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Can They Bring Back The Shine? Paint Restoration On This Neglected Old Chevy LUV
There is something super satisfying about polishing something dull into something shiny. Whether it is wheels, paint, chrome, or aluminum, if you take product and a rag or buffer and make something...
Cheap Z28 Project: Can One Man’s Cheap Score Become Something Cool And Fun? The Cheapest Camaro On Facebook Marketplace.
In the world of automotive fun, there is nothing better than scoring a car for cheap when you know that it has life left in it. Sometimes that’s a shell you can build into a race car, sometimes...
Sheet Metal Fab How To: Simple Tools And Techniques Can Help You Recreate Some Pretty Complicated Body Panels
Replacing a piece of a rocker, lower fender, cab corner, or floor pan is pretty standard when you are talking about building old cars, but what about the other stuff that’s more complicated?...
1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms Buttons Up The Suspension On This T-5 Swapped Old School Hot Rod
In this installment on the 1936 Ford project, Bello and the gang get their suspension on, but in a different way than you might expect. To recap, this is a traditional hot rod that was mostly stock...
The Payoff: Watch The Time Lapse Hagerty Redline Rebuild Here – The Little Mini Engine Lives!
While we love sharing the installments of Hagerty Redline Rebuild engines, the real fun comes at the grand finale when the time lapse video of the build is released and we get to hear the finish...
$3,500 Build: Bags, Turbo, Chop, And More!
Here are the latest installments from the $3,500 Build, and it is really starting to come together. There is a lot going on with this build and it is going to be a while before it is completely...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: If Only The Steering Was As Easy As Bolting This Column In
We do it nice, cause we do it twice is the mantra for the Fab Rats and this might be the best example of that yet. Because they ordered the wrong length steering column they are going to cut up and...
Carb Tech: Here Are The Top 5 Reasons Your Stromberg Carburetor Leaks Or Doesn’t Work Right.
The Stromberg 97 is arguably the most iconic carburetor that doesn’t say Holley on it, but they are old and that means it is unlikely that your old Stromberg is going to be in mint condition...
DIY Roll Bender: Bend A Radius In Round, Square, And Rectangular Tubing At Home.
I’ve always wanted a roll bender to add to my selection of tools but to get one that will really bend a lot of different materials you’ll have to spend some money. A cheap one just for...
1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms T-5 Swap, C-Notch, And More!
I love watch them do work at Bello’s Kustoms because they build ultra-cool stuff that has all the right looks but that is still driveable. This particular 1936 Ford is a great hot rod but the...
Making Sheet Metal Into Suspension! – Road Race Chassis For A Hot Rod Rebuild
Building complicated shapes and structures at home can be a challenge sometimes, but if you use the methods in this video you’ll see just what is possible without anything but simple cutting...
Turning A Railroad Track Into An Anvil! Simple & Easy DIY – Homemade Anvil
It is surprisingly easy to find pieces of railroad track to use for anvils and the like, and it has been a common use for them for a very long time. A railroad track anvil is a great DIY tool and one...
Tech: Pick The Screw That Makes More Power. Big, Medium, And Small. Which Is Best?
Screws are one of the marvels of physics. The threads can exert huge amounts of force, with far less input than you might think, and this means they can be used to do all kinds of things. In this...
