How To & DIY
How To Bed In Brake Pads
Brake pad bedding is an important process that removes impurities from the surface of the brake pad and lays down a thin layer of pad residue on the rotor surface. Proper bedding starts with new [More…]
Month: September 2018
Builds and Projects
Build Watch: C10 Custom Bed and Tail Light Fuel Filler
Jamey Campise of Jeweled Up Junk (Facebook and Instagram) in Bakersfield, California is building a 1971 Chevrolet C10 for a customer. The project calls for shortening from long bed to short bed and tubbed wheel wells. Jamey’s [More…]
Technical Info
2-Minute Tech: How To Determine Steering Spline Size
To determine the spline size of a component (rack and pinion, steering column, and steering box), measure the outside diameter and count the number of splines. If there is a flat spot on the shaft and some of [More…]
Ideas
Incomplete Projects ~ When You Can Only Afford Half a Hot Rod
When your budget only can afford half of a car or truck, don’t despair — get creative…
How To & DIY
How To Measure for a Straight Axle Spring
There are two measurements that you can use to determine what spring length you’ll need for your project: Spring Perch Hole Center-Line Measurement: If you are using an axle with vertical perch bolt holes, you can [More…]
Builds and Projects
5 Forgotten V8 Engines From The Muscle Car Era
Every self-respecting hot rodder is familiar with or has heard of: Chrysler 426 Hemi Chevrolet LS6 454 Buick Stage-1 455 Pontiac 455 HO Oldsmobile W-30 455 Ford 427 large displacement V8s These were some of [More…]
Roadkillers and Radical Rides
Homebuilt 1949 Ford Turbo Diesel Dually Hot Rod
In this episode of Build Biology, Mitchell Allread brings by his 1949 Ford F5, a true hot rod truck custom built from 3 different trucks… More Shots of Mitchell Allread’s ’49 Ford Turbo Diesel Dually [More…]
Lifestyle
The Artwork of Mad Mac: Speed Drawing
Italian artist Maurizio Colangiuli, aka Mad Mac, has always been fascinated by art, design, and all that is vintage. ” I love drawing or painting classic and modern pin-ups, sexy, curvy, tattooed, classic cars, American cars, [More…]
How To & DIY
Kustom Painting Made Easy with House of Kolor
House of Kolor’s “Kustom Painting Made Easy” by John Kosmoski World-renowned custom painter and teacher Jon Kosmoski leads you through the step-by-step Kustom Painting process — follow along with this video as he transforms a 1977 [More…]
Builds and Projects
1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years
This 1957 Deluxe Volkswagen bus was found underwater in a Norwegian Fjord in 2003 following a tip from the guys who actually put it there in 1973. Apparently, it was common practice to ditch a [More…]