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Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Chassis Swap, LS Swap, And More! It All Starts Right Here.

Brent at Half Ass Kustoms just finished up a cool 1937 Ford Pickup project and is jumping right into a new project as well. This one also happens to be a Ford, but it’s going to be quite a bit...

DIY Metal Fab: Steel Plate HAMMER FORMING!! Step By Step with Simple Tools – G10 Van Battery Tray

There are several ways to make fairly complex sheet metal parts in your own home shop, but few have the factory appearance and satisfaction that hammer forming provides. Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom...

Vice Grip Garage: Abandoned Camaro Race Car – Will It RUN AND RACE again?

Derek is back at it folks, and somehow he’s found another American flag-themed race car to revive. Like the Chevelle, this one is as patriotic looking as possible and was a competitive circle...

Finnegan’s Garage: FINALLY FIXING THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST 2JZ-SWAPPED DODGE CHARGER!!!

Finnegan’s Death Metal Charger is arguably the scariest car that he and Newbern have in the fleet of fun. It is cool as hell, but it certainly isn’t easy to drive, comfortable, or...

730-HP BBC ON 87-OCTANE!! HOW TO: 700-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS (ALL MOTOR, LOW COMP 540, SC 454 & TURBO 454)

There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...

Project Farm Tests Metal Cutting Blades: What’s The Best Metal Cutting Blade? “Dry Cut” vs “Abrasive” vs “Diamond” Blade. Diablo, DeWalt, Makita

Anyone who builds stuff from metal has to question what chop saw to use now that the world of metal cutting has come to know and love the dry saw. When companies like Evolution started selling a...

600-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS. FROM CHEAP JUNKYARD TURBO 8.1L TO ALL-MOTOR 496 TO SUPERCHARGED 454

There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...

This Single Seat Race Car Build Is Not What We Expected, Because It Is So Much Cooler!

Bennett’s Customs is an Australian is a traditional builder that does some pretty cool car and motorcycle projects, and they have embarked on a new project that must be done by September in...

HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, JUNKYARD BBC 454 POWER. HOW TO MAKE A 500+ HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS WITH PEANUT PORT HEADS.

There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 500 horsepower combo for their cruiser...

Matt And Mike From Iron Trap Unveil All The NOS GM Parts They Just Found! Buy This Stuff!

In a recent video from Matt and Mike at Iron Trap you saw them hit up this 100 foot long building in Virginia where a jillion NOS GM parts were stored along with some killer old Fords. The old Fords...

HOW TO BUILD CHEAP, EASY, JUNKYARD 400-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS! GEN 5 454, GEN 6 454 & GEN 7 8.1L 496 POWER

There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 400 or 450 horsepower combo for their...

Iron Trap Visits A Virginia Drag Racer’s Collection – Oldsmobile Rocket Powered 1940 Ford Coupe And More!

When you are driving home from gathering up more vintage car parts, and you have room in the truck, you stop to see if you can collect more parts! When a viewer hit up Matt and the crew at Iron Trap...

The 1954 Chevy That Casey Bought Sight Unseen Runs Mint! This Car Was Not The Junk The Seller Claimed It To Be!

The latest installment in the rebirth of this cool 1954 Chevy does not disappoint. It still amazes me that the seller thought this car was junk and sold it so cheap. This is a great score and I...

Is Synthetic Grease Better Than Lucas Red And Tacky? Red Line CV-2 And Royal Purple Give It Their Best

Project Farm is back at it with another test we car guys and gals care about. I’ve been using Lucas Oil Red and Tacky for years now and have always found it to be a reliable in every...