Category Archive: CHEVY, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
1935 Chevrolet Top Chop: Bello’s Is Finally Welding It All Together! This Chop Is Some Kind Of Sexy.
The back window and sail panels really turned out awesome, and now it is time to start putting all the pieces together on this ultra sexy 1935 Chevrolet. That means lots of welding and fitting and...
Customizing A Low Buck Harbor Freight Hydraulic Press: Mods That Make It More Useful, Stronger, And Cooler Looking.
We’re big on shop made tools around here, as any regular viewers know, but we’re also all about modifying tools to make them better than they were when you bought them. Thanks to...
Are Headlight Restoration Kits Worth The Money? Who Makes The Best Headlight Restoration Kit in 2024? Let’s Find Out!
In the early 1990’s, American car and truck manufacturers started making major changes to headlight designs as government regulations changed to allow different shapes and styles of headlights...
The Iron Trap Garage Crew Finds A Crazy Midwest Stash Of Flathead Speed Parts
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...
Scott From Classic Car Studio Says These Are Five Must Have Metal Shaping Tools For Beginning Fabricators
Beginning fabricators and metal shapers often get carried away wondering what tools and equipment they need to get started, and because there are so many awesome tools and machines available it is...
Interior How To: Sewing a Tuck and Roll Seat Cover For A 1947 Ford. You Can Do This Yourself!
I’ve never sewn my own interior, but I know folks that have and my mom has sewn everything but car interiors since before I was born. So when I see a video like this one, where a new tuck and...
DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Can Dan Save This Rotten Pony Car? It’s Like He Lives For Rusty Cars.
Everyone knows Dan from DD Speed Shop for all his Tri-Five Chevrolet builds but did you guys know he has a couple of First Gen Camaros? Yep, and he’s about to start saving one that is all full of...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Custom Bead Rolled Bed Floor For The New Bed!
In the last video, Brent started working on the bed rails, which he formed to really set off the overall look. He wants something completely different than stock, so he’s going to build his own...
The Make It Kustom DIY Power Hammer TOOL Is Now Available As A Kit! METAL SHAPING Pull Max CHEAP And EASY!
In a previous episode, Karl made a DIY power hammer from some sheet steel and a cheap tool from Harbor Freight. It’s like a Pullmax only smaller and Karl says it’s better than a bead roller! If...
Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 5 – Bearing Installation and Checking Clearances Before Putting This Thing Together
Here’s Part 5 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first four videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s installing the...
Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #11 – The Venerable D100
Here’s the eleventh video of Steve’s Truck Week series! This time it’s all about the D100 Dodge trucks. Watch and if you missed the previous videos use the link below. Our friend Steve Magnante...
HOW TO: JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER ON A 5.3L Z71 SILVERADO-WHAT WENT WRONG? WHY DOESN’T IT MAKE POWER?
Richard has been making real power with these M90 superchargers, but now it is time to install one on his own daily driver Silverado. This thing is a 2002, with a stock 5.3, and based on the dyno...
Tool Review: Astro Tools Rivnut Drill Adapters – A Smaller, Simpler, Easier Way To Use Rivnuts On Your Next Project
We’ve talked about rivnuts around here before, but if you aren’t familiar then you should be paying attention for sure. If you are familiar, but are used to using an installation tool...
This Look At And Discussion Of Split Rims and Old Truck Wheel Mounting Is Pretty Interesting – Dangerous Stuff, Interesting Process
I have owned a couple of vehicles with split rims. Known as “suicide rims” because of the fact that the outer ring can fly off and kill the guy mounting the tires, they are not a popular...