Hot Rod How To & DIY Project Guides — From the basics like How To Test an Ignition Coil to more advanced subjects like How To Select Proper Rear-End Gear Ratio to the more exciting like How to Build and Install Exhaust Flame Throwers or productive, like How To Install a Universal Rear Step Notch Kit — Whatever you do, Build Something Cool…
How To Get Clean Welds with a Harbor Freight Flux 125 MIG Welder
The Flux 125 welder can weld mild steel from 18 gauge up to 3/16in. thick which makes it ideal for jobs around the yard, shop, or house. [More…]
How To Disassemble An Early Ford Straight Axle (with stuck rusty bolts)
Matt and Mike show the down and dirty on how to blow apart a front axle. There were only a few parts that were tossed in the trash. [More…]
How To Remove an LS1 Motor and Transmission from the Bottom
This video demonstrates removing an LS1 engine and transmission from a 2001 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 from the bottom. [More…]
How To Measure For and Fit Your Tie Rod and Drag Link
Joe McCollough shows how to measure your tie rod and drag links. It is the same process when measuring any tie rod kit and steering set up. [More…]
How To Cut Sheet Metal With Ease ~ Electric Throatless Shear
The Eastwood Electric Throatless Shear is a heavy-duty professional quality tool ruggedly designed for many years of reliable service. [More…]
How To Reupholster Car Seats
John Hunt demonstrates the steps required to fully reupholster a car seat. [More…]
How To Powder Coat At Home
In addition to powder coating a sample part, the video includes an overview tutorial of powder coating equipment, tips, tricks, and more. [More…]
Lowering a Ford F100 For Under $100
Lowering a 1971 Ford F100 truck for less than $100.00 out of pocket including flipping the axle, cutting coils and C-Notching the frame. [More…]
How To Cut GM Coil Springs To Drop Your Ride
Global West Suspension discusses and offers a tutorial for trimming (or cutting) GM coil springs to lower your vehicle ride height. [More…]
Common MIG Welder Faults And How To Fix Them
Matt Urch shares a few tips on how to troubleshoot common problems that often impact MIG welders. [More…]
How To Repair Your Windshield
If your car windshield has been cracked by a rock, you don’t have to replace the windshield. You can repair it yourself, here’s how. [More…]
How To Cut Glass Mirror to Fix Broken Side View Wing Mirrors
How to cut new mirror glass for any automotive mirror. You can also cut specialty pieces for blind spot viewing. [More…]
How To Make DIY Carbon Fiber Fenders and Body Panels
Throttle Stop Garage makes a set of carbon fiber fenders for his Volvo Amazon project, and he does not spare any details. [More…]
How To Wrap Exhaust Headers
There are several applications of exhaust header wrap, but the principles are pretty much the same and covered in this video. [More…]
How To Identify What’s Causing Road Noise
Here are some ways you can try to track down those unidentifiable noises coming from a vehicle while you’re driving down the road. [More…]
How To Prep a Patch Panel for Welding
The Pneumatic Perfect Panel Prep Tool easily provides a perfectly beveled 45° weld-prepped edge in 20 or 18 Gauge sheet metal to achieve solid, full-penetration MIG or TIG butt welds. [More…]
Tips On Using An Oxy Acetylene Cutting Torch
Tommy Boshers goes over how to mount your regulator, how to check for leaks, adjusting the regulator, and checking the tip. [More…]
How To Build a Model A Hot Rod Chassis
This tech article is meant to inspire and be a starting point for building your own hot rod chassis. [More…]
How To Make A Custom Battery Box
The Fab Forums make a custom battery box for the twin turbo project… [More…]
How To Wire Hot Rod Lights
How To Wire Hot Rod Lights with a simple to read, basic hot rod wiring diagram for lighting, switches, and relays. [More…]
How To Gas Weld with Oxy-Acetylene Full Tutorial, Tips, and Set-Up
Karl shows you how to gas weld with an oxy-acetylene torch including techniques, tips, and a step-by-step tutorial on both fusion and filler. [More…]
How To Chop a 1938-39 Ford Truck Grill to Fit a Hot Rod Model A
Matt takes a 1938-39 Ford pickup truck grill insert and sections it to get the proportions to match a channeled Ford Model A Sport Coupe… [More…]
An Insanely Easy Torch Cutting Hack For Perfect Cuts
This quick and easy cutting hack will help you make perfect oxy/acetylene torch cuts. [More…]
How to Build a Custom Transmission and Driveshaft Tunnel
Matt’s Ford Model A gets a custom transmission and driveshaft tunnel. He’ll show you how to create these tunnels using tools from Eastwood. [More…]
How To Make Old Gauges Look New
