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Month: April 2020

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Tearing Down a 461ci Pontiac Engine

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Jon tears down a recently found .030″ over-bored Pontiac 455 for his Trans Am tribute car, but finds a surprise inside the clapped-out block. [More…]
Skull Headlight Covers
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Skull Headlight Covers for 7″ Headlights

April 30, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Skull Headlight Covers are a great accessory and fit 7-inch headlights popular from the late 30s through the 70s. [More…]
Scratch-Built Hot Rod Floor Pans
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Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]
World's Fastest Indian
Rides & Roadkillers

World’s Fastest Indian ~ Hear Burt Munro’s Indian Run!

April 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This is one of the most famous motorcycles in the world, the 1967 land speed record-breaking Indian “Burt Monro Special”… [More…]
Hot Rodder's Paradise ~ Inside The Petersen Vault
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Hot Rodder’s Paradise ~ Inside The Petersen Vault

April 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Journey into the Petersen Automotive Museum’s vault and tour its amazing collection of Hot Rods and Customs. [More…]
Hot Rod Bronco designed by Chip Foose
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Chip Foose Draws a Car ~ First-Gen Ford Bronco

April 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Watch as car designer and builder Chip Foose turns the iconic 1966 Ford Bronco into a sleek and modern street machine. [More…]
How To Get Started Welding For Dirt Cheap
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How To Get Started Welding For Dirt Cheap

April 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Two amateurs learn to weld with a $100 Harbor Freight Flux 125 flux core welder. [More…]
1947 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan
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Resurrecting A ’47 Chevy 2 Door Sedan After Years In Storage

April 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs
1947 Chevy 2 door sedan body was swapped onto a G Body chassis with an SBC 350/TH350 with air ride suspension. [More…]
How To Repair Rusty Floor Cross Members
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How To Repair Rusty Floor Cross Members

April 27, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Fitzee’s Fabrications clearly demonstrates how to make and replace rusty floor cross members on a Ford Bronco with simple tools using his no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point style of metalwork… [More…]
1970-81 Firebird and Camaro Suspension
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DIY 1970-81 Firebird and Camaro Suspension Rebuild

April 26, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Jon at Mad Scientist Garage demonstrates a complete rebuild of this ’75 Firebird suspension using simple hand tools in a single weekend. [More…]
Model T Door Patch Panels
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Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels

April 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]
Filthy ~ A 900HP Custom Burnout Truck
Rides & Roadkillers

Meet Filthy ~ The 900HP Custom Burnout Truck

April 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Boasting a twin-turbo engine with more than 900hp — ‘Filthy’ is the world’s first full custom-road registered burnout truck. [More…]
Edelbrock's Southern California Casting Foundry
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A Tour of Edelbrock’s Casting Foundry

April 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Over the last 25 years, Edelbrock has quietly established one of the most sophisticated foundry facilities in the country. [More…]
Vicious ~ The $1 Million Mustang
Rides & Roadkillers

Vicious ~ The $1 Million Mustang

April 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Everything about this Mustang is aggressive, vicious, exceptional. It’s a completely different world, it’s like an epic event every time. [More…]
Modified 5.0L Ford Engine
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Ballistic Bolt-Ons and Boost for Ford 5.0L 302 Engines

April 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Richard Holdener tests headers, intakes, cams, aluminum heads, nitrous and turbos on the Ford 5.0L 302 engine to find gains offered by each. [More…]
Hidden Hitch Receiver
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Building a DIY Hidden Hitch Receiver

April 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Puddin’s Fab Shop builds a hidden trailer hitch receiver for occasional use on the International Travelall project. [More…]
Ford F100 truck with Crown Vic front-end swap
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Ford F100 / Crown Vic Front-End Swap Pros and Cons

April 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Jeff Ford looks at the reasons to do and not to do a Crown Victoria front-end swap in a F100 truck. [More…]
New York City in 1911
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A Trip Through New York City in 1911

April 19, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This old film of New York City was made in 1911 and shows what daily life was like. The film amazingly survived in mint condition. [More…]

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