Result for: Shop Fire
It Came From the Fab Shop: Snatching Victory From the Jaws of Defeat With a Lathe
(By Loren Krussow) – With only a few days to go before Bonneville Speed Week 2009, my buddy Jake’s flathead-powered 1953 Ford “Mainliner” sits spread out around the garage. The...
SEMA’s Already Fired Up About “Clunkers”
With President Obama throwing his support behind so called “cash for clunkers” programs to help drive car sales here in the US, SEMA has wasted little time in getting the message out that...
It Came from the Fab Shop: The Project Wagoneer
(By Loren Krussow) – The common Jeep Wagoneer, as produced from 1963 to 1991, could quite possibly be one of the homeliest vehicles on the road (or sitting in backyards, or lined up in the...
Freiburger’s Pic of the Week: Juvenile Mayhem at the Car Craft Shop
Here’s an example of the stupid fun that we used to have at Car Craft magazine. This was shot in 2002 at the magazine’s shop in Gardena, California. At the far right is a ’92 Z28...
A Sad Public Announcement: Fire is Not Good
Back in early December we talked on our message board about a fire that took place in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The fire destroyed some great old cars and in the process broke the spirit of their...
This Amazon LASER Welder, Cleaner, and Cutter Will Cost Around $9,000! Brent At Halfass Kustoms Got One. Is it worth it?
We’ve all seen the ads on Facebook and stuff where they are showing a small handheld laser removing rust right off a sheet of steel like it is nothing, and if you are anything like me you have...
Abandoned 1930 Model A Coupe. Will It Run And Drive Again?
As you all know, Brent at Halfass Kustoms had a huge shop fire that recently burned his entire shop to the ground. While he’s moved into another small garage spot at his house, he’s...
Look Out For The Cheetah – Ride Along At Goodwood At Duncan Pittaway Fights For Control The Whole Way Up!
We all loosely know the story of the Cheetah. A Chevrolet skunk works project to develop a Shelby Cobra killer that was headed up by Bill Thomas. Cars were built and raced without much Cobra killing,...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion Gallery – Nostalgia Pro Stocks And More Show Field Footage!
They are the shapes of cars I know. Hell, they are the shapes of cars, period. I love the nitro, I love the jet cars, but if there is one class above all others that I’ll watch, it’s the...
Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! Part 3: Firing This Bad Boy Up For The First Time!
This bad boy is going to run in this video whether it likes it or not! Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building A Fuel Tank From Scratch For The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck!
It’s time for even more welding, but this time it’s on the new fuel tank for this beast. This thing needs a big tank and it has to fit in just the right spot, which makes it a bit of a...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Welding Starts On The Bed For The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck!
It’s time for more welding! A big stack of tubing and plate are going to be used to build the bed and make this thing the ultimate hot rod hauler. It’s got a special payload planned for...
Roadside Magic: Watch These Young Guys Craft A Fresh Radiator Out Of Pieces From An Old One
“We have done so much with so little for so long, we can now do anything with nothing.” – Dave Marcus had this saying posted above the door of his shop and while we have read it a...
Centurial Tools Debuts New Open Source DIY Welding Fixture Table: Buy The Plans For Cheap, Have Them Cut, And Weld Them Together Yourself!
If you haven’t heard of Centurial in the last couple of years, you must be living under a rock or you are NOT a DIY fabricator. These guys have been featured on Finnegan’s Garage and...