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Painting Mike Finnegan’s Toyota Mini Truck At A Truck Show! Wait, Mike Finnegan Has Another Mini Truck? That Runs?
If our friend Courtney Hallowell was still around, he’d be proud that some old mini truckers, like Mike Finnegan and I, still admit to being mini truckers. I want another mini bad. And...
$3,500 Build: Casey Tries The 1951 Chevy Body On The Blazer Chassis. Will It All Fit?
In the last video, Casey was asking all of us viewers what we thought he should do moving forward since he may have chosen the wrong chassis for this build. With 95% of the viewers telling him to...
Don’t Have A Bead Roller But Want To Form A Beaded Panel? Here’s How To Hammer Form One In Your Shop With Standard Tools
If you have ever wanted to build a beaded panel for a project, then you know that very often the bead roller is the way to go. Of course it depends on what kind of beads you are trying to make, but...
This Homemade Welding Fixture Table Is Awesome, And Includes Killer Storage For Your Garage
I’ve featured plenty of welding and fixture table builds here on the site, because I’m a welder and LOVE a good workbench, welding table, or fixture table. Since I’m always on the...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Is Legal! They Got Their NHRA Chassis Cert!
No amount of thrashing will get you on the race track legally unless you’ve got an NHRA Chassis Certification. The car doesn’t have to be completely finished in order to get inspected and...
Sheet Metal Tech: How To Bead Roll 2 STYLES of Door Panels!! Quilted Diamonds & Scales!!
Aluminum door panels can be super cool looking on hot rods, race cars, street machines, and trucks alike. From simple to complex, we’ve seen all kinds of them on all kinds of applications. The...
The F-Bomb Project Is Getting Close To Done! Finishing The Fuselage With Ron Covell
Ron is continuing to piece this project together, and in this video he finished making the complete fuselage by building an interesting piece that is pretty simple actually and insures that each end...
Inside Out: What To Do To Rustproof The INSIDE Of Your Frame Rails!
I’ve had several chassis and subframes sand blasted or chemically stripped and powder coated over the years, and it is a great way to finish up a chassis. But there are some downsides too. If...
How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub
With all the restoration parts available today for muscle cars and classics of all kinds, we still sometimes come across damage that can’t easily be fixed with what is available. Or, there...
The F-Bomb Project Keeps Coming Together. All The Pieces Are Starting To Be Connected And It’s Looking Killer.
This project is super cool, not only because it is going to look cool when done, but also because the methods used to build it seem really hard but actually are very simple and straightforward if you...
VW Tech: How To Pull The Body Off A VW Beetle And Then Bolt In A New Pan
VW Beetles are some of the coolest little cars every made, and are beloved by people all over the world. Besides being cool, cute, economical, and fun, they are also super simple and easy to work on...
Stop Wasting Material: These Three Tips For TIG Welding Joints Will Save You Material And Some Headaches
Practice, practice, practice. I tell people all the time that the only way to get good at welding is to turn on the machine and start practicing. Whether it is TIG, Arc, or MIG welding, the best way...
Chassis Hardware Lessons: Nuts And Bolts Matter! Tim McAmis Explains Why You Need To Pay Attention To The Hardware You Use.
You are going to love this video if you like Tim McAmis, because he has a ton of typical Tim McAmis one liners that will have you laughing. And this isn’t just a video telling you what grade of...
