Category Archive: OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
How To Pinstripe: Pinstriping For Beginners With HotRod Jen!
A couple of days ago we featured a video from Hot Rod Jen that showed her striping and lettering the door on an old Chevy truck. It was cool to see all the techniques she used, so when we saw this...
LS Corvair Project: Some Welding Required, Amazon Doesn’t Sell Swap Parts For This.
In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, more custom fabrication is going on. After all, when you do something...
Mopar Alternator Comparison: Stock vs Powermaster Original Look vs Powermaster 220amp Upgraded Alternator
When it comes to the charging system of your classic car, you have a few options. The first is to just hope and pray that the 50-year old alternator that’s on the engine continues to work even...
Hand Painted Hot Rod Truck Doors: Pinstriping, Lettering & Silver Leaf
Hand lettering and pinstriping is a true art and the folks that do it well are really fun to watch. I’ve got a few friends who are incredibly talented, and have been lucky enough to watch them...
Easy Step by Step! How To Paint Interior Plastic, Vinyl, & Leather.
Whether you have a new project that needs some interior love, or you’ve gone to the wrecking yard in pursuit of some interior parts for your project, it always sucks when you find the right...
DIY Tool Mods: How To Take A Cheap Blasting Cabinet And Make It Not Suck
Everyone that I know who has a blasting cabinet has one of two thoughts when it comes to theirs. One is that it is the greatest thing they ever bought for the shop, and two is that it sucks but...
Fender Flare Install: Be Inspired By Welding Steel Flares To A 911 Porsche
When some folks think fender flares they thing four wheel drive trucks, while others think back to the 1970’s when folks installed fiberglass fender flares on everything that didn’t move,...
How Much Does Header Size Effect High Horsepower Combos: Testing 600 And 750 Plus Horsepower LS Combos On The Dyno
We all know that long tube headers, and header size, can make an impact on horsepower, but recent testing from Richard Holdener shows that smaller 1 3/4 inch headers don’t suffer at high rpm on...
Dream Stash Of Model A Parts Uncovered: And Is This The Nicest Model A In Existence?
The Iron Trap boys have been busy the past few months acquiring more and more parts they hope to put into circulation, along with cars they might want to add to their own collections. On a recent...
DO LONG TUBE HEADERS ADD HP? 1 3/4 vs 1 7/8 HEADER TEST. WHAT MAKES MORE POWER ON AN LS?
Headers, everyone wants them for their hot rodded combo. But are they really an effective speed part? How much power and torque are they worth? Are bigger long tubes better than smaller long tubes?...
Sheet Metal Fab: Ultra Simple Bomber Seat Built With Only Basic Tools
I love Bomber Seats and there have been a bunch of them built online by all kinds of fabricators, including Ron Covell. He’s done two very cool bomber seat builds in the past few years and both...
Metal Shaping Tech: How To Build Your Own Shrinking Stump For Making Flat Metal Not!
Shaping metal can be ultra simple or very complex, depending on what you are trying to do. Having the right tools, and knowing how to use them, is key. Thankfully Karl at Make It Kustom is great at...
Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Bars Bars Everywhere, The Cage Is Done!
There are a lot more tubes in place in the Mini Cooper Race Car that Matt has been throwing together, and in this video, he throws the final few in and welds it all together. This is one trick little...
