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New Cannonball Record 2019 ~ New York to LA in 27 Hours 25 Minutes

New Cannonball Run Record ~ New York to LA in 27 Hours 25 Minutes

Hot Rod Lifestyle

December 4, 2019

Three guys you’ve probably never heard of recently broke a speed record most people don’t care about—the New York to Los Angeles run referred to colloquially among aficionados as the Cannonball. [More…]

Tri-Five Chevy 4 Door to 2 Door Conversion ~ Quick, Cheap and Easy

Builds and Examples

December 2, 2019

DD Speed Shops’ winter project: the ’57 Chevy Bel Air gets a 4 Door to 2 Door Conversion ~ Quick, Cheap and Easy. [More…]

DIY Projects

DIY Welding Cart Built Around Harbor Freight Tool Cabinet

November 27, 2019

Rides & Roadkillers

RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck

November 19, 2019

Products & Reviews

Testing the Cheapest 110v MIG Welder on Amazon

November 17, 2019

Steering Wheel Restoration and Cracked Steering Wheel Repair

How To & DIY

December 5, 2019

This video how-to shows you how to use Polyvance’s PlastiFix repair kit to restore cracked classic steering wheels. [More…]

Speed Square Hack for Every Welder

How To & DIY

November 28, 2019

Turn your generic speed square into a welders speed square in 5 minutes. Here’s how. [More…]

New Cannonball Run Record ~ New York to LA in 27 Hours 25 Minutes

Hot Rod Lifestyle

December 4, 2019

Georgia Rusty Gold – Moultrie Swap Meet and Junkyards

Hot Rod Lifestyle

December 3, 2019

The Iron Trap Garage crew flew south to hunt for rusty gold and came with a few goodies that made the trip well worth it. [More…]

How To Lead - Leading a Body Panel with Gene Winfield

How To Lead a Body Panel with Gene Winfield

February 24, 2018

Legendary Gene Winfield stops by to give a lesson in the lost art of leading, where heated lead is used much like body filler to smooth and fill body panels. [More…]

How To Tune an Edelbrock Carburetor

November 21, 2018

Engines depend on carburetors to perform well under all conditions. An adjustment error can affect the entire engine. Here’s how to tune your Edelbrock carburetor. [More…]

How To Plumb LS Engine Steam Lines and Why You Need Them

December 15, 2018

Do I need the steam lines when I do an LS swap? What are the LS steam ports for? How do I hook the steam lines up? Where do I connect the steam lines? [More…]

How To Cut GM Coil Springs To Drop Your Ride

March 21, 2019

Global West Suspension discusses and offers a tutorial for trimming (or cutting) GM coil springs to lower your vehicle ride height. [More…]

How To Adjust Ride Height With Torsion Bars

April 19, 2019

Dylan McCool demonstrates how torsion bars work and how to adjust your vehicle ride height with torsion bars. [More…]

How To Bridge Gaps and Fill Holes in Thin Metal

November 18, 2018

Justin shows you several techniques to bridge gaps and fill holes in this demonstration on an old worn out Harley-Davidson exhaust pipe. [More…]

Master Cylinder Installation and Bench Bleeding Procedure

October 6, 2018

This helpful video tutorial simply demonstrates step-by-step how to bench bleed a new master cylinder… Also of Interest: How To Bleed Brakes By Yourself How To Rebuild Brake Cylinders How To Test a Power Brake [More…]

How To Create Hand Hammered 1930’s Style Louvers for your Hot Rod

March 15, 2018

Jerry Laboranti demonstrates the technique for creating hand formed 1930’s style clam shell louvers for your hot rod. [More…]

Do It Yourself Wide Whitewalls

September 21, 2017

Using a grinder and flapper wheel to work through the outer layer of a tire to explose the illustriuos whitewall layer – Hence: Do It Yourself Wide Whitewalls. Be careful… [More…]

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