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Project Boomhauer 600hp Chevy C10 Giveaway Truck
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Building a 600hp ’74 C10 Chopper Hauler In 10 Minutes + Win This Truck!

July 14, 2020 Roadkill Customs
When Zac first picked up his ’74 Chevy C10, it was a humble work truck — it had NO Idea what was in store for it! Now it’s being given away! [More…]
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1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Field Find Revival

July 9, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Putting a ’71 Cutlass on the road after sitting in a field for more than 35 years isn’t exactly a recipe for success, but common sense has never been a driving force for most hot rodders. [More…]
1962 Chevy C30 on a Dodge 4x4 Dually Chassis
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Budget Body Swap ~ 1962 Chevy C30 on a ’95 Dodge 4×4 Dually Chassis

July 8, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Meet “Moose The Manbuhlance” ~ A 1962 Chevrolet C30 chassis swapped with a 1995 Dodge 3500 Cummins 4×4. Here’s how the build was done. [More…]
1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Chevy SSR Chassis Swap
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1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Stretch / Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

July 6, 2020 Roadkill Customs
1947-54 Chevy / GMC Advance Design 3100 truck body is cut down the middle and widened 5 full inches to facilitate a Chevy SSR chassis swap. [More…]
1951 Hudson Hornet Rebuild
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’51 Hudson Hornet Rebuild in 10 Minutes

June 14, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Tim Strange and an able crew rescue a stalled 1951 Hudson Hornet project from a Michigan viewer and rebuild it in 10 minutes. Kinda. [More…]
A Weathered '65 Chevy Bel Air
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Wedding Wagon ~ A Weathered ’65 Chevy Becomes Bel Air of the Ball

May 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
As a wedding surprise for a gearhead pal, Broken Gear’s Kevin and Karson ready a weathered ’65 Chevy station wagon to be Bel Air of the Ball. [More…]
Casey Loter's 1958 Tesla Apache
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Casey Loter’s Tesla Swapped ’58 Chevy Apache

May 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Casey Loter and Electric 51 Speed Shop started this Chevy Apache EV as a side build, but a Tesla swap was not the original plan. [More…]
Rough Cut ~ A Radical 1957 Chevy Bel Air Rat Rod
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First Look: Radical ‘Rough Cut’ 1957 Chevy Bel Air from ITW Hot Rods

May 27, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
ITW’s Chris walker is breaking all the rules again and hacking up a ’57 Chevy Bel Air into bite-sized pieces for his latest creation dubbed ‘Rough Cut’. [More…]
1953 Chevrolet 3100 Custom by Classic Car Studio
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1953 Chevy 3100 Becomes Custom Restyled Road Tripper

May 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Classic Car Studio gave a 1953 Chevy 3100 truck a top-to-bottom custom restyling to build a couple’s road trip dream truck. [More…]
1000hp Custom Pontiac Trans Am
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How An Amateur Built This 1000hp Custom 1970 Trans Am

May 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This is one of the wildest Trans Am builds ever. It has a full tube chassis, a Chevy LSX that revs up to 10,000 RPM, and makes over 1,000hp. [More…]
1941 Cadillac 2-Door Coupe Supercharged 500 HP XLR-V Northstar Build
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1941 Cadillac Coupe Gets One-Off Chassis, Northstar Power, New Face

May 19, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This custom one-off Northstar powered 1941 Cadillac 2 door coupe was built from the bottom up by Tucci Hot Rods of Marcy, NY. [More…]
1967 VW Type 3 Squareback Gets Mazda Miata Chassis Swap
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Frankenwagon ~ 1967 VW Type3 Gets Mazda MX-5 Miata ‘Chassis’ Swap

May 19, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This Old Jalopy presents Project Frankenwagon: A 1967 VW Type 3 Squareback with a 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata chassis and drivetrain inside. [More…]
1937 Dodge Rat Rod
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1937 Dodge Rat Rod Build by Broke Bastard Garage

May 15, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This series of videos takes you through the whole 1937 Dodge custom rat rod build by Broke Bastard Garage. [More…]
Rat Rod Wagon Go-Kart
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Building a Radio Flyer Rat Rod Wagon

May 1, 2020 Roadkill Customs
John and Issac build a shaft-driven Rot Rod go-kart from a Radio Flyer wagon that is Predator 212cc engine-powered. A doable DIY project. [More…]
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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…]
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…]
Budget Built Hot Rod Chassis
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Building a Budget Hot Rod Chassis

April 9, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The “T Wrecks” build by DD Speed Shop is turning out to be quite a visual guide for the ins-and-outs of building a hot rod from whatever’s around the shop. Owner and walking Canadian stereotype [More…]
Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods
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Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]

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