Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Videos
The Make It Kustom Mini 1956 Buick Project: Making It Run And Drive In Both Directions!
It runs and it drives, the body flips up, and Karl has made some ride height adjustments that give it the slightest tail dragger stance and then fitted some awesome fender skirts to it. But it...
Iron Trap Bought The MOTHERLODE Of Oldsmobile Speed Parts!! – Insane Blower Engines!
Matt and the crew are back at it and that means even more killer parts have been found and will live to power more hot rods. These guys bring more parts to the world than you might imagine, and when...
Making A Curvy Bomber Style Seat With Ron Covell: Part 1, Making The Buck
We’ve featured a how-to video on building a bomber seat before, where metal master Ron Covell showed us how to make one pretty simply at home. But in this video, you are going to start seeing...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Big Tires, Making Motor Mounts And Test Fitting The Engine And Trans!
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is making motor mounts and test fitting the drivetrain! Some of you are going to be mad because it is getting LS Swapped, but those of you...
BestWho Makes The Best RTV Gasket Maker? $9 Permatex vs $24 AC Delco, MOPAR, Toyota, John Deere, Loctite, AISIN
Everyone knows the internal struggle when repairing their car and buying supplies that are available at widely different price points. Do I go with the expensive RTV or the old standby that...
Save It Sunday: Will it Run?!? 1951 Ford F4 Barn Find! Abandoned for 50 Years! Grain Truck Revival!
Mortske is back at it folks, and this week he’s off to rescue a 1951 Ford F4 truck. This particular truck spent it’s life as a grain truck, which might not be super common on the East and...
Save It Saturday: Derek Bought A Classic Mustang SIGHT UNSEEN! – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 300 miles?
Making cars run that have sat for a very long time makes for good videos, but I’ve said several times that if the engine ran when parked then it should run again if it will spin over. With that...
LS Corvair Project: It’s Getting Better And Better! All New Front Suspension Going In Now!
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. The rear suspension...
Ever Wonder How A Torque Stick Works? High Speed Video Helps Reveal The Truth Behind The Tire Shops Best Friend
When you go to one of the big chain tire stores, the use a few specialized tools to install your tires, like a tire mounting machine and a tire balancing machine. But the rest of the tools are pretty...
Puddin’s Fab Shop Special: Can Puddin Make This ABANDONED 1959 International B100 Run Again?
Puddin is always hustling on projects and having a good time, but sometimes he gets projects dropped off he wasn’t even expecting! This 1959 International B100 showed up at his house and has...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: Fuel Tank, Fuel Filler, Body Smoothing, And Assembling The Body Back Into A Whole Car!
There is still plenty of metal work to do on this one, but it’s actually working! One of the episodes below actually has the body back into one piece! The fuel tank goes in, the external fuel...
HOW TO MAKE SUPERCHARGED 5.0L FORD POWER. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ADD HEADS, CAM, INTAKE AND BOOST?
If you have a 5.0 Ford, aka a 302, and you want to add power to that bad boy, there are tons of options available. After all there are a lot of camshafts, intakes, superchargers, cylinder heads, and...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 10: FABRICATED REAR BOAT TAIL SECTION
On the last installment, it was more sheet metal work making the cowl and the rear boat tail shapes so that this thing coule really start looking like a race car. In this installment, the fabrication...
