Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
DIY Hydraulic Vise Build – You Can Build This Powerful DIY Hydraulic Vise At Home
You all know how much I love DIY shop tools, and this one right here is pretty cool. I would have never thought about building a hydraulic vice, but now that I’ve seen this one I kinda dig it....
FINNEGAN’S CUMMINS-SWAPPED SQUAREBODY CHEVY NOW MAKES 1,350 FT-LBS OF TORQUE!!!!
On more than one occasion I’ve thought that Cummins swapping my squarebody dually would be the wise choice, rather than putting together a bigger and badder big block for it. I hesitate to move...
Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Part 8 – Building The Door Frames To Make It Look Like It Is Supposed To Be This Way
In the last installment of the three-window coupe build, Brent chopped the top and started the conversion to a three-window, which takes a bunch of sheet metal work. And in this video he’s...
FORGOTTEN 1968 Pontiac Bonneville – Will It RUN AND DRIVE After A Decade?
Well, he’s back at it folks, taking cars that have been sitting forever and seeing if they will run and drive. In some cases there isn’t much to making some of this old stuff run, but...
LS Corvair Project: First Fire Up! Turning All This Money Into Noise! And First Test Drive!
It’s alive! Like most new builds it isn’t perfect the first time it starts, and there are kinks to work out, but this bad boy is alive and John is taking it out on the road for his first...
New Product: Monocord Pro Steering Wheel Cord Quick Release: One Cord, 4 buttons, And Quick Release By Motion Raceworks
Quick-release steering wheels are great in race cars and can make getting in and out of the car a lot easier, and can also aid in doing maintenance between rounds or in the shop. Regardless of why...
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 16 – Fabricating A Custom Firewall
So much work has gone into this step-by-step build of a channeled Model A sedan and we dig it. Now that the floors are done, the firewall needs to come together, and here is how you build a custom...
Flying Sparks Starts Working On The Rough C6 Corvette’s T56: Part 3 – Ooops, There Broken Parts In Here!
They got it apart, and there are broken parts inside for sure! When Emily and Aaron bought their “new” C6 Corvette a few months ago, it was rough and ready, to say the least. This thing is NOT...
Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Part 7 – Chopping The Top And Converting To A Three Window
In this next installment of the three-window coupe build, Brent is chopping the top and doing the conversion to a three-window, which takes a bunch of sheet metal work. It looks exhausting and yet...
Not ANOTHER Project!!! We Think This 1956 Chevrolet 210 2 Door Sedan Is Just What Mortske Needs!
Who out there has a project car problem like I do? I want to own them all, even if I am not sure I can finish them all. It’s a sickness and one that all of us hot rodders have. If we...
How To Fit And Install A Duvall Windshield On A 1931 Model A Roadster With Make It Kustom
Duvall style windshields are super sexy and sleek on the right roadster but you have to do them right to make them fit and not look like an afterthought. SoCal Speedshop sells a bronze unit that is...
How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 2: Reassembly. Let’s Put This Thing Back Together!
Here is Part 2 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! While EFI is the hot topic nowadays, and we’re fans of some of the cool stuff it can do for us, there are jillions of cars...
How To Make A No-Sew Mexican Blanket Seat Cover For Your Hot Rod
Mexican blanket seat covers, or upholstery, are super cool in the right hot rod or custom and we dig them. In this cool video from Jefferson at Red Dirt Rodz, he’s going to show us how to make...
