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Category Archive: FORD, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Bello’s Kustoms Latest Project Is A Cool 1939 Lincoln Zephyr That Is Going To Be Made Into A Fun Driver. The First Step Is To The Teardown.

Bello and the crew are back at it again, with another cool project that will be a bitchin hot rod and great driver. Bello builds cars and trucks that are pretty traditional looking customs, but that...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Body Work, A Bit More Fab, More Body Work, And Primer!

There has been so much metal fab already, and there will likely be some more, but in the two videos below you are going to see all the metal shaping pay off as the body work starts and primer gets...

Wheel Tech: Restoring And Cerakoting Old School Billet Wheels – OBS Clash Tahoe Unlimited Part 4

If you aren’t familiar with Cerakote, don’t feel bad. The truth is that a lot of people who know the name don’t actually know what it is. In simple language it is an ultra thin...

Reborn: The Stanceworks Ferrari 244 GTK Gets a New K20 Honda Powerplant. Big Power And More Reliability.

It’s not often that you hear about someone blowing up an engine in their race car, only to replace it with something new and improved but smaller. I mean if you have a K24, then bigger makes...

Will It Run?!? Mortske Finds A 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon That’s Been Abandoned for 54 Years! Stunning Transformation!

I’m a sucker for a good station wagon, as evidence by the fact that I already own a couple. And this one could be yours! Mortske found this thing on Facebook Marketplace and made a deal to own...

HOW TO MAKE JUNKYARD 5.3L LS POWER. BTR CAM FAMILY FEUD-L33 VS TRUCK NORRIS NSR VS TRUCK NORRIS VS HOT ROD VS RED HOT.

Making great power with a junkyard 5.3 LS is not hard, after all there are tons of parts available. But sometimes there are so many parts that it makes it hard to know which ones to choose. If only a...

LT And Crew Are Attempting To Build The ULTIMATE Tow Rig And It Is NOT A Diesel. Big Block Power!!

We’ve recently shared a couple of videos from Richard Holdener that are all about building big blocks for big torque for a tow rig. If you missed them, I’ve got a link below you can use...

Featured Product: The ULTIMATE Bench Grinder? – This Versa-Grind Belt Grinder Kit From Eastwood Might Be It!

Once you use a belt grinder with a combination of available surfaces, you will wonder how you ever lived without one. There are a lot of YouTube videos showing how to build your own, a variety of...

Puddin’s Fab Shop Model A Project Update: Will the steering clear?? Gas Pedal, HIDDEN Battery and MORE! 1930 FORD MODEL A!

When we sit around scheming our next projects, it is super easy to get caught up in the big stuff when in fact the small stuff is what can really make or break a project. The smallest thing done...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Gaps, More Gaps, And Running Board Adjustments.

Custom metal work is a theme on this project! If you did the math I’d bet 80% of the sheetmetal on this project had been touched, shaped, or replaced. This is one cool project and you are going...

The World’s Worst Mustang Fastback Project: Getting This Thing Running After Sitting For 40 Years

Will it run? Does it matter? Here’s Part 2 of the attempt to save this pony car. This 1965 Mustang Fastback is horrible. I mean it is about as ugly and rough as they get. It cost just $500 and...

Race Car Tech: Tim McAmis Makes Flush Mounting Your Rear Windows Clean and Simple. Here’s How, Plus More Things You Can Do With Them!

Quarter turn fasteners, aka Dzus fasteners, are about as race car as it gets. And they are super useful for all kinds of things. Whether it is holding body panels on, or floor pans, interior panels,...

How Much Are 30 Feet Of Garage Cabinets Worth? Is $4,000 A Deal? Alex Taylor Racing Gets Some Upgrades, But Is It Worth It?

Storage is king when it comes to your garage or shop, because it doesn’t matter how much room you have if you have no place to store all your stuff. And it seems like the small stuff is even...

Make Your Own Tools: Justin At The Fabrication Series Shows You How To Build Your Own DIY Metal Cutting Bandsaw Table

We love tools around here and especially those that are homemade. I love it when you can spend time in the shop building something and then end up with a tool that will help you build other things....