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Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: How To Fix Rusty Cab Corners From Scratch! No Expensive Reproductions Needed.
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is going to the rear of the cab to replace more rust. Now that the front is done, will this be the last rust repair? If you have missed any...
Trapped 40 Years: Freeing An Old Ford Mustang From A Michigan Barn
In our minds we always want any Barn Find cars to find amazing homes and to live happily ever after, like Cinderella. After all, finding some old car in a barn or shed is a pretty romantic notion, so...
How To Repair A Rusty Cab Corner, Inner Rocker, Rear Floor, And B-Pillar Panels On A 1971 Chevy C10 PART 1
We have been showing a lot of custom sheet metal work around here lately, and also rust repair with custom patch panels, but if you are lucky enough to have new sheetmetal replacement panels, then...
CHEAP, BROKEN, JUNKYARD 4.8L-WILL IT RUN? WITH SO MANY ISSUES, CAN THE DAMAGED LS COME BACK TO LIFE?
So you find a cheap 4.8 or 5.3 for sale on Facebook Marketplace, and take it home to clean up and put into your project car or truck, only to find that it has a bunch of issues you weren’t...
WALMART Has a $170 ($245 Kit) Brushless Impact Wrench?! Is It Worth Buying? Dyno Test Below!
It seems like everyone and their brother is getting into the cordless tool game, and that some of them might actually be worth owning. Not so long ago name brands like Milwaukee, Dewalt, Bosch,...
Barn Find 1958 Plymouth Project: Will The New Engine Actually Run After All This?
So it has a new engine and trans, so what? So it has a new rear end to handle the power, so what? If this thing won’t run it’s going to be a waste. I’m not a Moparsman… I’m a GM...
Will This Forgotten Chevy Ramp Truck Haul The Vice Grip Garage Family & Ranger 800 Miles?
Derek is always buying cars and trucks, and then trying to get them running. Sometimes he also goes to wherever they are and tries to drive them all the way back home hundreds of miles. But this time...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Making Patch Panels For All Kinds Of Rusty Bits
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is making patch panel after patch panel in an effort to get rid of all the rust that is at every corner of this truck. NAPCO was a company...
Mike Murillo LaFawnduh Fire Aftermath Pt. 1: The Tear Down, What Went Wrong, And Future Plans
Last week we shared the scary fire video from Mike Murillo Racing, where his famed LaFawnduh Mustang burned very badly. Luckily Mike was wearing safety gear and was able to get out of the car without...
Who Makes The Best “Ratcheting” Wrench? Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams
Ratcheting end wrenches are one of the finest hand-tool inventions to hit hot rodders in decades. I love them, use them a lot, and can’t imagine having a toolbox without them anymore. But who...
Will Brent At Halfass Kustoms Be Able To Make This Long Forgotten 1958 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Run And Drive Again?
Brent at Halfass Kustoms seems to be getting more and more cool project vehicles this year and thankfully he’s into seeing if he can make them run before doing anything else to them. I mean...
Peter Harrell, Of Harrell Engine And Dyno, Shows What It Was Like Tuning Cleetus McFarland’s Mullet To A Whole New Level
While Cleetus McFarland has certainly enjoyed some success behind the wheel of his cars, and does a great job tuning most of them, when the new engine went into the El Camino they call Mullett, he...
Chad Ehrlich Junkyard Tour: Chevy C-10 & Ford F-100 Pickup Trucks Plus An Old Two-Door Ford!
He’s back at it, showing off more of the stuff from the “new” wrecking yard that he took over next to his already epic yard in Great Bend Kansas. If you are looking for bad ass...
