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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, DRIVETRAIN, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, Tech Stories

Make It Kustom’s 1960 Cadillac Project Is Getting Hydraulics! Going Down Low!

The 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville is coming along with more and more progress. In these two episodes the chassis is out of the barn and getting the hydraulic suspension all sorted out and installed....

LS Corvair Project: DIY Intercooler, Turbo Mounting, And Building A Custom Cantilever Shock Setup!

This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. John Reynolds is a...

Save Time and Get It Right The First Time With Borgeson – Here’s Why The “Jeep Box” Conversion Ain’t All That

We’re all about saving money around here. We’re all about getting the most bang for the buck and making your hot rod do the most with the least. We’re also about working smarter and...

This Miniature 1956 Buick Is Going To Be Rad! Watch Karl Make It Into Something Special

Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom has been answering lots of questions about a little miniature car that has been sitting in the background for the past few weeks and finally decided to share with us all...

Ridetech Adds Bolt In Subframe Connectors For 1962-1967 and 1968-1974 Novas!

Chassis stiffness is something that virtually everyone racing a car wants and needs to some degree. If you go drag racing you do not what the chassis flexing and preventing an even plant of both rear...

An All-Wheel Drive, 600 Hp, Electric Swapped 1965 Mustang Fastback Project That You Are Going To Want To Follow

I’ve known Tom Habrzyk for several years now and there isn’t anything he does that isn’t impressive. He’s an amazing fabricator, engine builder, and tuner and has built too...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It Got Wider, And Now It’s Getting Shorter!

In the last episode it was all about making the bed wide enough to cover the giant dual wheels outback, and in this one it’s all about shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the...

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: This Sucker Is Going To Be LS Swapped Greatness

So this project here has been going on for several years, and we kind of dig it, mostly because it is going from restomod to pro-touring machine and we dig the direction. To bring everyone up to...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground

In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 2: Suspension? Who Needs Suspension At A Jillion Miles Per Hour?

If you haven’t been to Bonneville to see land speed racing in person, and haven’t gotten to see what is really going on inside the streamliners that run 200, 300, 400, and even 500 mph...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!

In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...

Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 2: The Blown Flathead Powered Jalopy Shop Truck Build Continues

Here is the second segment in the shop truck build and it really is starting to look like something. The axles are going together, which is taking some work since this thing is being built from extra...

Install Video: Using The Ridetech StreetGrip System To Upgrade The Handling Of Your C2 or C3 Corvette Is Easy! Watch!

Ridetech contines to expand the line of StreetGrip applications and that is now great news for classic Corvette owners. If you have an original C2 or C3 Corvette that is finally ready to have the...

LS Corvair Project: It’s In! The LS4 Finds Its Way Home For The First Time. Man Is this Thing Trick!

John Reynolds is a bad ass. This is a cool project with a lot of great thought and fab work going into it and you are going to want to check it out. It’s awesome to watch and we can’t wait to see...