DD Speed Shop Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

How To Bench Start an Old Hot Rod Motor ~ First Start In Years

September 16, 2020 Roadkill Customs

DD Speed Shop’s Dan acquires and fires a 400 SBC with tunnel ram out of an old Willy’s Gasser, showing you how to bench start an engine. [More…]

DD Speed Shop is Giving Away a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for FREE! Really.

September 13, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop’s Dan bought someone’s forgotten ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air hot rod out of a field — now he’s fixing it up to give it away for FREE! [More…]

DD Speed Shop: Someone Come Get This 1957 Chevy Bel Air

August 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Dan installs a slew of brand new, name brand parts into the 1957 Chevy Bel Air to be given away, Free, once his channel hits 57K subscribers. [More…]

Building a Budget 440 Big Block for a Ratty Challenger

August 9, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Dan at DD Speed Shop battles the elusive 440 Mopar big block. “What a Fiasco…” He says: This big block fought me every step of the way! The motor had gotten a little water and [More…]

DD Speed Shop ‘57 Chevy Bel Air First Drive

DD Speed Shop ’57 Bel Air Gets Cragar SS Wheels, First Drive In 30 Years

August 2, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Cragar Wheels sent Cragar SS wheels for the Giveaway ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air, and the car finally hits the road for the first drive! [More…]

The 1957 Chevy Bel Air Gets an FiTech EFI Conversion

FiTech Makes EFI Conversion Easy with Kit and Force Fuel System

July 29, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop shows how easy an EFI conversion can be with a kit from FiTech on their Giveaway ’57 Chevy Belair. [More…]

DD Speed Shop’s ’57 Chevy Bel Air Giveaway Gets Interior and Exhaust

July 26, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The DD Speed Shop Giveaway ’57 Bel Air is getting FiTech EFI, Flowmaster Series 40’s, electric exhaust cutouts, and fresh interior. [More…]

Inexpensive Universal Hot Rod Disc Brake Conversions

May 20, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Dan at DD Speed Shop is putting fresh binders on the ’57 Chevy Bel Air with a Right Stuff Products universal disc brake conversion kit. [More…]

Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]

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…]

Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels

April 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]

How To Rust New Metal Instantly ~ Matching a 1927 Model T Deck Lid

April 12, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Dan whips up a potion of vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and some salt in a spray bottle and matches the newly crafted panel to the body. [More…]

How To Make a Custom Roll Pan ~ 1927 Model T Project

April 10, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Dan at DD Speed Shop tackles the last item missing on the 1927 Model T project — the roll pan. [More…]

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…]