An easy way to make old gauges look new again. It doesn’t take much to get this done, just a little paint and attention to detail. [More…]
Debadging ~ How To Remove Automotive Emblems and Badges
Debadging is stripping a vehicle of emblems and badges for a clean look popular on hot rods, street rods, and tuners… [More…]
How To Properly Set Up A Panhard Bar
The panhard bar is such a wonderfully simple design that gets a bad rap from a long history of poor implementation. Here’s how to set one up properly. [More…]
How To Achieve Power Gains Without Taking Your Engine Apart
Adjust ignition, timing, carburetor, air cleaner, and engine oil to improve the performance of each without cracking open your engine. [More…]
How To Build Custom Flathead Headers
Matt makes headers for the Model T project that has a 59A block flathead in between modified 1946 Ford Frame rails. [More…]
How To Determine Ride Height and Shock Absorber Length
Ride Height is the height of your car or truck when it is sitting and the suspension is at the optimum setting (height)… [More…]
Basic Tools of Metal Finishing ~ How To Use a Hammer and Dolly
A hammer & dolly are basic tools for bumping, peening, and finishing metal. Here’s how to use them together to straighten auto body sheet metal. [More…]
How To Build a Custom Steering Column Drop
Matt makes a custom steering column brace/drop for a cowl steering setup. [More…]
How To Metalshape Fender Compound Curves
Learn to form a compound curved fender: paper pattern making, dissecting panels, shrinking, stretching, English wheeling, and TIG welding. [More…]
How To French Taillights with Bad Chad
Bad Chad explains and demonstrates how to french taillights… [More…]
How To Build a Pickup Truck Bed
A detailed video on how to build a custom truck bed from the ground up. Learn how to use a bead roller to add style and strength. [More…]
DIY Steel Wheel Center Flip and Widening
This video includes demonstrations, discussions, do’s and don’ts, tips and tricks about how to make wide and high offset wheels or rims. [More…]
Complete Tri-5 Chevy Front Suspension Rebuild & Brake Upgrade for $550
Dan shows us his best solutions for rebuilding the front suspension at home as well as replacing and upgrading to front disc brakes. [More…]
How To Properly Load & Tie-Down a Hot Rod, Race Car, or Daily Driver on a Tow Trailer
When it comes to towing a vehicle, knowing how to load and secure it on a trailer properly is critical. [More…]
Plywood Fixture for Hand Shaping a Sheet Metal Dome
via The Garage Vlog ~ A wooden fixture is created to shape 20 gauge sheet metal into a dome by hand. [More…]
Slap Shift Side Detent Shifter for GM TH200, TH250, TH350, and TH400
This Side Detent Shifter is perfect for your GM Turbo-Hydramatic-equipped project and mounts solidly to your transmission tunnel. [More…]
How To Set the Kick-down or TV Cable on GM Transmissions
Holley offers tips on properly setting up the transmission kickdown levers and how to properly set the throttle valve or TV cable. [More…]
How To Tie a Steel Rod in a Knot
Here are two examples of how to tie a solid steel rod in a knot which could make a cool shift knob, handle, or other accessory detail. [More…]
TH400 to 700R4 Transmission Swap ~ In Depth How To
Monster Transmission’s original MonStar, Curt, shows how to convert from an original factory TH400 transmission to a 700R4 transmission. [More…]
How To Use a Speed Square Like a Boss
From Classic Work ~ How to use a speed square like a boss — Standard inches and Metric speed squares covered. [More…]
Vintage Car Restoration
If you love old cars your not alone. Collectors have breathed new life into these vintage autos by restoring them to like new condition. [More…]
How To Remove Dents from Auto Body Panels Using a Slapper File
This is a quick demonstration of how to use a slapper file to remove dents in auto body sheet metal that need little to no filler. [More…]
How To Calculate the Size of Carburetor Needed in CFM
Optimize performance with a correctly sized carburetor: This calculator gives the engine’s air intake volume requirements in CFM… [More…]
How To Rule Out A Spark Plug As Your Problem
A very simple but effective method to confirm if a spark plug is/is not the cause of engine starting and/or performance problems. [More…]
How To Identify And Measure Bolts
Here’s how you can tell the difference between the grade, thread pitch, diameter, and length of the bolt. [More…]
How To Use Automotive Body Filler
When working with body filler, whatever tools you use, the trick is to not add the last “skim coat ” till you KNOW that it is all you need. [More…]
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