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[ November 29, 2021 ] How Much Oil Pressure is Needed and Why. Can You Free Hidden Power? Technical Info
[ November 24, 2021 ] Top 10 Tools Tested by Project Farm in 2021 ~ Great Gift Ideas Products & Reviews
[ November 23, 2021 ] How To Replace A Valve Stem Without Breaking The Tire Bead How To & DIY
[ November 22, 2021 ] Does Back-Dragging Dull a File? Machinist Metal Hand File Usage Test How To & DIY
[ November 15, 2021 ] Tour Gene Winfield’s Workshop, Movie Car Collection, and Memorabilia Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ November 10, 2021 ] Slap Shift Side Detent Shifter for GM TH200, TH250, TH350, and TH400 How To & DIY
[ November 7, 2021 ] What Wheels Should You Run On Your Nostalgia or Traditional Hot Rod? How To & DIY
[ November 3, 2021 ] How To Re-Drill Axles/Brakes For Different Bolt Pattern Wheels How To & DIY
[ November 3, 2021 ] Chopped 1931 Ford Model A Gasser ~ 8 Year Build in 8 Minutes Builds and Examples
[ October 28, 2021 ] California Man Merges Three 1950s Chevys Into One Iconic Car Rides & Roadkillers
[ October 26, 2021 ] Do Head Gasket Sealers Work? Two Year Test with Engine Teardown Products & Reviews
[ October 26, 2021 ] 1951 Chevrolet Top Chop and ’99 GMC Jimmy Chassis Swap for $3500 Builds and Examples
[ October 25, 2021 ] Grinder Cut-Off Wheels Wear Out Too Fast? Check Your Cutting Technique How To & DIY
[ October 16, 2021 ] The Race of Gentlemen 2021 ~ Pre-War Cars Drag Racing On The Beach Car Shows & Events
[ October 14, 2021 ] 1937 Ford 3-Inch Chop Top Time-Lapse by Mike Bello at Bello’s Kustoms Builds and Examples
[ October 13, 2021 ] Best Tape Measure? Milwaukee, DeWalt, Stanley, Craftsman, Klein Tools Products & Reviews
[ October 11, 2021 ] The Story Of The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ October 10, 2021 ] DIY 50′ Retractable Cord Reel for 240 Volt Welder and Plasma Cutter DIY Projects
[ October 5, 2021 ] Building a ’57 Bel Air 2-Door Convertible From a Cheap 4-Door Hardtop Builds and Examples
[ October 3, 2021 ] I Can’t See What I’m Welding ~ Welding Helmet Shade Number Chart Welding Basics
[ September 30, 2021 ] Shaving Windshield Posts and Filling Holes on a 1931 Model A Roadster How To & DIY
[ September 28, 2021 ] The Cheapest ’57 Chevy Bel Air Convertible — $5K Build Cost Breakdown Low Budget Builds
[ September 20, 2021 ] Best Tire Repair Kit? Slime vs Westweld, Dynaplug, and Grand Pitstop Products & Reviews
[ September 19, 2021 ] 1960s Street-Legal Ford Factory Race Cars Rides & Roadkillers
[ September 19, 2021 ] 3 Reasons To Have Your Motor Oil Professionally Analyzed Technical Info
[ September 17, 2021 ] Father and Son Built 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe Hot Rod Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ September 17, 2021 ] Best Spray Paint? Rustoleum, Valspar, Krylon, Sherwin Williams Tested Products & Reviews
[ September 11, 2021 ] Bad Chad Marries a 1949 Mercury and 1936 Ford into a Custom Built COE Builds and Examples
[ September 10, 2021 ] Redesigning the 1968 Cadillac Sedan DeVille into a Modern Car Concept Cars & Design
[ September 6, 2021 ] 1938 International Harvester is a Blown 392 Hemi Powered Dually Rides & Roadkillers

The Gambler 500 Rally is Cheap, Bucket List Quality Fun

January 2, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles. [More…]

Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod

May 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]

Watch Classic Volkswagen’s Become Electric Cars

May 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Zelectric Motors specializes in 1958-1967 Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. [More…]

Home-Built Hot Rod VW Shear Heart Attack

This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules

January 10, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack”. [More…]

1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Bus Body-Off Restoration

December 21, 2018 Roadkill Customs

1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Type 2 Kombi Bus Body-Off Restoration Project by Cooker’s in Williamsport, MD [More…]

1962 Volkswagen Bug Volksrod Build

December 11, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The top was chopped 4 inches and the body fitted with suicide doors. The chassis is set-up with 1972 I.R.S. and the front-end was extended 10-1/2″ and the trailing arms were flipped. [More…]

Garage 87’s Slammed Baywindow Volkswagen Bus

December 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The guys from UK’s “Garage 87” have built one of the lowest and coolest Volkswagen Baywindow Buses that we’ve ever seen — this is easily one of the deepest drops we’ve seen on a Type 2. [More…]

Subaru Twin Turbo Powered 1965 Volkswagen T1 Single Cab Build

November 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This beautiful blue 1965 VW T1 Single Cab is a beast that features a full custom frame, mid-mounted Subaru flat 6 Twin Turbo engine, independent suspension and big brakes all round. [More…]