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Month: September 2021

1931 Model A Windshield Posts
How To & DIY

Shaving Windshield Posts and Filling Holes on a 1931 Model A Roadster

September 30, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Karl shaves windshield posts from his 1931 Model A Roadster build to make way for a Duvall windshield, fills some holes, and gaps the doors. [More…]
1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible
Low Budget Builds

The Cheapest ’57 Chevy Bel Air Convertible — $5K Build Cost Breakdown

September 28, 2021 Roadkill Customs
DD Speed Shop’s Dan breaks down the build costs of his 1957 Bel Air 4-door to 2-door convertible conversion build project. [More…]
Tire Repair Kits
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Best Tire Repair Kit? Slime vs Westweld, Dynaplug, and Grand Pitstop

September 20, 2021 Roadkill Customs
What’s the best Tire Repair Kit? Project Farm tests several well-known tire repair kits from Slime, Westweld, Dynaplug, and Grand Pitstop. [More…]
Street-Legal Race Car
Rides & Roadkillers

1960s Street-Legal Ford Factory Race Cars

September 19, 2021 Roadkill Customs
We journey to the 1960s to see the Ford Motor Company’s factory-built race cars that were completely street legal. [More…]
Motor Oil Analysis Kit
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3 Reasons To Have Your Motor Oil Professionally Analyzed

September 19, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Oil analysis is a quick, nondestructive way to gauge the health of an engine by looking at what’s in the oil. [More…]
1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe Hot Rod
Hot Rod Lifestyle

Father and Son Built 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe Hot Rod

September 17, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Father and Son Chris and Dean Niederkrom built their 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe Hot Rod together. This is the story of why they drive. [More…]
Cans of Spray Paint
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Best Spray Paint? Rustoleum, Valspar, Krylon, Sherwin Williams Tested

September 17, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Project Farm tests spray paint brands for chip resistance, scratch resistance, rust blocking, and paint fade over an entire year. [More…]
Custom Cabover
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Bad Chad Marries a 1949 Mercury and 1936 Ford into a Custom Built COE

September 11, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Bad Chad combines a four-door ’36 Ford and ’49 Mercury into a fully custom cabover truck in his rural shop using his shoot from the hip style. [More…]
1968 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Hardtop
Concept Cars & Design

Redesigning the 1968 Cadillac Sedan DeVille into a Modern Car

September 10, 2021 Roadkill Customs
TheSketchMonkey applies his design skills and vision to the 1968 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Hardtop — What if it was made today? [More…]
1938 International Harvester Hot Rod Truck
Rides & Roadkillers

1938 International Harvester is a Blown 392 Hemi Powered Dually

September 6, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Robert’s 1938 International Harvester sports a blown 392 Hemi that breathes through an 871 blower and exhales through sizable stacks. [More…]

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