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[ February 19, 2019 ] A Collection of Custom Bubble Top Cars Ideas
[ February 18, 2019 ] How To Mount a 6.0 Liter LS Engine to an Older GM TH350 Transmission How To & DIY
[ February 18, 2019 ] All of the Crashes from the 2019 Daytona 500 Lifestyle
[ February 18, 2019 ] “The Sound of Passion” with Chip Foose Lifestyle
[ February 17, 2019 ] Crossplane vs Flatplane V8 Engines ~ Which Is Best? Technical Info
[ February 17, 2019 ] How To Swap Out a Lock Cylinder How To & DIY
[ February 17, 2019 ] 1962 Volkswagen Van Craigslist Find and Resurrection Builds and Examples
[ February 16, 2019 ] Extreme Widebody 1967 Ford Mustang Meets C5 Corvette Build Builds and Examples
[ February 16, 2019 ] Chip Foose Wins Builder of the Decade Award Lifestyle
[ February 15, 2019 ] How To Fix Sloppy Steering ~ Problems and Solutions How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] Extreme Budget Small Block Chevrolet Engine for Under $700 How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] How To Cut and Buff a Clear Coat How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] How To Remove Glass Scratches and Windshield Wiper Marks How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] How To Recover Your Headliner How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] How To Repair A Sagging Headliner How To & DIY
[ February 15, 2019 ] 805hp Boss Nine 1969 Ford Mustang Build Builds and Examples
[ February 14, 2019 ] Why Custom Builds and Show Cars Are So Expensive Lifestyle
[ February 14, 2019 ] 1965 Chevy C10 Restored by 18 Year Old for $600 Builds and Examples
[ February 14, 2019 ] How To Restore Leather Seats In 10 Minutes For Cheap DIY Projects
[ February 14, 2019 ] Insane Motorcycle Engine Swaps Ideas
[ February 14, 2019 ] Scallop Paint Job Ideas and Examples Ideas
[ February 13, 2019 ] How To Set the Kickdown or TV Cable on GM Transmissions How To & DIY
[ February 13, 2019 ] 1951 Mercury Monarch Chop Top Hot Rod Build Builds and Examples
[ February 12, 2019 ] How To Turn a Stick Welder Into a TIG Welder How To & DIY
[ February 12, 2019 ] How To Smoke Tail Lights DIY Projects
[ February 12, 2019 ] 1959 Chevrolet Impala Coupe Collision Repair Builds and Examples
[ February 12, 2019 ] Pancho Villa’s Ride? Car Parked 100 Years Over Old Tunnel in Mexico Lifestyle
[ February 12, 2019 ] I Bought an Inflatable Paint Spray Booth from China! Products & Reviews
[ February 12, 2019 ] AmazonBasics Full Synthetic Motor Oil vs Mobil 1 and Valvoline Products & Reviews
[ February 11, 2019 ] Crudebaker ~ 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod Rides & Roadkillers

Volkswagen Beetle Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

January 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Don’t let anyone tell you that rebuilding an old Volkswagen Beetle engine is easy. [More…]

Volksrods and Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods

January 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Volksrods and Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods ~ Video Compilation by Mountain Smoke Garage. [More…]

Home-Built Hot Rod VW Shear Heart Attack

This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow Any 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…]

Ron Berry’s Cartoon Custom Creations

December 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Dennis Gage goes for a spin in a couple of epic cartoon custom creations built by Ron Berry: a Custom VW Bus and Custom Hot Rod Woody. [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…]

Full Restoration: 1968 Volkswagen Bug

November 2, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Watch the FULL At Home Restoration of a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle acquired for a paltry $250 from start to finish. [More…]

1957 Volkswagen Bus Recovered From Norway Lake

1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years

September 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Rat Stab ~ Blake Tourville’s Volksrod

September 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Rat Stab was a winter project of Blake Tourville, welder / fabricator at Sparks Speed Shop in Bethalto, Illinois. The project was based on a junk 1966 Volkswagen Beetle that he’d had sitting around for years. The [More…]

Shift Knob / Shift Handle Thread Sizes

March 25, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Shift Knob and Shifter Handle Thread Sizes may vary depending on make, model and trim package of a vehicle. The shift knob thread size information provided below is as accurate as possible and should be [More…]

Classic Vehicle Identification

February 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler DeSoto Dodge Ford Henry J Hudson Kaiser / Frazer Lincoln Mercury Nash Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Volkswagen Willys Also of Interest: Popular Automatic Transmission Identification Chart Early Ford Beam Axle [More…]

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