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The Mongrel Gets Some Sexy New Dimple Died And Bead Rolled Panels To Tie The Cage To The Body Even Further

You know how much we love the Mongrel Project from Matt at Urchfab, and with good reason. It should serve to inspire us and everyone else out there to get after it and build some cool stuff. The cage...

Weld, Weld, Weld, And Weld Some More: The Latest On Project Mongrel

The Mongrel project has become one of our favorites to follow each and every week as Urchfab puts together what seems like a very strange pair of vehicles. After all, who in their right mind would...

The Mongrel Gets More Mini Tub Action – Hammer, Dolly, And Welder

Sometimes we look at a task on our car builds and moan about not having the right fancy tool for the job. This usually happens when we are also moaning and groaning because we’ve gotten to one...

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Rockers, Patch Panels, And Tubs Oh My: The Mongrel Project Keeps Getting More Sheet Metal

Urchfab’s Mongrel Project, where a Ford 100E body is being combined with the unibody of an MX5 Miata, is moving forward like none other. We’re talking lots of work and lots of progress...

Floor And Toe Panel Rust Repair On The Mongrel. Urch Makes It Look Easy By Keeping Each Patch Panel Simple.

When you think about the skills a fabricator has, you think about welding and bending and drilling and making complex things for whatever the project may be. Usually that involves welding, machining,...

More Progress On The Mongrel Project: Sheetmetal Work Continues, Along With Some Rust Repair.

Here’s another inspiring post on the Mongrel Project in England. Take one Mazda MX5 Miata and cut the body off of it. Then take a Ford 100E and pull the chassis and floors out of it to install...

The Mongrel Is Looking Bad Ass! This Little Ford 100E Project Is Starting To Really Excite Us.

Take one plain, but cool, old boxy British Ford that never ever would have been considered a performance machine and make it so cool everyone will want it. But how? It’s simple really, just cut...

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Project Mongrel: Here’s How To Convert A Quick Ratio Power Rack To Manual

The Mongrel Project is show how to do all kinds of cool sheetmetal and tube work, but it’s also showing how to change some mechanical components from street driven cruiser capable to more track...

Project Car Update: The Mongrel Is Getting Much Closer To Done And It Is Awesome!

What else can be salvaged from the donor Mazda Miata, and what to do with the header and exhaust to make it look as good as it performs? These are the questions answered in the latest installments on...

The Mongrel Gets Mini Tubbed: How A Hammer, Dolly, And Simple Roller Come Together

Once again UrchFab shows that simple tools, thought, and some skill will make cool things happen. Making mini tubs for the Mongrel project required a hammer, dolly, and a home made roller. These...

Mongrel Project Update: Roll Pan And Quarter Panel Extensions. It’s Sheet Metal Fab Time!

Man this project is inspiring! Just what all of you living in the cold weather need to keep you moving on your winter projects. UrchFab is doing an awesome job on this Ford 100E/Miata body swap. The...

Project Mongrel Continues! This Little Car Is Getting More Beastly By The Minute

When we first started following Project Mongrel we thought it was kinda cool. But now we think it is down right bitchin. The fab work on this thing is simple but clean and nice and shows just how a...

The Mongrel Gets Some Sexy New Door Bars Added To The Cage

This project sure is fun to watch. There is something refreshing about seeing one guy, all by himself, building a car using limited tools and basic but well polished skills. I’ve even learned a...

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The Mongrel Just Doesn’t Stop! This Ford 100E Is An Amazing Ride And Awesome Chassis Swap

The Mongrel continues! In this episode you get a little simple, but trick, tech on how to make Taco Gussetts for your roll cage as Urch installs them in the Mongrel. The cage work, gussets, and punch...