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Category Archive: FORD, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Iron Trap Ardun Headed 1933 3-Window Ford Project Gets A Trick Custom Dash

This project car has gotten all kinds of reinforcement, trunk and door alignment and so much more. But there is still a lot to do to make it a finished car. In this episode, the dash gets some pretty...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Our 6.8 LS3 Stroker Goes to California… Will it Fit?

It’s time to take this built LS3 and send it to its home! But will this thing fit inside this project truck the way they want it to? This is going to be tight. This project is way bigger than you...

TIG Welding Basics With Karl From Make It Kustom – SIMPLE Tips & Tricks How to Get Started

I watch all of Karl Fisher’s videos, because his YouTube Channel “Make It Kustom” is all about shaping metal and I dig it. But there is also a lot on the channel about welding, and...

This C10 Has Been Mothballed For Years, Can Junkyard Digs Make It A Runner?

Luckily this 1969 C10 has been sitting inside, in a pretty good location, for who knows how many years. That doesn’t mean it wants to roll, or turn over, or start anytime soon, but at least it...

These Hole Saw Tricks Might Save The Day, And Will Definitely Help You Drill Holes Better.

Hole saws kind of suck, which is why annular cutters have become more and more popular in the past couple of years. But regardless of which one you use, they still need a pilot bit or pin and that is...

The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Doing A Factory Mini Tub Build Part 3

Watch Part 3 of the mini tub install now. In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures, and then he built a bad ass...

New Product, And How To Assemble It: The Speedway Motors Sheet Metal Mock Up LS Engine!

If you haven’t seen Speedway Motors new sheet metal, bolt together, LS mock up engine block, you are in for a treat. And sources close to the project say that there are small block and big...

DIY 20 TON Workshop Press – Is This The Ultimate Press Brake For Home?

I love DIY tools, and this one right here is arguably one of the more adjustable you are going to find. In fact, this shop press might have more adjustments than I’ve ever seen in one before....

B&M’S PRECISION SPORTSHIFTER WILL GIVE YOUR 2021-UP FORD BRONCO’S 7-SPEED A SOLID SHIFTING FEEL

If you have a new Bronco, we hope you bought it with the right transmission, and that transmission is of course the 7-speed manual. With fewer and fewer cars and trucks available with a manual...

Tool Review: Is This Hand Tool The Budget Solution For LARGE WIRE CRIMPING?

Very often we find ourselves working on a project wishing we had some fancy tool that would make life much easier. Unfortunately, those fancy tools usually cost a lot of money so you don’t buy...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 14: Building A Windshield Header And Rolling It Outside For Its First Time!

Well, the Model A hot rod just keeps coming along, and while we know this thing is rough and was supposed to just become a roller, it sure is turning into something cooler than we expected....

Stock To Lowrider: This Beautiful 1959 Buick Electra Goes From Classic To Lowrider In Just Three Days

There are a lot of different styles of low riders, and growing up on the West Coast, in both NorCal and SoCal I have seen them all. Some require serious customization to become lowriders and other...

New Tri-Five Chevy Parts: Bolt-In Underdash Hydraulic Clutch System From American Powertrain

Tri-Five owners rejoice! American Powertrain is not only the place for no fabrication needed 5 and 6 speed manual transmission conversions but also the place for full hydraulic clutch retrofit...

Vice Grip Garage’s 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car Goes On The Dyno – Results Are NOT What We Expected!

This is one badass OG drag car and we love it. As McTaggart wrote about when Derek first got this ride and added it to the Vice Grip Garage fleet, this Chevelle couldn’t have come along at a...