time with a beat up 1976 GMC long bed pickup that he wants to convert into a short bed. And as funny as it sounds, this isn’t something that he’s every done...