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Extreme Widebody 1967 Ford Mustang Meets C5 Corvette Build

Builds and Examples

February 16, 2019

Mustang Kyle’s ’67 Mustang underwent an extreme widebody modification and now tops a ’99 C5 Corvette with 5.7-liter LS1 V-8 engine. [More…]

1928 Ford Model A Tudor Rat Rod Build

Builds and Examples

February 11, 2019

From Hand Built Cars ~ Hardknox Kustoms 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Rat Rod Build Project. [More…]

“R/T BAKER” ~ A 360 Magnum Swapped Studebaker Pickup

Builds and Examples

February 9, 2019

A 1952 Studebaker 2R6 Pickup Truck sitting on a Dodge Dakota R/T donor chassis with a 5.9 Magnum engine ~ This thing is wild. [More…]

Tim Allen's1953 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup - FR100

Tim Allen’s New Toy ~ 1953 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup: FR100

Rides & Roadkillers

February 6, 2019

Meet FR100 ~ Tim Allen’s New Toy, a 1953 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup purchased at Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona 2019 [More…]

How To Apply Gold Leaf To Your Paint Job

How To & DIY

February 5, 2019

From Power Nation Custom paint is a great touch you can add to any vehicle to set yourself apart. There are a few paint techniques that require skill but like with anything else, a little [More…]

How To Restore Leather Seats In 10 Minutes For Cheap

February 14, 2019

How to repair and restore cracked and worn leather seats. This process works every time and works great on all real leather. [More…]

How To Smoke Tail Lights

February 12, 2019

If the smoked effect is what you’re going for, you can do this in your own garage. There are many ways to get it done. [More…]

DIY Panel Matching Real Patina and Faux Patina

DIY Panel Matching Real Patina with Faux Patina

February 7, 2019

Jonathan W makes a valiant effort in matching primered panels to the patina on a 1959 Ford Galaxie Fairlane 500 project. [More…]

1962 Volkswagen Kombi Transporter Mircobus Panel Van

1962 Volkswagen Van Craigslist Find and Resurrection

February 17, 2019

YouTuber CT Moog made a fantastic Craigslist Find in this 1962 Volkswagen Type 2 Van. [More…]

Extreme Widebody 1967 Ford Mustang Meets C5 Corvette Build

February 16, 2019

Mustang Kyle’s ’67 Mustang underwent an extreme widebody modification and now tops a ’99 C5 Corvette with 5.7-liter LS1 V-8 engine. [More…]

805hp Boss Nine 1969 Ford Mustang Build

February 15, 2019

1969 Ford Mustang built by Anvil Auto… Engine: 520ci Boss 9 built by Jon Kaase Racing CNC Aluminum block and heads 4.390-inch bore 4.300-inch stroke Scat forged Steel crank Scat H-beam forged steel 9.8:1 compression [More…]

Crudebaker ~ 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod

February 11, 2019

David Colvin’s 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod ~ Originally a 12′ Dump Flat Bed Septic Service Truck. [More…]

Shawn Cormier’s TANKenstein and Black Widow Monster Trike

February 9, 2019

DEBOSS Garage’s Filthy Rich met up with fellow YouTuber ShawnCFarm to check out his TANKenstein rat rod tank and Black Widow Monster Trike. [More…]

1955 Chevy Pickup and Tahoe Chassis Swap

February 9, 2019

Eric Baltazar and Greg Bush took the body off a Tahoe donor and put a 1955 Chevy pickup body on top of the complete chassis and drive-train. [More…]

How To Weld Common Joints Using Flux Core Wire MIG Welder

December 17, 2018

Welding common joints using a flux core MIG welder – introduces you to the types of welds involved, and demonstrates how they are produced. [More…]

How To Adjust the Valves on a Small Block Chevrolet

May 15, 2018

This video demonstrates how to properly adjust Small Block Chevrolet engine valves… [More…]

Pinstriping Demo with Legend Glen Weisgerber

April 30, 2018

Pinstriping and airbrush legend Glen Weisgerber demonstrates how to pull lines and palette your brush in this special Pinstriping Demo presentation… Also of Interest: Paint / Pinstriping Videos How To Paint A Car At [More…]

How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine

June 12, 2018

For generations hot rodders have pulled bigger and more powerful engines out of other cars to use in their DIY hot rod projects. Back in the ’50s gearheads would spend hours hunting for Cadillac and Oldsmobile engines to use in their rods. In the ’60s builders started pulling Hemis, Pontiac 455s, Ford Cammers, and of course the big-block Chevys out of cars to power their gassers, T-buckets and other custom powered street machines. [More…]

DIY Back Yard Paint Job

January 13, 2019

The HOT ROD staff shows how you can trick your friends into a party so you can paint your hot rod in a weekend! [More…]

How To Weld Gaps and Poorly Fitted Parts

October 2, 2018

Sometimes it seems that no matter how much time you spend fitting tubing, there will still be some joints that simply don’t fit as nicely as you’d like them to. Making the welds strong, clean, and [More…]

Hot Rods, Rat Rods, DIY Custom Cars & Trucks

Extreme Widebody 1967 Ford Mustang Meets C5 Corvette Build

1928 Ford Model A Tudor Rat Rod Build

“R/T BAKER” ~ A 360 Magnum Swapped Studebaker Pickup

Tim Allen’s New Toy ~ 1953 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup: FR100

How To Apply Gold Leaf To Your Paint Job

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How To Restore Leather Seats In 10 Minutes For Cheap

How To Smoke Tail Lights

DIY Panel Matching Real Patina with Faux Patina

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1962 Volkswagen Van Craigslist Find and Resurrection

Extreme Widebody 1967 Ford Mustang Meets C5 Corvette Build

805hp Boss Nine 1969 Ford Mustang Build

Roadkillers and Radical Rides

Crudebaker ~ 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod

Shawn Cormier’s TANKenstein and Black Widow Monster Trike

1955 Chevy Pickup and Tahoe Chassis Swap

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