Category Archive: Hack of the Week, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
These Engine Mounts Are Super Rad And Not Cast Or Machined. You Can Make Them In Your Shop At Home.
Engine mounts are usually a pretty boring affair on most cars and trucks, but on a hot rod or street rod they tend to be pretty visible so it isn’t uncommon to see something better looking....
Ron Covell’s Tips For Snips Will Help End The Confusion On Which Ones Are Right To Use Where
When you open up your toolbox to get a pair of tin snips out, do you wonder why you have both red and green and which one to use where? Well you are not alone. With that said, paying attention to...
Rollation How To Part 3: Ron Covell’s Rollation Method Is Put To The Test, When Making A Pattern This Square To Round Fab Job
It’s time for Part 3 of the Rollation lessons from Ron Covell. Yesterday we shared the second in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method...
Ron Covell’s Rollation Lessons Part 2: Yes, You Can Use The Rollation Method To Make Complicated Rectangular Patters Too!
Yesterday we shared the first in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method he calls Rollation. The process is simple, absolutely makes sense once...
Ron Covell Teaches Rollation, It’s A Word! And A Technique To Learn So You Can Make Better Sheet Metal Patterns.
If the name Ron Covell doesn’t mean anything to you, then you haven’t done much research or study on the topic of sheet metal fabrication. Ron is a legend in the metal working world, and...
More Rust Repair How To: Wheel Arches From Scratch! Here’s How To Repair Rusted Panels When There Are No Reproductions.
We’ve been sharing some of Fitzee’s great rust repair how to videos the past couple of weeks, because he’s building a new project! In this video you’ll see him making patch...
Ever Wonder How They Make Those Wood Rimmed Steering Wheels Found In Old Muscle Cars And Classics? Here’s How.
I’ve never been much of a wood wheel guy, but Mustangs, Camaros, and more had them as options back in the day and they are sought after by many now. Of course you can buy wood grain steering...
Watch A 1967 Mustang Fastback Go Through The Entire Acid Dipping Process To Strip The Body Completely Clean
When building a car from the ground up, sometimes one of the worst questions you’ll ask yourself is how far to strip the car down for paint and bodywork. These is when the scope and price tag...
How To Install A Custom Firewall On Your C10 Truck. This One Is Custom And Cool As Hell
Firewalls are not very sexy pieces on your average vehicle. They just aren’t. In many cases it is what it is, and it doesn’t really matter because we are paying more attention to the...
Fitzee Shows Us How To Build Rust Repair Panels From Scratch. This Stuff Isn’t As Hard As You’d Think!
Fitzee’s Fabrications is building a car that he calls Crusty, because it is just that. Because the car is getting built into a cool drag car, and a ton of the rusty crusty bits have to be cut...
DIY HiLift Jack Mods You Can Do At Home. This Is a Great Saturday Fab Project
If you’ve never used a H-iLift jack, it is very similar in operation to the bumper jacks that came in 1960s cars. That means that it is also sometimes just as clumsy. Of course the H-iLift is...
Home Built Sheet Metal Brake: This Is A Really Nice Brake That Anyone Would Be Proud To Have In Their Garage, And You Can Built It Yourself
I’m a bit of a tool junky, and as you all know I like building some of my own so that I can customize them to do what I need them for. Not always of course, but sometimes. Lets face it, tools...
Shop Built Electric Cherry Picker: Check This Out? Taking Engine Pulling To A New Level
A couple years ago the hydraulic cylinder on my cherry picker died. When I went to Harbor Freight to get a new one, I realized that the on sale air over hydraulic version was only a couple bucks more...
