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Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Painting The Bed To Match The Cab’s Patina, And Fixing The Winch!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent has painting to do on the bed to try and make it match up with the cab. This is going to take some technique and some trial and error to get...
Vice Grip Garage Budget Build: Straight 8 Powered 1952 Packard Hotrod!
I’m a fan of early ’50s cars, because regardless of the manufacturer, most of the early ’50s American cars have similar shapes that look great lowered, chopped, etc. And despite the...
Building An Old School Manx Style Dune Buggy But Bigger So It Seats 5!
The Meyer’s Manx was the Dune Buggy that changed the world. It came out originally in 1964 and used a donor VW Beetle underneath the Manx fiberglass body. They were cute, capable, and fun, and...
ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update – Replacing Super Expensive Nomad Glass! Please Don’t Break!!!
Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right along! It’s been painted and now some of that pain is going away in favor of some other pain, and some oil and who knows what else to make it look...
Trash Or Treasure? This Crusty Corvair Corsa Is The Latest Hot Rod Hoarder Find
Sometimes you find a project car that grabs your attention and might make you get a bit excited but that isn’t a good choice to actually save. Having just come from a big auction of Tri-Five...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets Wiring And Steering!
In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the wiring...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom True Dual Exhaust Fabrication. Boy Does It Sound Sweet!
This week’s video has Matt and the gang building a custom true dual exhaust for the “Delorean” roadster. This thing made its first engine noises in a jillion years in the last episode,...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Taking A Random Dump Bed Ram And Making It Work On The NAPCO!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the dump bed! If you have missed any of the previous installments on this build, use the link below! NAPCO was a company that...
How It’s Made: How a Holley Carburetor Is Built, From Start To Finish
While Holley, and all their other brands of products, are constantly revolutionizing and evolving the technology that makes hot rods, race cars, and trucks better, some people may have forgotten that...
Check Out This Epic Lathe Restoration! This Video Will Inspire You To Find And Restore Some Old Tools!
A couple of months ago we shared a lathe restoration video that had us drooling, so when we saw this new one come up we decided we had to share it as well. Old tools and equipment are awesome, but...
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...
